Dallas proves age is but a number

For South African skateboarder Dallas Oberholzer, who lost out on an Olympic final berth, there’s a strong case to be made for 40 being the new 18…

At the less-than-tender age of 46, he was one of the oldest competitors at this year’s Games, having taken up the sport when it was considered an activity for rebels and outlaws.

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He and Denmark’s Rune Glifberg – also 46 – finished last and second last in the overall standings, beaten by kids who could have been their kids.

But they loved it, proving that there is still a whole lot of teen rebel inside them.

Oberholzer who, like Glifberg, has had a long and illustrious career in the sport, said: “I don’t think ever again there will be guys in their 40s. I think you’ll be lucky to make it here in your 30s in the future.”

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Grey-haired Oberholzer sported a zebra shirt at one stage and proudly wore our national flag.

He’s proud, too, to have been in at the beginning of a sport taking the world by storm.

He proved that you can keep rocking (and rolling) as the years go by because age really just is a number.