11 world records broken by older people that show age is nothing but a number

Jim Arrington is the world's oldest bodybuilder at 87 years old.Guinness World Records/ YouTube

• Older people across the globe are breaking world records.
• The world's oldest bodybuilder is 87 years old, and the world's oldest hockey player is 98.
• A 96-year-old man worked at the same company for 80 years, breaking a world record.
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All across the globe, there are older people who really are proving age is but a number by pushing their bodies to the limit.

People in their 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and even older are breaking world records by defying the odds. Some are becoming the oldest people to box, weight lift, and dance, while others are breaking grounds by following new passions like gaming and skydiving.

Take a look at these older people who are breaking world records.