Talk:Dharampal Singh Gudha

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This is ridiculous.

The oldest verified male who ever lived reached 116. The second and third oldest ever died at 115. There are a further 13 males documented to have reached the age of 113-114.

Claiming to be a nearly 120 year old male is not even remotely close to credible or possible.

It would be like if I said I ran a 3 minute mile or was 10 feet tall.

This is the kind of crap that the Daily Mail and other yellow journalists print.

Why is this page not deleted? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.220.168.91 (talk)

Because even if it is a hoax, we still can have articles about hoaxes. Since this appears to show the claims as false, I'll go ahead and work on it. – 🐈? (talk) ^{(ping me!)} 21:08, 3 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Age Update[edit]

II know his popularized age claims as relevant to his running were made when he was 119 and 120 years old, but if he was born in 1897, at the time of this writing, he would not be 120, but 124, almost 125, which would not only make him the oldest marathon runner in known history, but also the oldest person in known history. Is there any indication that he is even still alive? --Don Ecchi (talk) 22:49, 16 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The last coverage of him I can find is 2019. Most of his coverage came in 2016/17. It's clear that he's a fraudulent longevity case. Some gerontologists have commented that he could even be as young as in his 70s. In saying that, longevity myths seem to fly well with the press in India and they keep entertaining them regardless. I would expect to see some coverage when he dies, just like the Sudhakar Chaturvedi case. Thanks --Jkaharper (talk) 23:42, 16 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]