美国老太高空跳伞庆祝百岁生日

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

纽约市，甘斯沃尔特（美联社）——来自纽约市Howes Cave的埃莉诺·坎宁安（Eleanor Cunningham）打破了总统老布什的记录。

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

老布什通过跳伞庆祝自己的90大寿；而埃莉诺·坎宁安有跨越式表现，她通过跳伞庆祝自己的百岁生日。

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.

跳伞地点位于甘斯沃尔特的萨拉托加。周六，在为跳伞穿上整套服装前，坎宁安亲吻了自己7个月大的玄孙女。这是她第三次跳伞，她从90岁开始从事这项运动。

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.

坎宁安同她的孙女居住在纽约市中部的斯科哈里县。她的医生同意她跳伞庆生，说她的身体状况允许她尝试自己想做的事情。

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

来自萨拉托加跳伞队的迪恩·麦克唐纳（Dean McDonald）说，目前为止，坎宁安是他最年长的跳伞搭档。