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Meet an “AMAZING” Who Runs, Vaults and Throws Her Way to the Top

Flo Meiler, 81, took up pole-vaulting at 65.

Flo Meiler, age 81, took up pole-vaulting at 65, after proving her worth for five years in track racing, the hammer throw, high jump and javelin.

Her wins are impressive: 15 world records, and hundreds of medals and trophies as a senior athlete, and her attitude even more so: she loves track and field, claims she wouldn’t be happy without it. Wow!


For more Amazings, go to MeetTheAmazings.com

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