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100-Year-Old Ruth Frith Sets Age Group Shot Put World Record

By Michael David SmithOct 13th 2009 – 3:30PM

A 100-year-old Australian woman set a new age group record in the shot put Sunday at the World Masters Games with a throw of 4.07 meters, or 13 feet, 4 inches. Ruth Frith said she entered the competition confident she'd be the best of the bunch in the 100-and-over age group: "As long as I didn't foul I was going to win...

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