Plennie L. Wingo, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Plennie L. Wingo

American backwards walker

Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1895

Date of Death: 02-Oct-1993

Profession: athletics competitor, explorer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Plennie L. Wingo

  • Plennie Lawrence Wingo (January 24, 1895 – October 2, 1993) walked backwards from Santa Monica, California to Istanbul, Turkey (about 13,000 km/8,000 miles) from April 15, 1931 to October 24, 1932 at the age of 36.
  • He remains the Guinness record holder for "greatest extent of reverse pedestrianism".

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