FREDDY NOCK, aged 59
A circus performer and tightrope walker who broke many records, performing daring and dangerous feats with no safety precautions -or no fear.
FAUJA SINGH, aged 114
After various personal tragedies, he took up long distance running aged 89, and went on to break many world records, including in the marathon.
CHABELO, aged 88
A Mexican clown who dressed as a child and acted the fool, he captivated audiences throughout the whole of Latin America for a record number of years.
BETTE NASH, aged 88
Originally a legal secretary she became an air stewardess – and went on to break the record as the longest serving flight attendant in the world.
HAL WATTS, aged 89
He became a scuba diver by accident but went on to break world records. Also he raised the safety standard of the sport and trained many other divers.
DOROTHY HOFFNER, aged 104
A resident of a Chicago nursing home, she broke the world record by doing a skydive aged 104. “Age is just a number.”
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