Charles Servizio

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Charles Servizio
Born (1950-09-05) September 5, 1950 (age 73)
Known forSetting the record for the most push-ups done in 24 hours
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Maryanne
(m. 1973)
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Charles Servizio (born September 5, 1950) is an American retired teacher known for setting the world record for the most push-ups done in 24 hours. On April 25, 1993, Servizio accomplished 46,001 push-ups in a span of 24 hours. [1] [2]

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Servizio's high-school wrestling coach assigned push-ups 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 push-ups and fell short of the standing record by over 4,000 push-ups. This was the first of four attempts in which he broke the existing records, the last being 46,001 push-ups in just over 22 hours.

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References

  1. "Calendar". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . December 22, 1998. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  2. "Most push ups in 24 hours (male)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved February 3, 2020.

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