| Charles Eugster | |
| Birth Name: | Charles Marin Eugster |
| Citizenship: | United Kingdom, Switzerland |
| Birth Date: | 26 July 1919 |
| Birth Place: | London, UK |
| Death Place: | London, England |
| Occupation: | Athlete, Dentist |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Charles Marin Eugster (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."[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]
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".[4]
Eugster died on 26 April 2017 of complications following heart failure at the age of 97.