Fauja Singh

Fauja Singh BEM (Punjabi: ਫੌਜਾ ਸਿੰਘ, claims to have 1 April 1911) is a British Sikh supercentenarian marathon runner. He has beaten a number of world records in multiple age brackets, but none of his times have been ratified as records.

Fauja Singh
Fauja Singh in 2007.jpg
Fauja Singh (2007)
Personal information
Nickname(s)Turbaned Tornado
Running Baba
Sikh Superman[1]
NationalityBritish
Born (1911-04-01) 1 April 1911 (age 113)
Beas Pind, Jalandhar, Punjab, British India
ResidenceUnited Kingdom
Years active2000–2013
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight53 kilograms (117 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
SportMarathon
Retired24 February 2013[2][3]
Updated on 26 January 2013.

His current personal best time for the London Marathon (2003) is 6 hours 2 minutes,[4] and his marathon record, for age 90-plus, is 5 hours 40 minutes at the age of 92, at the 2003 Toronto Waterfront Marathon.[5]

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