Haida Gwaii man breaks world record for oldest male to do headstand
Bruce Ives, a resident of Daajing Giids, was confirmed to be the record holder as the world’s oldest man to do a headstand after his granddaughter received an email from Guinness World Records on Jan. 9.He learned how to balance on his head more than 65 years ago from a high school physical education teacher in Leamington, Ont.“We just decided to try to do it and the person who could stay up the longest won,” he said.
However, when they checked online, they learned the current record holder was a 75-year-old man from Quebec and Ives was seven years his senior.One of the Guinness World Record’s requirements is that certain people have to witness and verify the feat. Three RCMP officers attended Ives’ record-breaking headstand, as well as the principal of the high school, a health professional and family members, including Ives’ wife, daughter and granddaughter.
Weather notwithstanding, he successfully completed the headstand and Romas sent the proof away to be confirmed. “My centre of balance is a little lower than most of the big guys, so I think it might be a little easier for me,” he said.
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