Fauja Singh

Fauja Singh
Singh in 2007
Personal information
Nickname(s)Turbaned Tornado
Running Baba
Sikh Superman
NationalityBritish
Born(1911-04-01)1 April 1911 (claimed)
Beas Pind, Jalandhar, Punjab, British India
Died14 July 2025(2025-07-14) (aged 114) (claimed)
Beas Pind, Punjab, India
ResidenceUnited Kingdom
Years active2000–2013
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
SportMarathon
Retired24 February 2013
Updated on 26 January 2013.

Fauja Singh BEM (Punjabi: ਫੌਜਾ ਸਿੰਘ, died 14 July 2025) was a British Sikh supercentenarian marathon runner. He beaten a number of world records in multiple age brackets, but none of his times have been ratified as records.

His current personal best time for the London Marathon (2003) is 6 hours 2 minutes, and his marathon record, for age 90-plus, is 5 hours 40 minutes at the age of 92, at the 2003 Toronto Waterfront Marathon.

Singh died after being hit by a car crossing the road at his native village of Beas Pind, Jalandhar, on 14 July 2025. At the time of his death he claimed to be 114 years old.

References

  1. ↑ Wee, Lea (13 December 2012). "Running gave him second wind". Straits Times. Singapore. p. 24.
  2. ↑ "New Delhi Marathon runner Fauja Singh to retire after one last run". 24 January 2013. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "At 101, Fauja Singh completes his final marathon". Agence France-Presse. 24 February 2013. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  4. ↑ Ashenden, Mark (30 June 2005). "Life Begins at 90". BBC News. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Runner, 94, finishes capital race". BBC News. 12 June 2005. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  6. ↑ "Marathon Runner Fauja Singh Passes Away at 114". Babushahi. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Marathon runner Fauja Singh dies in road accident in Jalandhar". The Tribune. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.