Two amateur athletes proved age is nothing but a number when they went head-to-head in the final of a 60m race at the European Veterans ' Athletics Championships . Polish Sportsman , Stanislaw Kowalski , 104 , participated in this week 's event against London 's 95-year-old Charles Eugster . The race was held indoors in Torun , Poland and was won by Mr Eugster in an impressive time of 14.56 seconds . Mr Kowalski has never had professional training , but spent the majority of his life walking or cycling to work . The two competitors line up alongside each other at the start of the race and await the starting pistol . Mr Kowalski – who holds the record for being the oldest person in Europe to run the 100m dash in 32.79 seconds – finished the race in a time of 20.27 seconds . Born in Swidnica , Poland in 1910 , Mr Kowalski started running 13 years ago and puts his health and fitness down to doing whatever he pleases and never going to the doctor . Mr Eugster , who only took up the sport of running a year ago , recently broke the world 200m indoor sprint record for those aged 95 and above . Mr Kowalski and Mr Eugster completed the race in 20.27 seconds and 14.56 seconds , respectively . Footage from the event shows Mr Kowalski stretching , swinging his arms and doing some light jogging as he warms up with his trainer . He says : ‘ Sure , I run as much as possible , 100m and 200m and 1000m . ' Lining up alongside his competitor , he awaits the starting pistol before the pair spring into action and run the length of the track to complete the race . The Polish athlete ( left ) claims to have only taken up running as a hobby when he was 92 . The accomplished duo stand next to each other at the end of the race and pose in front of photographers . The video concludes with the duo standing together in front of photographers and having their picture taken . Mr Kowalski has never had any professional training , but spent the majority of his life walking or cycling six miles to work . He claims he only took running up as a hobby when he was 92 , and has jobbed six miles every day for the last few years .
Poland 's Stanislaw Kowalski , 104 , finished in a time of 14.56 seconds . While Britain 's Charles Eugster , 95 , crossed the line in 20.27 seconds . The pair competed in the 60m final event indoors in Torun , Poland . The European Veterans ' Athletics Championships runs March 22-28 .