{"id":259858,"date":"2025-03-16T05:59:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T05:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/16\/the-95-year-old-japanese-man-who-is-the-worlds-oldest-speedskater\/"},"modified":"2025-03-16T05:59:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T05:59:05","slug":"the-95-year-old-japanese-man-who-is-the-worlds-oldest-speedskater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/16\/the-95-year-old-japanese-man-who-is-the-worlds-oldest-speedskater\/","title":{"rendered":"The 95-Year-Old Japanese Man Who Is the World\u2019s Oldest Speedskater"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When Iichi Marumo competed in his first international race seven years ago in Moscow<\/a>, the Japanese speedskater moved down the ice at about the pace of a brisk jog. It took him three times longer to cross the finish line than most of the other skaters that day.<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t matter, because Mr. Marumo was also three times older. He was 88, and his time was still fast enough to earn him a silver medal in his age category of 85 and up.<\/p>\n

Ever since, he has won only gold. Now 95, in his most recent race, a national competition in Japan in January, he competed in a category that was created just for him: 95 and over.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n