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In her youth, her only athletic activity was playing baseball. After her retirement from teaching in 1984, she took up slow-pitch softball. She made a double play at age 70, while playing second base. She gave up her place on the softball team to a 55-year-old and took up track and field because it
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By 2010, she held 23 age-graded world records in the
Masters track and field competition. Events she competed in include "long jump, triple jump, high jump, shot put, discus, javelin, weight throw and the 100-metres, 200-metres and 400-metres and 4 x 100-metre relay sprints," according to "The
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track and field athlete. She held over 30 world records and won over 750 gold medals in her age category for the
Masters competition, age 90–95, and was considered "one of the world's greatest athletes" as a result. She held every track and field world record she attempted for her age group.
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in 2009, she broke a world record for her age group (90–95 years) in the hammer throw (5.64 metre) and the 100 metre race (23.95 seconds). It was her fourth time competing in the World competition. She carried the
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Montreal. Sometimes she had competition, but some of the victories were due to no other women her age running the event. At age 90 she was described as the world's oldest known long jump competitor.
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would take advantage of the running and throwing skills she had developed playing softball. At age 77, she started training for track and field events with a
Hungarian coach. At the 13th
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