# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/wally-ris
# Generated: 2026-08-12T19:48:29.050Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/wally-ris"
name: "Wally Ris"
slug: "wally-ris"
description: "Walter Steven Ris was an American competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and world record-holder."
tagline: "American swimmer (1924–1989)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Uncle_Wally.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1924-01-04"
deathDate: "1989-12-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           17.47368666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Walter Ris"
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    title: "Walter Ris"
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    title: "Wally Ris"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Walter Ris"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Walter Ris"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Walter Ris"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Walter Ris"
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    title: "Walter Ris"
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  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Ris"
    title: "Walter Ris"
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    title: "Wally Ris"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Ris"
    title: "Walter Ris"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump