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Fauja Singh

British-Indian centenarian marathon runner

browse: long-distance runners, athletics competitors

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born: 1911
died: 2025
age at death: 114
known for: marathon runner, long-distance runner, athletics competitor

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Fauja Singh was a British Indian marathon runner. At the time of his birth in Punjab province in British India, birth certificates were not typically issued, so his age could not be verified by third parties. Later in life, he became a marathon runner, participating in marathons all over the world.

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