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The 40 year old athlete

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
16 weeks ago

Who is the greatest 40 athlete you’ve ever seen?

Is anyone who has lived to or being 40 more appreciative of how they’re able to perform at such an elite level at that age?

When I’m 30 I’ll be happy if I can run the parent race.

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By (user no longer on site)
16 weeks ago

Not an ‘athlete’ as such but if we are talking sportsmen then Ronnie O’Sullivan deserves an honourable mention. His longevity is amazing. Near the top of the game for 3 decades.

He has taken an incredibly hard game and often makes it look ridiculously easy.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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16 weeks ago

East Sussex

Lewis Hamilton is 40 I think so s Cristiano Ronaldo. I don't know if they're the best but they're pretty darn good. Paula Radcliffe is 51

I'm impressed by the dedication they've shown to maintaining their fitness but not because of their age. At 40 we were both fit and very physically able. I genuinely don't get this idea that people in their 40s and beyond are declining rapidly. The doesn't happen until probably 70s if you're lucky enough to have no health problems. Obviously you slow down but if you maintain overall fitness it's a gradual process

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By *antam AvershiresMan
16 weeks ago

Falme

So many of my best martial arts teachers for Kendo were on their 50s and above .

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
16 weeks ago


" Lewis Hamilton is 40 I think so s Cristiano Ronaldo. I don't know if they're the best but they're pretty darn good. Paula Radcliffe is 51

I'm impressed by the dedication they've shown to maintaining their fitness but not because of their age. At 40 we were both fit and very physically able. I genuinely don't get this idea that people in their 40s and beyond are declining rapidly. The doesn't happen until probably 70s if you're lucky enough to have no health problems. Obviously you slow down but if you maintain overall fitness it's a gradual process "

I agree but I think to maintain the performance levels of an athlete in their peak 27-32 I think is very very impressive. Most people aren’t as elite at 40 as 15 years prior and most athletes in many sports are retired by 40

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By *icecouple561Couple
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16 weeks ago

East Sussex


" Lewis Hamilton is 40 I think so s Cristiano Ronaldo. I don't know if they're the best but they're pretty darn good. Paula Radcliffe is 51

I'm impressed by the dedication they've shown to maintaining their fitness but not because of their age. At 40 we were both fit and very physically able. I genuinely don't get this idea that people in their 40s and beyond are declining rapidly. The doesn't happen until probably 70s if you're lucky enough to have no health problems. Obviously you slow down but if you maintain overall fitness it's a gradual process

I agree but I think to maintain the performance levels of an athlete in their peak 27-32 I think is very very impressive. Most people aren’t as elite at 40 as 15 years prior and most athletes in many sports are retired by 40"

I think the ones who maintain their performance possess a dedication that most others don't have and drew a very lucky number when it came to physicality. I agree it's impressive but without patronising at all I think most younger people believe that age has a far greater effect more rapidly on one's body than it actually does in most cases.

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By *oeBeansMan
16 weeks ago

Derby

This is going to be met with a lot of derision but you did say athlete rather than sportsperson... So I'm going to do with The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels. Both put on arguably their best matches in their 40s and although wrestling is predetermined, for their bodies to keep up and do what they did was pretty phenomenal for me to see.

For actual sportspeople, Jimmy Anderson would be a good shout for being able to maintain his consistency for as long as he did.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
16 weeks ago


"This is going to be met with a lot of derision but you did say athlete rather than sportsperson... So I'm going to do with The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels. Both put on arguably their best matches in their 40s and although wrestling is predetermined, for their bodies to keep up and do what they did was pretty phenomenal for me to see.

For actual sportspeople, Jimmy Anderson would be a good shout for being able to maintain his consistency for as long as he did."

Doing the hundred too I see

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By *icecouple561Couple
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16 weeks ago

East Sussex

I was just smiling to myself.

The job Mr N worked in involved being very physically fit. He often had to show apprentices how to do certain tasks that involved careful manoeuvring of very heavy things, it took three of them to even lift it. He would walk over, lift it with one arm and position it .

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By *oeBeansMan
16 weeks ago

Derby


"This is going to be met with a lot of derision but you did say athlete rather than sportsperson... So I'm going to do with The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels. Both put on arguably their best matches in their 40s and although wrestling is predetermined, for their bodies to keep up and do what they did was pretty phenomenal for me to see.

For actual sportspeople, Jimmy Anderson would be a good shout for being able to maintain his consistency for as long as he did.

