Chester Wilson "Chet" Phillips (October 23, 1913 – October 7, 1988) was an American gymnast. He competed in eight events at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. As a gymnast, Phillips was a member of the

Temple Owls men's gymnastics The Temple Owls are the athletic teams that represent Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The current athletic director is Arthur Johnson. The owl has been the symbol and mascot for Temple University since its founding in the 18 ...

team. He married

Marie Kibler Marie Martha Kibler (later ''Philips'', June 29, 1912 – July 1, 1978) was an American artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics and placed fifth with the American team. She later married Chet Phillips, a fellow gymnast who a ...

, an Olympic gymnast with him at the

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* 1913 births 1988 deaths American male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for the United States Gymnasts at the 1936 Summer Olympics Gymnasts from Philadelphia {{US-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub