104-Year-Old Dorothy Hoffner Dies Days After Skydiving

104-Year-Old Dorothy Hoffner Dies Days After Skydiving

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - File photo dated October 1, 2023 shows Skydiver Dorothy Hoffner, 104, lands with tandem jumper Derek Baxter on Oct. 1, 2023, at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Illinois. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM - NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY

104-Year-Old Dorothy Hoffner Dies Days After Skydiving

104-Year-Old Dorothy Hoffner Dies Days After Skydiving

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - File photo dated October 1, 2023 shows Skydiver Dorothy Hoffner, 104, pushes her walker out to the plane with tandem jumper Derek Baxter at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Illinois, USA. She's with tandem jumper Derek Baxter. Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died. Hoffner’s close friend, Joe Conant, said she was found dead Monday morning by staff at the Brookdale Lake View senior living community. Conant said Hoffner apparently died in her sleep on Sunday night. Photo by Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

104-Year-Old Dorothy Hoffner Dies Days After Skydiving

104-Year-Old Dorothy Hoffner Dies Days After Skydiving

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - File photo dated October 1, 2023 shows Dorothy Hoffner, 104, gets up after becoming the oldest person in the world to skydive at Skydive Chicago in suburban Ottawa, Illinois, USA. Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died. Hoffner’s close friend, Joe Conant, said she was found dead Monday morning by staff at the Brookdale Lake View senior living community. Conant said Hoffner apparently died in her sleep on Sunday night. Photo by Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

104-Year-Old Dorothy Hoffner Dies Days After Skydiving

104-Year-Old Dorothy Hoffner Dies Days After Skydiving

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - File photo dated October 1, 2023 shows Dorothy Hoffner, 104, becomes the oldest person in the world to sky-dive at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Illinois, USA. She's with tandem jumper Derek Baxter. Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died. Hoffner’s close friend, Joe Conant, said she was found dead Monday morning by staff at the Brookdale Lake View senior living community. Conant said Hoffner apparently died in her sleep on Sunday night. Photo by Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

104-Year-Old Dorothy Hoffner Dies Days After Skydiving

104-Year-Old Dorothy Hoffner Dies Days After Skydiving

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - File photo dated October 1, 2023 shows Dorothy Hoffner, 104, greets supporters after becoming the oldest person in the world to skydive at Skydive Chicago in suburban Ottawa, Illinois, USA. Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died. Hoffner’s close friend, Joe Conant, said she was found dead Monday morning by staff at the Brookdale Lake View senior living community. Conant said Hoffner apparently died in her sleep on Sunday night. Photo by Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

104-Year-Old Dorothy Hoffner Dies Days After Skydiving

104-Year-Old Dorothy Hoffner Dies Days After Skydiving

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - File photo dated October 1, 2023 shows Skydiver Dorothy Hoffner, 104, pushes her walker out to the plane with tandem jumper Derek Baxter at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Illinois, USA. She's with tandem jumper Derek Baxter. Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died. Hoffner’s close friend, Joe Conant, said she was found dead Monday morning by staff at the Brookdale Lake View senior living community. Conant said Hoffner apparently died in her sleep on Sunday night. Photo by Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

104-year-old Japanese sprinter gets sports award

104-year-old Japanese sprinter gets sports award

NAGASAKI, Japan - Hidekichi Miyazaki, the 104-year-old Guinness World Record holder for the oldest competitive sprinter, meets the press in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 12, 2014, after receiving the ninth Japan Sports Grand Prix award from the Japan Sports Association for his distinguished accomplishments.

Japan couple wants to be recognized as oldest by Guinness

Japan couple wants to be recognized as oldest by Guinness

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yoichi Gomi (L), a 104-year-old Japanese man, and his 103-year-old wife Kazono are planning to apply shortly to be recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's oldest married couple. They say their combined age is two years older than that of the current record holders, Philadelphia residents Herbert and Magda Brown aged 105 and 100, respectively. Photo taken July 26, 2005, at their home in Yokohama.

Japan couple wants to be recognized as oldest by Guinness

Japan couple wants to be recognized as oldest by Guinness

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yoichi Gomi (L), a 104-year-old Japanese man, and his 103-year-old wife Kazono are planning to apply shortly to be recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's oldest married couple. They say their combined age is two years older than that of the current record holders, Philadelphia residents Herbert and Magda Brown aged 105 and 100, respectively. Photo taken July 26, 2005, at their home in Yokohama. (Kyodo)