City man deemed fastest 95-year-old sprinter in Canada
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This article was published 22/06/2018 (2106 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Lou Billinkoff is officially the fastest 95-year-old sprinter in Canada.
Billinkoff, a retired electrical engineer, was billed by Athletics Manitoba as putting together a “World Lead performance” Saturday morning as he ran 100 metres in the Canadian record time of 29.73 seconds at the University of Manitoba track during the Manitoba Age Class Championships.
It’s fair to say Billinkoff left the previous record of 1:18.30 for age 95-plus sprinters in the 100-metres in his dust.
Billinkoff, who said he wasn’t athletic in his younger years, only took up competitive running three years ago.
“I was the guy nobody wanted on their team,” he told the Winnipeg Free Press with a laugh. “Now, in my age group, there’s nobody to compete against.”
After a mild heart attack in 2011, he began walking for fitness at the Reh-Fit Centre before he took a shot at sprinting.
In 2015, he ran the the 100-metre in 29.55; the next year 28.29; and in 2017 he ran an unofficial 27.46.
Billinkoff is coached by Sheldon Reynolds, a recently retired phys-ed teacher who now works as a performance running coach.
— Staff
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Updated on Saturday, June 23, 2018 10:03 PM CDT: Edited