101-year-old Man Parachutes Into Record Book|101岁老

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A 101-year-old man is believed to be the world's oldest skydiver after he accepted a dare from friends and jumped out of an airplane at nearly 10,000 feet. Frank Moody, from Holloways Beach on Australia's northeastern coast, beat the record set by a 94-year-old Norwegian in 1999. The organizer Pilkington said “He's an absolute legend. It was a bit of a drunken dare by some of his mates at the local Beach football club. ” Pilkington added she nearly fell off her chair when she first heard Moody go for the record.



一位101岁的老人据信为世界上年龄最大的跳伞者,他接受了朋友的挑战,从近一万英尺高空跳下。来自澳大利亚东北海岸霍烙韦海滩的法兰克·穆迪打破了一位94岁的挪威人在1999年创下的记录。组织者皮尔金顿说“他绝对是一位传奇人物。那是他的一些伙伴在当地的海滩足球俱乐部喝醉酒后向他提出的一个挑战。”皮尔金顿还说,最初她听说穆迪要挑战记录时,差点从椅子上摔下来。