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UK-born Swiss masters sportsperson (1919–2017)

Charles Eugster
Personal information
Birth nameCharles Marin Eugster
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom, Switzerland
Born(1919-07-26)26 July 1919
London, UK
Died26 April 2017(2017-04-26) (aged 97)
London, England
Alma materUniversity of Zurich
Occupation(s)Athlete, Dentist
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  United Kingdom
World Masters Athletics Championships (M95)
Gold medal – first place 2015 Lyon 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Lyon 200 m
European Masters Indoor Championships (M95)
Gold medal – first place 2015 Torun 60m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Torun 200m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Ancona 60m

Charles Marin Eugster FRSM (26 July 1919 – 26 April 2017) was a UK-born Swiss track and field and sprint athlete and former dentist. 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."

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

He was invited to do a talk at TEDx in Zürich in 2012 and gave a talk titled "Why bodybuilding at age 93 is a great idea".

Eugster died on 26 April 2017 of complications following heart failure at the age of 97.

References

  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.

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