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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | Ida Olivia Potter May 15, 1915[1] |
| Died | August 28, 2021 (aged 106)[2] |
| Height | 4 ft 6 in (137 cm) |
| Weight | 83 lb (38 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  USA |
| Sport | Track & Field |
Events | 60 meters (in 2011 in the 95-99 years division) 100 metres (on April 30, 2016, aged 100 in the M100 division) |
Ida Olivia Keeling (née Potter, May 15, 1915 – August 28, 2021) was an American centenarian track and field athlete. Trained by her daughter Cheryl (Shelley) Keeling, herself a world record holder, Ida set Masters records in 60 meter and 100 meter distances for women in the 95-99 and 100-plus age groups.
She was featured in the HBO documentary If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast,[3] and on Our America with Lisa Ling on the Oprah Winfrey Network.
Sports records
[edit]60 metres
[edit]In 2011, at 95 years old, Keeling set the world record in her age group for running 60 meters at 29.86 seconds at a track meet in Manhattan.[4]
On February 24, 2018, Keeling set a world record in the 60-meter dash event at the Imperial Dade Track Classic, with a time of 58:34 in the 100 to 104 age group.[5]
100 metres
[edit]In 2012, Keeling set the W95 American record in the 100-meter dash at the USATF Eastern Regional Open Championships with a time of 51.85. She was 97 years old at the time, which made her the oldest American female sprinter.[6]
In 2014, at the 2014 Gay Games, Keeling set the fastest known time by a 99-year-old woman for the 100-meter dash at 59.80 seconds; at the time the relevant USA Track & Field webpage did not include a 100-meter record for US women older than the 90–94 age division.[7]
On April 30, 2016, Keeling became the first woman in history to complete a 100-meter run at the age of 100. Her time of 1:17.33 was witnessed by a crowd of 44,469 at the 2016 Penn Relays.[8][9][10]
Personal life
[edit]Keeling's parents, Osborne and Mary Potter, emigrated to the United States from the island of Anegada in the British Virgin Islands.[11] She was raised in Harlem, New York.
Keeling's mother died when Ida was young and her husband died of a heart attack when she was 42. She had four children, two of whom, Charles and Donald, died in drug-related killings in 1978 and 1980 respectively. Her elder daughter, Laura, worked as the CEO of two National Urban League affiliates. Her younger daughter, Shelley, is a lawyer and real estate investor who also coached for a local high school. Shelley also coached her mother and first convinced her to run in a "mini-run" at the age of 67.[12]
In the book Can’t Nothing Bring Me Down: Chasing Myself in the Race against Time (2018), by Ida Keeling and Anita Diggs, Ida explained the secret to her health and fitness, stating she worked out 2-4 times a week and attended dancing classes. Her diet consisted of greens, fruit and cod liver oil, and she would have Hennessy with her coffee once a week.[13]
She died in August 2021 at the age of 106.[13]
Additional
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Wills, Cheryl (14 March 2011). "Women's History Month: Elderly Bronx Woman Sprints To New Heights". Time Warner Cable News 1. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Remembering Ida Keeling, Who Set Track Records when She Was 100+ Years Old". 15 September 2021.
- ↑ "Meet Ida Keeling, the 102-Year-Old Who Plans to Never Stop Running".
- ↑ "95-Year-Old Woman Sets Running Record - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2011-02-20. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ↑ Hochwald, Lambeth (February 27, 2018). "Meet Ida Keeling, the 102-Year-Old Who Plans to Never Stop Running". Parade.
- ↑ "Ida Keeling at 97 becomes oldest American female sprinter". masterstrack.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ↑ Ron Dicker (2014-08-14). "99-Year-Old Sprinter Ida Keeling Leaves Aging In The Dust".
- ↑ "masterstrack.com". May 2016.
- ↑ "Watch: 100-year old Ida Keeling breaks 100-meter age group record". Yahoo Sports. 2 May 2016.
- ↑ Los Angeles Times (3 May 2016). "Watch 100-year-old Ida Keeling set a world record in the 100-meter dash, then do some push-ups". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ Read Can't Nothing Bring Me Down Online by Ida Keeling and Anita Diggs | Books.
- ↑ Remnick, Noah (2016-04-22). "At 100, Still Running for Her Life". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- 1 2 Contributor, Aria Ellise, BDO Special (August 30, 2021). "105-Year-Old World Record Runner, Ida Keeling, Passes Away: "She Was a Giant" - BlackDoctor.org - Where Wellness & Culture Connect".
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External links
[edit]- Indoor 60m at age 102 on YouTube
- Ida's website "Healthy past 100"
- Remnick, Noah (2016-04-22). "At 100, Still Running for Her Life". Well. Retrieved 2024-08-24.