Switzerland at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Switzerland competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 133 competitors, 132 men and 1 woman, took part in 70 events in 15 sports.[1]
| Switzerland at the 1928 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SUI |
| NOC | Swiss Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in Amsterdam | |
| Competitors | 133 in 15 sports |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 Gold | Georges Miez | Gymnastics | Men's artistic individual all-around | August 10 |
| Men's horizontal bar | August 9 | |||
| Gold | Hans Grieder, August Güttinger, Hermann Hänggi, Eugen Mack, Georges Miez, Otto Pfister, Eduard Steinemann, Melchior Wezel |
Gymnastics | Men's team all-around | August 10 |
| Gold | Hermann Hänggi | Gymnastics | Men's pommel horse | August 8 |
| Gold | Eugen Mack | Gymnastics | Men's vault | August 10 |
| Gold | Hans Bourquin, Hans Schöchlin, Karl Schöchlin |
Rowing | Men's coxed pair | August 10 |
| Gold | Ernst Kyburz | Wrestling | Men's freestyle middleweight | August 1 |
 Silver | Hermann Hänggi | Gymnastics | Men's artistic individual all-around | August 10 |
| Silver | Georges Miez | Gymnastics | Men's pommel horse | August 8 |
| Silver | Fritz Bösch, Otto Bucher, Ernst Haas, Joseph Meyer, Karl Schwegler |
Rowing | Men's coxed four | August 10 |
| Silver | Arnold Bögli | Wrestling | Men's freestyle light heavyweight | August 1 |
 Bronze | Charles-Gustave Kuhn | Equestrian | Individual jumping | August 12 |
| Bronze | Eugen Mack | Gymnastics | Men's horizontal bar | August 9 |
| Bronze | Hermann Hänggi | Gymnastics | Men's parallel bars | August 9 |
| Bronze | Hans Minder | Wrestling | Men's freestyle featherweight | August 1 |
Athletics
Cycling
Nine cyclists, all men, represented Switzerland in 1928.
- Individual road race
- Gottlieb Amstein
- Jakob Caironi
- Türel Wanzenried
- Paul Litschi
- Team road race
- Gottlieb Amstein
- Jakob Caironi
- Türel Wanzenried
- Sprint
- Willi Knabenhans
- Time trial
- Erich Fäs
- Team pursuit
- Erich Fäs
- Gustave Moos
- Heinz Gilgen
- Joseph Fischler
Equestrian
Fencing
Nine fencers, eight men and 1 woman, represented Switzerland in 1928.
- Men's foil
- Eugène Empeyta
- Frédéric Fitting
- John Albaret
- Men's team foil
- Édouard Fitting, Frédéric Fitting, Eugène Empeyta, John Albaret, Michel Fauconnet, Jean de Bardel
- Men's épée
- Eugène Empeyta
- Henri Jacquet
- Édouard Fitting
- Men's team épée
- Édouard Fitting, Henri Jacquet, Frédéric Fitting, Eugène Empeyta, John Albaret, Paul de Graffenried
- Women's foil
- Jeanne Morgenthaler
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Gymnastics
Hockey
- Roster
The following is the Switzerland roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2]
- Adalbert Koch
- Adolf Fehr
- Charles Piot
- Ernst Luchsinger
- Édouard Mauris
- Alfred Fischer
- Fred Jenny
- Henri Poncet
- J. Loubert
- Jean-Jacques Auberson
- Maurice Magnin
- Max Zumstein
- Roland Olivier
- René Pellarin
- R. Rodé
- Werner Fehr
- J. Brun
- E. Coppetti
- F. Hermenjat
- L. Joset
- A. Rhinow
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  India |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | +26 | 8 | Gold medal match |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | Bronze medal match |
| 3 |  Denmark |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Austria |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
Source: 1928 Official Report, p. 685
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Sailing
Swimming
Water Polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Art competitions
References
- "Switzerland at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- 1928 Official Report.
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