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Legendary American athlete Julia 'Hurricane' Hawkins dies aged 108
In 2017 she earned her nickname by being the oldest woman to compete in the National Senior Games 50m and 100m dash events.
The running community has lost a legend with the passing of 108-year-old Julia Hawkins.
Hawkins, known in running cirles as 'Hurricane' became an inspiration for athletic feats in her second century of life. Hawkins took up competitive cycling in her 70s, but she achieved national fame as a runner.
In 2017, aged 101, Hawkins earned her nickname by becoming the oldest woman to compete in the National Senior Games 50m and 100m dash events, records she broke two years later.
Both years, she ran faster than the winners of the 94-99 age brackets. She became the first woman and first American to establish a 105-plus age group track record, said Del Moon, director of communications and media for the National Senior Games Association.
She never ran competitively until 2016, when her four children signed her up for the Louisiana Senior Games. At 75, Julia Hawkins began competing in cycling at the Louisiana Senior Games. In 1996, she went to her first nationals in San Antonio. She went on to win two gold medals at each of the next three National Senior Olympics and was the only entrant in her 85-89 age group in 2001.
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