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100-year-old woman shatters 100-meter dash record

FOX 5

Just days after her 100th birthday, Ella Mae Colbert set a new world record for the 100-meter dash.

Colbert, a retired school teacher from Chesnee, S.C., crossed the finish line in 46.791 seconds, shattering the previous mark for her age class of one minute and 17 seconds.

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