Switzerland at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Switzerland competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 190 competitors, 184 men and 6 women, took part in 100 events in 21 sports.[2]
| Switzerland at the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SUI |
| NOC | Swiss Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in Berlin | |
| Competitors | 190 (184 men and 6 women) in 21 sports |
| Flag bearer | Paul Martin[1] |
| Medals Ranked 16th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
Gold
- Georges Miez — Gymnastics, Men's Floor Exercises
Silver
- Arthur Tell Schwab — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
- Edgar Buchwalder, Ernst Nievergelt and Kurt Ott — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
- Eugen Mack — Gymnastics, Men's All-Around Individual
- Michael Reusch — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars
- Eugen Mack — Gymnastics, Men's Long Horse Vault
- Eugen Mack — Gymnastics, Men's Pommeled Horse
- Josef Walter — Gymnastics, Men's Floor Exercises
- Albert Bachmann, Walter Bach, Eugen Mack, Georges Miez, Michael Reusch, and Edi Steinemann — Gymnastics, Men's Team Combined Exercises
- Hermann Betschart, Alex Homberger, Hans Homberger, Karl Schmid, and Rolf Spring — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
Bronze
- Ernst Nievergelt — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
- Albert Bachmann — Gymnastics, Men's Pommeled Horse
- Eugen Mack — Gymnastics, Men's Floor Exercises
- Max Bloesch, Rolf Fäs, Willy Gysi, Erland Herkenrath, Ernst Hufschmid, Willy Hufschmid, Werner Meyer, Georg Mischon, Willy Schäfer, Werner Scheurmann, Edy Schmid, Erich Schmitt, Eugen Seiterle, Max Streib, Robert Studer, and Rudolf Wirz — Handball, Men's Team Competition
- Hermann Betschart, Alex Homberger, Hans Homberger, and Karl Schmid — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
Athletics
Basketball
Boxing
Cycling
Eleven cyclists, all men, represented Switzerland in 1936.
- Individual road race
- Ernst Nievergelt
- Edgar Buchwalder
- Kurt Ott
- Gottlieb Weber
- Team road race
- Ernst Nievergelt
- Edgar Buchwalder
- Kurt Ott
- Gottlieb Weber
- Sprint
- Werner Wägelin
- Time trial
- Edy Baumann
- Tandem
- Karl Burkhart
- Fritz Ganz
- Team pursuit
- Walter Richli
- Ernst Fuhrimann
- Albert Kägi
- Werner Wägelin
Equestrian
Fencing
18 fencers, 15 men and 3 women, represented Switzerland in 1936.
- Men's foil
- Michel Fauconnet
- Gottfried von Meiss
- Jean Rubli
- Men's team foil
- Michel Fauconnet, Édouard Fitting, Jean Rubli, Gottfried von Meiss, Constantin Antoniades
- Men's épée
- Frédéric Fitting
- Jean Hauert
- François Duret
- Men's team épée
- Jean Hauert, Édouard Fitting, Frédéric Fitting, Edmond Göldlin, Paul de Graffenried, Charles Hauert
- Men's sabre
- Adolf Stocker
- Charles Glasstetter
- Alphonse Ruckstuhl
- Men's team sabre
- Charles Glasstetter, Alphonse Ruckstuhl, Walter Widemann, Adolf Stocker
- Women's foil
- Ingeborg Scheel
- Denise Kramer-Scholer
- Yvonne Bornand
Field hockey
Gymnastics
Handball
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Switzerland in 1936.
- Karl Wyss
- Willy Grundbacher
- Hans Baumann
Rowing
Switzerland had 16 rowers participate in seven out of seven rowing events in 1936.[3]
- Ernst Rufli
- Men's double sculls
- Kurt Haas
- Eugen Studach
- Men's coxless pair
- Wilhelm Klopfer
- Karl Müller
- Men's coxed pair
- Georges Gschwind
- Hans Appenzeller
- Rolf Spring (cox)
- Men's coxless four
- Hermann Betschart
- Hans Homberger
- Alex Homberger
- Karl Schmid
- Hermann Betschart
- Hans Homberger
- Alex Homberger
- Karl Schmid
- Rolf Spring (cox)
- Men's eight
- Werner Schweizer
- Fritz Feldmann
- Rudolf Homberger
- Oskar Neuenschwander
- Hermann Betschart
- Hans Homberger
- Alex Homberger
- Karl Schmid
- Rolf Spring (cox)
Sailing
Swimming
Water polo
Wrestling
Aeronautics
Art competitions
References
- "Flagbearers for Switzerland". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- "Switzerland at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Switzerland Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
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