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Philip Rabinowitz (runner)
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Philip "Flying Phil" Rabinowitz (16 February 1904 - 28 February 2008) was a sprinter from South Africa who, on 10 July 2004, entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest 100-year-old to ever run the 100 meters. Rabinowitz finished in a time of 30.86 seconds; breaking the previous world record of 36.19 set by Erwin Jaskulski of Austria. A week before, the centenarian broke the record, but a faulty electronic timer kept the mark out of the books. Rabinowitz worked as a bookkeeper for his daughter and tried to walk at least four miles (six kilometers) a day. He left Lithuania for South Africa at the age of 21 and lived in Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa at the time of his death. For comparison, the - 9.58 seconds - was set by Usain Bolt of Jamaica, 5 days before his 23rd birthday. Additional List of centenarian masters track and field athletes |
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