14 People Who Prove That Age Is Literally Just A Number

Age: N/A. These impressive people will have you reconsidering your expectations on how to Get Old.

1. Ruth Frith was over 100 years old when she started breaking world records in shot put and javelin.

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At one point considered the World’s Oldest Competing Athlete, Frith started competing in masters track and field competitions at age 73 and continued for almost 30 years. She set six world records in track and field in 2009.

2. Moziah Bridges opened his own bow tie company at nine years old.

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Bridges used his grandma's scrap fabric to make his own bow ties. It's important to this young entrepreneur to make clothing for people of all ages.

3. Johanna Quaas was 86 when she did this:

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German-born Quaas competes "just for fun." Gymnastics is a later-in-life sport for this spritely 86-year-old. Her 1954 handball team won the East Germany National Handball Championships.

4. At 70 years old, Jeannie Epper continues to be one of Hollywood's most decorated stuntwomen.

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Epper is a living legend in the stunt acting field, which she's been a part of going all the way back to 1979 when she worked on Wonder Woman.

5. At 12 years old, Thomas Suarez taught himself how to build apps and landed his own TED Talk.

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Suarez has already created popular apps like “Bustin Jeiber” and “Earth Fortune” and is now focused on teaching other young people to become developers as well.

6. Ernestine Shepherd was recognized for her bodybuilding at 75 years old.

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In 2010, Shepherd was named the World's Oldest Performing Female Bodybuilder by the Guinness Book of World Records. She made a lifestyle switch in her mid-fifties that took her from sedentary to spectacular.

7. Alia Sabur was 18 years old when she became a fully accredited college professor.

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Sabur couldn't legally drink when she was named the youngest college professor of all time, breaking a 300-year record. She's a material scientist who claims to love celebrity gossip.

8. At 38 years old, Meb Keflezighi became the oldest person to win the Boston Marathon since 1931.

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After an injury in 2008, Keflezighi thought he might have reached the end of his career. Six years later, he became the first American to win the race since 1983.

9. Terri Tapper waited until she was 50 to become the World's Oldest Certified Kite Board Instructor.

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At 44, Tapper made a major life change by moving to Turks and Caicos Islands. She discovered the sport of kiteboarding, and proved it's never too late to switch up your career.

10. Yuichiro Miura was 80 years old when he climbed the world's tallest mountain.

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Alongside his son, Miura completed the feat for the third time in his life. The other two came at the ripe years of 70 and 75.

11. Doris Self was 79 when she became an internationally recognized video game champion.

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In the 1980s, no gamer was as seasoned as Self, who credited her competitive nature to decades of playing Bridge. Self passed away in 2006, but her Q*bert score of 1,112,300 still stands on the leaderboard today.

12. Bill and Carol Jones led a group of over 60 skydivers (all over the age of 60) to set a world record.

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Sky Divers Over 60, based out of Wyoming, offers a masters class in skydiving for all masters (aka people over 40 years old). They hope to break their own record for "Most Skydivers over 60" in 2014.

13. Desiline Victor was 102 years old when she became one of the most recognizable faces of the 2012 election.

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After making waves during the 2012 presidential election for exposing voting struggles, Victor was a memorable guest at the subsequent State of the Union. Regarding the 52-year-old Commander-in-Chief, Victor notably told The Washington Post, “I call him ‘my son.’ I feel like he is my son.”

14. Marjorie Hemmerde and Gavin Crawford found love at 106 and 73 respectively.

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...and then the couple (Hemmerde specifically) made headlines by taking a romantic vacation to Ireland to kiss the famous Blarney Stone – making Hemmerde the oldest person ever to do so.