The World's Oldest Competitive Powerlifter Is 93 Years Old

Svend Stensgaard has always been active. He worked as a customs officer for the Danish government and enjoyed the thrill of chasing smugglers. He's also exercised throughout his life, including taking up powerlifting at the age of 70.

He's excelled at this sport, even winning medals. Stensgaard has faced challenges along the way. 3 years ago, he had a heart attack while swimming and sank to the bottom of the pool. But he's recovered and is lifting again, sometimes 150 kg at a time. Hitting the gym 4 to 6 times a week keeps him in phenomenal shape. Watch a video of him training with impressive vigor at BBC Magazine (auto-start video).

-via Glenn Reynolds


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this is heart breaking. can something be done for these bears? i mean, is there someplace we can send money or even more hats to help out? perhaps we could get a volunteer to sort the donated hats according to size so that the hat can be matched to the size of the bear. come on, it's 2007 people! this is totally preventable!

give, won't you?
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