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CALLAHAN BECOMES OLDEST U.S. FEMALE COMPETITOR IN OLYMPIC HISTORY
August 13, 2008
BEIJING, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Army Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Office issued the following news release:

By Tim Hipps
FMWRC Public Affairs

At age 56, U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Elizabeth "Libby" Callahan became the oldest U.S. female competitor in Olympic history with a 25th-place finish in the women's 25-meter pistol shooting event Aug. 13 at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall.

"I've been told oldest ever female Ol . . .

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