[waltbosz]

I was wondering the same thing. My mom was once assaulted by an anti-protestor and our newspaper published an article about it (slow news day maybe?). The article mentioned that she was a grandmother of 20. I thought it was a sort of strange and insignificant thing to mention an article about an assault.

I think in the context of an athletic accomplishment, being a grandmother does have some small significance because raising children does often hamper one's ability to stay fit during that period of their life. Her personal fitness during her 30s probably contributed to her success in her 80s.