Charles Servizio
{{Infobox person | name = Charles Servizio | image = | image_size = 256px | caption = World Record Holder, Charles Servizio (42) raises monies for his animal friends | birth_date = September 5, 1950 | birth_place = Lynn, Massachusetts, USA | nationality = American | occupation = Teacher for the San Bernardino County Supt. of Schools (Retired) | spouse =
Charles Servizio (born September 5, 1950, in Lynn, Massachusetts) is a retired teacher best known for setting a world record in push-ups: 46,001 pushups in 24 hours.[1]
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.