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Video: Reaching new heights late in life - Jul 10, 2009 | 11:19:30
posted by: Molly Gallagher
Several low-impact sports like golf or swimming are considered "lifelong sports," but I have never heard pole vaulting mentioned in that category. Bud Held, 81, and his partner Nadine O'Connor, 67, bought property to construct their own pole vaulting pit and Held will coach O'Connor in the seven events she is entered in at USA Masters Outdoor Track and Field Championships this week. O'Connor holds the world record in the pole vault for women 55 and older 10 feet, 4 ¾ inches, but O'Connor is still a spring chicken compared to the three 95-year-old men entered into this year's championship. Held was a 1952 Olympian in the javelin at the Summer Games in Helsinki but may be kept on the sidelines this year due to recent surgeries and injuries. Keep track of how this duo does at usatf.org.
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