Charles Eugster
Charles Marin E. Eugster (born July 26, 1919 in London ; † April 26, 2017 ibid) was a British - Swiss dentist who, after retiring, practiced intensive senior sports and set world records in the respective age categories.
biography
Eugster began rowing in 1938 on the St Paul's School team . Eugster had been a dentist until he was 75, after which he edited a medical journal for seven years. At this point, Eugster had reached the upper limit of the age bracket in rowing . From 2000 to 2010 he had always won a gold medal at every age group World Rowing Masters Regatta , in 2013 at 94 years of age he was the oldest participant in the world championships, in 2012 Eugster had won a medal there.
Eugster also holds the world record in the 400-meter run outdoors and the indoor world record over 200 meters with 55.48 seconds in the over-95 age group. In 2013 he was world champion in the fitness decathlon. He died in 2017 at the age of 97.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary
- ^ Meet Charles Eugster, Britain's fastest nonagenarian. telegraph.co.uk, August 7, 2015.
- ↑ Being old is something wonderful , worldrowing.com, September 8, 2012
- ↑ The fittest senior in the world , FAZ, May 13, 2010
- ↑ Record entries at World Masters Regatta , worldrowing.com, September 4, 2013
- ↑ Competitive fun at the World Rowing Masters Regatta , September 11, 2012
- ↑ Ambitious into old age , NZZ, April 29, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eugster, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eugster, Charles Marin E. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British-Swiss senior athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 26, 2017 |
| Place of death | London |