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Centenarian

Robert Marchand (C), 103 years-old, speaks with riders as he makes his way along the Robert Marchand pass

At 106, champion cyclist Robert Marchand refuses to stop pedaling

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In France, most people retire at around 62 years old. But it wasn’t until he turned 100 that Robert Marchand set his first world record in competitive cycling.

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Tribute to Hazel Wolf

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Longevity Has Its Place

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Approaching the American age of centenarians

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Super-centenarians

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The title of world’s oldest person now belongs to a Japanese woman living in Okinawa. She’s 114 years old. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Stephen Coles, director of the Gerontology Research Group at UCLA. He keeps track of the world’s super-centenarians.

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