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86-year-old Granny Stuns Crowd at Gymnastics Championship (WATCH)

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86-year-old Granny Stuns Crowd at Gymnastics Championship (WATCH)
An 86-year-old woman recently stunned the crowd at a gymnastics World Cup meet in Germany, displaying the balance, strength, flexibility and endurance of a 20 year-old during a parallel bar and floor routine.

An 86-year-old woman, recently stole the show from gymnasts young enough to be her grand-daughters at the 2012 Cottbus gymnastics World Cup in Germany.

Johanna Quaas, a former member of the East German handball team, displayed flexibility that left the crowd at the championship stunned.

The crowd watched in disbelief as she performed parallel bar and floor exercises, showing balance, strength, flexibility and endurance of a 20 year-old.

(WATCH the video below, or READ the story in the Digital Journal)

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