Oldest woman to ever finish a marathon dies at 94

Harriette Thompson, who at 92 became the oldest woman to run a marathon, died at 94 on Monday morning, according to the Charlotte Observer.

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The cancer survivor ran her first 42.2K at 76 and continued running marathons for an additional 16 years. She passed away in Charlotte, N.C. from “complications due to a serious fall and advanced age,” a coroner told Thompson’s family. According to NBC Charlotte, Thompson fell down a flight of stairs on Oct. 6 while delivering presents to a retirement community and was hospitalized with two hip fractures and a laceration to her head.

At 92, Thompson completed the 2015 Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon in 7:24:36. Earlier this year, at 94, Thompson completed the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Half-Marathon in less than four hours, becoming the oldest woman to ever complete a 21.1K race.

Thompson is survived by five children, according to the Observer.