Charles Eugster

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]

Charles Eugster
Personal information
Birth nameCharles Marin Eugster
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom, Switzerland
Born(1919-07-26)26 July 1919
London, United Kingdom
Died26 April 2017(2017-04-26) (aged 97)
London, United Kingdom
EducationSt Paul's School, London
Alma materUniversity of Zurich
OccupationDentist
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  United Kingdom
World Masters Athletics Championships (M95)
2015 Lyon100 m
2015 Lyon200 m
European Masters Indoor Championships (M95)
2015 Torun60m
2015 Torun200m
2016 Ancona60m

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]

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