Charles Servizio
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Charles Servizio | |
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| Born | September 5, 1950 Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Teacher for the San Bernardino County Supt. of Schools (Retired) |
| Known for | Setting the record for the most pushups done in 24 hours. |
| Spouse(s) | Maryanne (m. 1973) |
| Children | Anthony Reesa |
Charles Servizio (born September 5, 1950, in Lynn, Massachusetts) is a retired teacher best known for setting the world record for the most push-ups done in 24 hours on April 25, 1993 Servizio accomplished 46,001 pushups in 24 hours.[1][2]
Servizio's high-school wrestling coach assigned pushups as punishment for poor performance in tournaments. He was 38 when he made his first attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records 24-hour push-up record. The attempt was unsuccessful – he quit at 30,000 pushups and fell short of the standing record by over 4,000 pushups. This was the first of four attempts in which he broke the existing records, the last being 46,001 pushups in just over twenty-two hours.
References[]
- ^ "Calendar". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 22 December 1998. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "Most push ups in 24 hours (male)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
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