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Peter Attia (born March 19, 1973) [1] is a Canadian-American author, physician, and researcher known for his work in longevity medicine. He is the author of Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity .
Below a list of all national champions in the Men's Decathlon event in track and field from several countries since 1980. Australia. 1980: Peter Hadfield; 1981: Peter ...
The following is a list of centenarians – specifically, people who became famous as sportspeople — known for reasons other than their longevity.
Your chances of living to 100 seem to be improving all the time. There are now about 100,000 centenarians residing in the U.S. — more than triple the number in 1980, according to the government ...
The first world record in the decathlon was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1922. [1] As of 23 June 2012, 36 men's world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. [1] The current world record holder is French national Kevin Mayer with 9126 points. Over the years, athletes have become bigger ...
In the sport of athletics, centenarian competitors were recorded in the early 20th century, and have become increasingly common in the 21st century. This has occurred during a period of population ageing and increased longevity in wealthy countries, alongside a corresponding development of masters track and field competitions, such as the Senior Olympics and the World Masters Athletics ...
Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of over 35 years of age. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running.These are the current world records in various five-year-groups, maintained by WMA, the World Association of Masters Athletes, which is designated by the World Athletics (formerly IAAF) to conduct the worldwide sport of Masters ...
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (déka, meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "contest" or "prize"). Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are ...