OK, you're in your early 50's. More frequently than you'd like to admit you wake up with a new ache, scratching your graying head wondering "where did that come from?" Well, you can still dream big. And here's proof.
This is from regardinghorses.com. Japanse Equestrian Hiroshi Hoketsu is the oldest athlete competing at the Beijing Olympics. At 67-years-old, Hiroshi is "...a dressage rider for the Japanese equestrian team. His first Olympics was in 1964, where he placed 40th in the show jumping competition. It’s been 44 years since Hoketsu’s Olympic debut, and in that time he’s been busy running large pharmaceutical companies, including the Japan division of Johnson & Johnson, prior to his retirement in 2002."
Keep hitting the gym! Did anyone say London 2012?
7-17-2008