美國老太高空跳傘慶祝百歲生日

GANSEVOORT, N.Y. (AP) — Eleanor Cunningham of Howes Cave, New York, has bested former President GeorgeH.W. Bush.

紐約市，甘斯沃爾特（美聯社）——來自紐約市Howes Cave的埃莉諾·坎寧安（Eleanor Cunningham）打破了總統老布什的記錄。

He celebrated his 90th birthday by Skydiving; she made the big leap to mark her centennial.

老布什通過跳傘慶祝自己的90大壽；而埃莉諾·坎寧安有跨越式表現，她通過跳傘慶祝自己的百歲生日。

Cunningham kissed her 7-month-old great-great-granddaughter before suiting up for her 100th birthday jump Saturday at Saratoga Skydiving in Gansevoort (GANZ'-voort). It was her thirdjump, after taking up the sport at age 90.

跳傘地點位於甘斯沃爾特的薩拉託加。週六，在爲跳傘穿上整套服裝前，坎寧安親吻了自己7個月大的玄孫女。這是她第三次跳傘，她從90歲開始從事這項運動。

Cunningham lives with her granddaughter intheir Schoharie (skoh-HAYR'-ee) County home in central New York. Her doctor signed off on the skydiving expedition, saying her health makes her more than capable of doing what she loves.

坎寧安同她的孫女居住在紐約市中部的斯科哈里縣。她的醫生同意她跳傘慶生，說她的身體狀況允許她嘗試自己想做的事情。

Dean McDonald of Saratoga Skydiving says Cunningham is his oldest jump partner yet.

來自薩拉託加跳傘隊的迪恩·麥克唐納（Dean McDonald）說，目前爲止，坎寧安是他最年長的跳傘搭檔。