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Fauja Singh
Marathon runner and supercentenarian
For Punjab MLA, see Fauja Singh Sarari. For anti-Nirankari protester, see Fauja Singh (Sikh leader).
Fauja SinghBEM (Punjabi: ਫੌਜਾ ਸਿੰਘ) is a British Sikh and retired marathon runner of PunjabiIndian descent. He has beaten a number of world records in multiple age brackets, but none of his times have been ratified as records. His personal best time for the London Marathon (2003) is 6 hours 2 minutes,[4] and his marathon best, claimed for the 90-plus age bracket, is 5 hours 40 minutes at the alleged age of 92, at the 2003 Toronto Waterfront Marathon.[5][6]
Biography
Early life
Fauja Singh claims to have been born in Beas Pind, Jalandhar, Punjab, British India on 1 April 1911,[5] the youngest of four children. Singh did not walk until he was five years old. His legs were thin and weak, and he could hardly walk long distances. Because of this, he was often teased, and he was called by the nickname "danda" (Punjabi: ਡੰਡਾ for "stick") for the next ten years. As a young man
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Fauja Singh running at nearly age 102 | |
| Birth: | 1 April 1911? Beas Pind, Jalandhar, Punjab, British India (now India) |
| Age: | 113 years, 321 days? |
| Country: | INDUK |
| Longevity claimant | |
Fauja Singh (born 1 April 1911?) is an Indian-born British supercentenarian claimant to the oldest living man title whose age is currently unvalidated by the Guinness World Records (GWR). If his claimed age were validated, he would be the oldest living man in the United Kingdom, since the death of Bob Weighton on 28 May 2020; the oldest living man in Europe, since the death of Andre Boite on 15 July 2022; the oldest Indian-born man ever, and oldest British man ever; the oldest living man in the world since the death of Juan Vicente Perez Mora on 2 April 2024. He would also be the last known surviving european man born in 1911 and to have been born before 1912.
Please note that the ages given below presume the age claimed, although that has not been verified with proof of birth.
Biography
Early life
Fauja Singh claims to have been born in Beas
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For Punjab MLA, see Fauja Singh Sarari. For anti-Nirankari protester, see Fauja Singh (Sikh leader).
Singh in 2007 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Nickname(s) | Turbaned Tornado Running Baba Sikh Superman |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | Beas Pind, Punjab, British India |
| Years active | 2000–2013 |
| Height | 1.72 m |
| Weight | 53 kilograms (117 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sport | Marathon |
| Retired | 24 February 2013 |
| Updated on 20 April 2023. | |
Fauja SinghBEM (Punjabi: ਫੌਜਾ ਸਿੰਘ) is a British Sikh and retired marathon runner of PunjabiIndian descent. He has beaten a number of world records in multiple age brackets, but none of his times have been ratified as records. His personal best time for the London Marathon (2003) is 6 hours 2 minutes, and his marathon best, claimed for the 90-plus age bracket, is 5 hours 40 minutes at the alleged age of 92, at the 2003 Toronto Waterfront Marathon.
Biography
Early life
Fauja Singh claims to have been born in Beas Pind, Jalandhar, Punjab, British India on 1 April 1911, the youngest of four chi
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