Va. Beach man, 95, breaks two records for age group at Senior Olympics
John Hitch  |  by www.wvec.com. All rights reserved. 17.07 | 0:19

(AP) -- A 95-year-old retired podiatrist from Virginia Beach set two world records for his age group at the Summer National Senior Games -- without any special training. Robert Stewart's mark of 6 feet 9 inches in the long jump broke the old record by nearly a foot. He also tossed a 6.

6-pound ball 22 feet 3 inches, bettering the old mark by more than 5 inches, during last week's competition in Louisville, Ky. Not bad for an old guy, Stewart said. What really felt good, though, is when they put my score on the scoreboard and I could see I did better than someone who is 75, he said.

But my boys kept saying, `Imagine what you could have done if you trained. (AP) -- A 95-year-old retired podiatrist from Virginia Beach set two world records for his age group at the Summer National Senior Games -- without any special training.

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