By Julie E 
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Here is a list of seven elderly men who succeeded despite all the obstacles.
- Saito Minoru
At the age of 78, Saito, a keen and well-known sailor, completed a circumnavigation of the world at sea. He accomplished the feat eight times, in actuality. The sailor finished his last expedition in a somewhat difficult manner by sailing against strong winds and currents and backward or westward. It took 1,080 days to complete the voyage.
- Miura Yuichiro
Miura had heart surgery, but she was determined not to give up. He was the oldest person to go to the summit of Everest in 2003. At that time, he was seventy years old. Five years later, he repeated the ascent. At the age of 80, he reached the summit of Mount Everest in 2013, making history as the oldest climber to that peak.
- Blanco Ramon
At sixty years of age, Blanco ascended Mount Everest and reached its summit in 1993. Not content with his achievement, he set records for becoming the oldest person to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents ten years later.
- Pavel Rezvoy
This geologist from Ukraine was keen to lead by example for other senior citizens. Rezovy crossed the Indian Ocean by rowing in 2004 when he was 67 years old. He placed second in the ORSARR event in Barbados, which took place in 62 days. He trailed the 23-year-old winner by just 2.5 days.
- James C. Warren, LtCol
Warren trained as a pilot and flew for the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. He continued to fly during the Vietnam and Korean Wars. He has almost 12,000 hours of flight time after 35 years of active duty. He became the world’s oldest private pilot in 2014 when he obtained his license at the age of 87.
- Hershel McGriff
In 1945, McGriff started his racing career. He did, however, become the oldest driver in NASCAR history in 1989 when he turned 61. After retiring, he still had a need for speed, and at the age of 81, he placed 13th in the Portland International Raceway NASCAR race. In 2016, he received a nomination for the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
- Marchand Robert
Marchand, who had no time for athletics in his youth, took up riding a bike at the age of 68. Marchand, who was just five feet tall and weighed 115 pounds, rode a bicycle from Bordeaux to Roubaix. He soon found himself taking part in cross-country endurance races. He made it all the way from Moscow to Paris in 1992. He rode 62 miles in 2002, setting a record for himself. At the age of 105, he broke the world record in January 2017 when he covered 14 miles in an hour.