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Gottfried Diener

1926 - 2015

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Gottfried Diener (November 1, 1926 – May 26, 2015) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid-1950s. He won the gold medal in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Diener also won two gold medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships, winning them in 1954 and 1955. He also served as president of the International Crossbow Shooting Union from 1965 to 1999. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gottfried Diener is the 1,205th most popular athlete (down from 222nd in 2019), the 566th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 349th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Swiss Athlete.

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Among athletes, Gottfried Diener ranks 1,205 out of 6,025. Before him are Albert Zürner, Britt Strandberg, Paul Winter, Velimir Valenta, Kurt Behrens, and Donald Johnston. After him are Klaus Beer, Vincenzo Cuccia, Catherine Hardy Lavender, Juan Amat, Al LeConey, and Zdeněk Škrland.

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Among people born in 1926, Gottfried Diener ranks 393. Before him are Angus Scrimm, Helen Gallagher, David Malet Armstrong, Alfonso Sastre, Mustafa Ertan, and Gu Chaohao. After him are Miguel León-Portilla, Klaus Schütz, Wolfgang Seidel, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Frank O'Hara, and Giovanni Invernizzi. Among people deceased in 2015, Gottfried Diener ranks 362. Before him are Vittore Gottardi, Kenji Goto, Kayahan, Richard Meade, Dominique Dropsy, and Gamal El-Ghitani. After him are Jayakanthan, Bülent Ulusu, Mary Ellen Mark, Scott Weiland, Surya Bahadur Thapa, and Saeed Jaffrey.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Gottfried Diener ranks 566 out of 1,015. Before him are Simon Ammann (1981), Hans-Peter Tschudi (1913), Loris Kessel (1950), Ciriaco Sforza (1970), Vittore Gottardi (1941), and Alain de Botton (1969). After him are Max Miedinger (1910), Mario Frick (1974), Marc Rosset (1970), Bernard Challandes (1951), Richard Dürr (1938), and Elizabeth Thompson (1846).

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Among ATHLETES In Switzerland

Among athletes born in Switzerland, Gottfried Diener ranks 9. Before him are Gabriela Andersen-Schiess (1945), Hermann Barrelet (1879), Joseph Benz (1944), Konrad Stäheli (1931), Robert Alt (1927), and Paul Martin (1901). After him are Alfred Neveu (1890), Walter Graf (1937), Georges Trombert (1874), Werner Günthör (1961), Christine Stückelberger (1947), and Emil Kellenberger (1864).

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