Rainer Schaller

Rainer Schaller
Schaller in 2018
Born(1969-01-04)4 January 1969
Bamberg, Bavaria, West Germany
Died21 October 2022(2022-10-21) (aged 53)
Caribbean Sea near Limón, Costa Rica
OccupationFounder CEO of RSG Group GmbH
PartnerChristine Schikorsky
Children2
RelativesGerd Schaller (brother)

Rainer Georg Schaller (4 January 1969 – 21 October 2022)[1] was a German entrepreneur. He was the Founder CEO of the RSG Group, which includes the McFit, John Reed Fitness and Gold's Gym fitness studios.[2] He hit headlines as a result of the disaster at the 2010 Love Parade in Duisburg, which he organized. On 21 October 2022, Schaller and his son Aaron died in a private plane crash in Costa Rica.[3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference clubindustry.2022.11.04 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Gode, Solveig (3 November 2020). "DJs, Onlinekurse, flexiblere Tarife: Wie sich Fitnessstudio-Ketten wie McFit und Fitness First auch nach der Corona-Pandemie verändern werden" [DJs, online classes, more flexible rates: How gym chains like McFit and Fitness First will continue to change after the coronavirus pandemic]. Business Insider (in German). Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Death of Rainer Schaller confirmed | Leisure Opportunities news".
  4. ^ "Gym magnate and son confirmed dead after plane crash off Costa Rica". 4 November 2022.