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David Petraeus

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David Petraeus

Former CIA director and U.S. Army general

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3 sourced records. Each exercise has a top recorded mark and its evidence. Check the date, age, effort and method before you compare.

David Petraeus push-ups

David Petraeus's recorded push-ups is 50 reps. Performance date: 1991. Age at the time: 38–39. The effort is unknown. The source at cunninghamjeff.medium.com gives this mark. Source type: interview.

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Hospital recovery after a training accident · U.S. Army lieutenant colonel

Source quote and limits
“just got down and knocked out 50 pushups”

General David Petraeus: Leadership Lessons

Petraeus recalls the hospital effort in a direct interview. The 1991 year is confirmed by the U.S. Naval Institute report: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2007/february/general-david-petraeus-our-old-new-man-iraq. The exact day is unstated. This is a recalled completed count with no certified form or maximum claim. Medium blocks scripted fetches (HTTP 403); the archived copy at https://web.archive.org/web/20210118040934/https://cunninghamjeff.medium.com/general-david-petraeus-leadership-lessons-learned-the-hard-way-2e9269f5691a has the quote.

  1. 2016

    • Push-ups23 reps

      Effort unknownRetired U.S. Army general and former CIA director

      News report, chqdaily.com2016-08-18 · age 63medium confidence

      Quote and details
      “completing 23 pushups”

      Wes Moore to give virtual AAHH talk on empathy in return to ChautauquaChautauqua 22-Pushup Challenge

  2. 1991

    • Push-ups50 reps

      Effort unknownU.S. Army lieutenant colonel

      Said in an interview, cunninghamjeff.medium.com1991 · age 38–39

      Quote and details
      “just got down and knocked out 50 pushups”

      General David Petraeus: Leadership LessonsHospital recovery after a training accident

David Petraeus 5-mile run

David Petraeus's recorded 5-mile run is 33:51. Performance date: 2006-11-23. Age at the time: 54. This was a competition result. The source at racepacket.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.

Alexandria Turkey Trot · U.S. Army general, age 54

Source quote and limits
“David Petraeus 54 Fort Leavenworth, KS 33:51”

Alexandria Turkey Trot 5M

The race result lists age 54 and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. His birth date, 7 November 1952, and command at Fort Leavenworth from late 2005 through February 2007 match; both are documented at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Petraeus . The published result time has no chip or gun label.

  1. 2006

    • 5-mile run33:51

      CompetitionU.S. Army general, age 54

      Official result, racepacket.com2006-11-23 · age 54

      Quote and details
      “David Petraeus 54 Fort Leavenworth, KS 33:51”

      Alexandria Turkey Trot 5MAlexandria Turkey Trot

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