GB Items Related to Tag - medals

  • Good Life Games
    Ernie Bach

    Get out there and play. Ernie Bach did and walked away with 24 medals at the Good Life Games.


  • Golf Club
    Corkey Nydle

    Corkey Nydle is one of the country's top senior golfers. She picks up gold every chance she gets.


  • Roger Gentilhomme
    Roger Gentilhomme

    At an age when many people are just happy to be alive, 97-year-old Roger Gentilhomme is competing in multiple sports.


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    Today's Buzz: Jan. 18

    We've put on a fresh pot of our GB News Brew. Check inside for breaking news about two pop culture icons who have died.


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    Edgar Larson

    Swimmer Edgar Larson wouldn’t let a major medical episode get in the way of his passion. The 85-year-old worked his way back to health and won nine gold medals along the way.


  • Al Oerter
    Al Oerter

    Just before his death, GB talked to one of the greatest Olympic champions in history who found a second career as a successful abstract artist.


  • Take Your Marks!
    Give These Guys a Medal

    It takes months -- sometimes years -- of training, sweating and sacrifice to make it to the elite Senior Games, whether it's at the state or national level. So why are some medal winners giving away their trophies? To help those who need a boost.


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    Rowdy Gaines

    The Olympic Games have been the definition of competitive for hundreds of years. And Rowdy Gaines has been the epitome of athletic success. He's a gold medalist, a world record holder and a member of the swimming hall of fame.


  • Phil Raschker
    Philippa Raschker

    She's the greatest female athlete in the world over the age of 60, and some say she may be the greatest female athlete of all time.


  • Nick at the Women's Distance Festival 5K Road Race, 9/20/08 in Tallahassee, a couple hundred yards from the finish line in Indianhead Acres, my home turf.
    See Florida's Finest Senior Athletes at the 2008 Florida Senior Games State Championships

    It’s been a little over three weeks since Florida Senior Games State Championships registration has been open and the Florida Sports Foundation has been buzzing with activity.   More than 8,000 registration books were mailed out to...

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  • Tiny Caizel
    Tiny Caizel

    Tiny Caizel is a big-time athlete with a small name.


  • Helen Beauchamp
    Helen Beauchamp

    Helen Beauchamp is an 88-year-old world record and gold medal collector that likes to throw her wins away -- literally.


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    Bob Cooley

    Athletes of every sport know the importance of warming up before competing, but Bob Cooley knows exactly how to stretch them to success.


  • Boomer
    Masters Sport Stars

    Older is bolder. Check out our interviews with many of the top masters athletes in the world. These men and women are having the best times of their lives as they turn in the best times of their lives.


  • Ruth Hamilton loved life for 109 years
    Swept Up By Hitler's Mob

    In 1937, Ruth Hamilton traveled to Europe to visit family in Denmark and to embark on a fact-finding mission for her radio program in the States. Decades later, she wrote about her life-changing trip in her autobiography, "The Hamilton Saga."...

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  • Boomer
    What Is Your Dream?

    Growing Bolder asks leaders, thinkers, writers, life coaches, entertainers and role models to weigh in on issues affecting our lives.


  • Boomer
    What Moment Changed Your Life Forever?

    Growing Bolder asks leaders, thinkers, writers, life coaches, entertainers and role models to weigh in on issues affecting our lives.


  • Boomer
    What Motivated You To Pursue Your Course In Life?

    Each week, Growing Bolder will ask top leaders, thinkers, writers, life coaches, entertainers and role models to weigh in on issues affecting your life.


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    Bold in Beijing

    Think you have to be a teenager to be a big star in the Olympic Games? Check out these athletes who are proving you can still be a sports star in your 40s, 50s and even 60s!


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    The Natural: Dr. Dot Richardson

    We recently stopped to see GB member Dr. Dot Richardson in her office, but she wasn't there. The receptionist said Dot had skipped lunch to run over to a nearby softball field; when we got there, we saw another example of what makes Dot unique.


  • Villages Swim Meet
    Whippin' the Whippersnappers

    What happens when a high school swim team takes on the "old-timers" from the Villages? The kids learn that athletes over 40 are called "Masters" for a reason.



 

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