Takashi Shimokawara

Takashi Shimokawara (July 25, 1907 – March 11, 2011) was a Japanese centinarian from Kamaishi, Iwate. He is the current M100 world record holder in the Shot Put, Discus and Javelin throw.[1] He also holds the M95 Japanese national record in the javelin, set at the age of 99.[2] His body was found in his home at the age of 103. He died not as a result of old age, but because of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[3]

Mr. Shimokawara would have a daily exercise routine that included a jog, press ups, squat thrusts and horizontal leg raises. He took up Masters athletics in 2004, at the age of 97.[4]

“ The most important thing of all is to stay supple and flexible. The moment you will be most stiff is when you die – you never get stiffer than that. So you’ve got to sleep well, eat well and keep moving. ”

References

  1. ↑ http://world-masters-athletics.org/records/outdoor-men
  2. ↑ http://www.j-master.gr.jp/2010asiarecord.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/aboutiaaf/news/newsid=59653.html
  4. ↑ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5331804.ece


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