claus wrote to confirm that his old friend Espen JANSEN is still unbeaten in Norway. He’s 40yrs-old.
In fact, last April Espen won the All-around at a World Cup competition at age-39.
Norwegian Espen JANSEN was not only the by far oldest gymnast (39) in Lausitz-Arena at the last Gymnastics World Cup in Cottbus, but also the only participant who started on all the six apparatuses – he was therewith (unofficially) the best in the all-around competition in this event and gained remarkable 81,725 points.
Already at the last World Championships 2007 in Stuttgart the man from Oslo was the oldest WOLRDS-participant and holds a record of 13 participations in World Championships since his debut in 1991 in Indianapolis. This record was formerly held by Austrian Thomas Zimmermann with 12 WORLDS-participations …
The father of four kids thinks about quitting somedays …
Merry Christmas Espen. You are an inspiration.
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