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Willy Rist, 84, Swiss Olympic diver (1948).
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|Wilhelm Rist (6 February 1912 – 27 February 1996) was a Swiss diver. He competed in the men's 10 metre platform event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Rist died on 27 February 1996, at the age of 84.
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