Gottfried Diener

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Gottfried Diener
Medal record
Men's Bobsleigh
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1954 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man
Gold medal – first place 1955 St. Moritz Four-man

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. Diener was named an honorary president of the organization in 2006.

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