Charles Eugster

Charles Eugster
Personal information
Birth name	Charles Marin Eugster
Citizenship	United Kingdom, Switzerland
Born	26 July 1919; London, United Kingdom
Died	26 April 2017 (aged 97); London, United Kingdom
Education	St Paul's School, London
Alma mater	University of Zurich
Occupation	Dentist
Men's athletics
Representing United Kingdom
World Masters Athletics Championships (M95)
European Masters Indoor Championships (M95)

Charles Marin Eugster FRSM (26 July 1919 – 26 April 2017) was a British-Swiss dentist and track and field and sprint athlete who competed as a masters athlete. After spending a career as a dentist, he moved to Uitikon, Switzerland, on his pension. At age 85, he began a fitness program. "I looked in the mirror one morning, and I didn't like what I saw."[1]

Eugster was born in London in 1919, to Swiss parents. He won more than 100 fitness awards in multiple sports, including bodybuilding and rowing.[2] He won multiple medals at the World Masters Regatta.[3]

Eugster died on 26 April 2017, of complications following heart failure.

Notable achievements

He was invited to do a talk at TEDx in Zurich in 2012, and gave a talk titled "Why bodybuilding at age 93 is a great idea".[4]

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References

"Charles Eugster: 'It's pure vanity. My body was a mess'".
"Lessons From A 95-Year-Old Bodybuilder". 27 May 2015.
"2013 World Rowing Masters Results - Thames Rowing Club". Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
"Talks of 2012 - TEDxZurich". Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.

External links

Works by or about Charles Eugster in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
"Why bodybuilding at age 93 is a great idea", by Charles Eugster

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[1] "Charles Eugster: 'It's pure vanity. My body was a mess'".

[2] "Lessons From A 95-Year-Old Bodybuilder". 27 May 2015.

[3] "2013 World Rowing Masters Results - Thames Rowing Club". Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.

[4] "Talks of 2012 - TEDxZurich". Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.