Doing the hundred too I see "

Yeah, which is quite interesting as he seemed to want to prolong his International career by not playing franchise cricket or even limited overs cricket for England but I imagine quite a few cricketers will still play once they retire from Internationals

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By *dz69247Man
16 weeks ago

Manchester


"So many of my best martial arts teachers for Kendo were on their 50s and above ."

I train BJJ, only as a hobby and to keep fit, some of the most hardest rolls I’ve ever had have been with fighters over 50.

Last week I rolled with a 60+ year old, and he made me his bitch, mentally and physically, I had no answer to anything other than to tap out and cry 😂

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By *lue Eyed JokerMan
16 weeks ago

Always on the move

Hamilton, and Fernando Alonso must be up there

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By *luebell888Woman
16 weeks ago

Glasgowish

Plenty tennis players 40+ still going strong

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By *illy IdolMan
16 weeks ago

Midlands

There's a few footballers I'd put up their like Paolo Maldini and Ryan Giggs. To be able to compete at the highest level at 40 is pretty impressive.

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By *ouble-SidedCouple
16 weeks ago

Voldsøy

Taker's a good shout. Jeff Hardy for me! Also, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo still got it, Idc.

There's a guy in his 70s here smashing lifting records! So he takes the crown.

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By *oeBeansMan
16 weeks ago

Derby

Zlatan also needs a shout out as well. Had a serious knee injury at 35 and still came back to win Serie A with AC Milan at 40.

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By *ong-leggedblondWoman
16 weeks ago

Next Door

Steve Redgrave was an outstanding athlete.

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By *viatrixWoman
16 weeks ago

Redhill

I was a proper athlete at age 45. Competed and everything.

Then the fucking pandemic happened and fucked me up mentally and that stopped, but my body was in its best shape ever, performance-wise, in my mid to late 40s.

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By *porty_and_NaughtyCouple
16 weeks ago

Swansea

Paula Radcliffe is 51 and run a sub 3hr marathon at Tokyo just the other day after a 10 year break from marathon running.

Mrs

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By *aomilatteCouple
16 weeks ago

Midlands

Jo Pavey won the women's 10km gold medal at the European championships, just short of her 41st birthday 🏅 👏

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By *eoBloomsMan
16 weeks ago

Springfield


"There's a few footballers I'd put up their like Paolo Maldini and Ryan Giggs. To be able to compete at the highest level at 40 is pretty impressive."

Luka Modric too, still a regular starter at Real Madrid.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
16 weeks ago

Great suggestions. Thank you.

I’m going LeBron. Unbelievable. Simply not human

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By *ansoffateMan
16 weeks ago

Sagittarius A

I think Michael Jordan deserves a strong mention.

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By *londebiguyMan
16 weeks ago

Southport

I was still competing at a good level at nearly 40.

You get experience and technique that helps you conserve energy and strength.

It's hard work though keeping a world ranking with young ones at your heels

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By *ude LawMan
16 weeks ago

Harrogate

Understand the recency bias in all this, but Stanley Matthews played in the top flight when he was 50 and played his last game for England when he was 42.

That's impressive in anyone's book. Incredible achievement.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
16 weeks ago


"I think Michael Jordan deserves a strong mention."

Shout out to him. I think his level at 40 is lower than Lebron’s at 40. But still extremely high

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By *orny PTMan
16 weeks ago

Peterborough

Any sailors or mountaineers/free climbers free divers spring to mind?

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By *adbod2godbodMan
16 weeks ago

Manchester

Jack LaLane

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By *eoBloomsMan
16 weeks ago

Springfield


"Understand the recency bias in all this, but Stanley Matthews played in the top flight when he was 50 and played his last game for England when he was 42.

That's impressive in anyone's book. Incredible achievement."

Its astonishing in an era with no sports science or proper fitness coaches, and playing in a position where he got kicked like hell !

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By *leaningdutiesMan
16 weeks ago

South London

Merlene Ottey, extremely long career at an elite level, still managed to win Olympic Bronze 100 in Syndey aged 40 which is ridiculous

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By *wist my nipplesCouple
16 weeks ago

North East Scotland, mostly

Martina Navratilova changed the game in women’s tennis, still competing at a high level into her forties.

Mrs TMN x

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By *uckboy786Man
16 weeks ago

London

Cristiano Ronaldo or Luka Modric

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By *ordic celtMan
16 weeks ago

around

Tom Brady

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