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'''Takashi Shimokawara''' (1907–2011) was a [[Japan|Japanese]] [[centinarian]] from [[Kamaishi, Iwate]]. |
'''Takashi Shimokawara''' (1907–2011) was a [[Japan|Japanese]] [[centinarian]] from [[Kamaishi, Iwate]]. He is the current M100 [[Masters Athletics World Records|world record holder]] in the [[Shot Put]], [[Discus]] and [[Javelin throw]].<ref>http://world-masters-athletics.org/records/outdoor-men</ref> He also holds the M95 Japanese national record in the javelin, set at the age of 99.<ref>http://www.j-master.gr.jp/2010asiarecord.pdf</ref> His body was found in his home at the age of 104. He had died not as a result of old age, but because of the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]].<ref>http://www.iaaf.org/aboutiaaf/news/newsid=59653.html</ref> |
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Mr. Shimokawara would have a daily exercise routine that included a jog, press ups, squat thrusts and horizontal leg raises. |
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 young age of 97.<ref name=times>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5331804.ece</ref> |
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{{cquote|The most important thing of all is to stay supple and flexible. |
{{cquote|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.|Takashi Shimokawara<ref name=times/>}} |
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Revision as of 06:40, 8 March 2013
Takashi Shimokawara (1907–2011) 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 104. He had 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 young 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.
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