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Gottfried Diener, 88, Swiss bobsledder, Olympic champion (1956).
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|Gottfried Diener (1 November 1926 – 26 May 2015) was a Swiss bobsleigher 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. Diener was named an honorary president of the organization in 2006.
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