As of spring, 2009, the oldest man to complete a marathon is Dimitrion Yordanidis, aged 98, in Athens in 1976. He finished in seven hours 33 minutes.
Alas, older women do not fare as well as their male counterparts. The oldest woman is Jenny Wood-Allen, aged 90, in London in 2002. She finished in 11 hours and 34 minutes.
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On October 16, 2011, Fauja Singh (claimed, and seems likely to be true, age 100) became the first centenarian to finish a marathon when he finished the Toronto Marathon in over eight hours. His record will not be recognized by Guiness because he cannot produce a birth certificate (India did not keep birth records back then).
98
95 years old. No joke.
The oldest man to finish the London Marathon was Buster Martin, Britains oldest worker at the age of 101. Although instead of running, he walked the course in approximately 10 hours.
timothy
carlos lopez
2012
83 years old
well I didthe 1988 milenium marathon when I was 15
the majority of people who start a marathon will finish.
at the finish line
Norman Vaughan
The oldest running annual marathon in the world