Sy Perlis began weightlifting when he was 60. He entered his first championship competition when he was 86. Now, at age 91, he has broken the World Association of Benchers and Deadlifters record in the 90-and-over age division.
At an age when some avoid exercise, Perlis has become an athlete, association president and event organizer Gus Rethwisch told USA Today.
“We’ve had a lot of lifters in their middle 80s, late 80s and occasionally we get one 90 and over, but they’ve never inspired people (like Perlis has),” Rethwisch said.
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