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Chet Phillips
- October 23, 1913
- October 7, 1988
- 74 years
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Chet Phillips, 74, American Olympic gymnast (1936).
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|Chester Wilson "Chet" Phillips (October 23, 1913 – October 7, 1988) was an American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in eight events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
As a gymnast, Phillips was a member of the Temple Owls men's gymnastics team. He married Marie Kibler, an Olympic gymnast with him at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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