Switzerland at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Switzerland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 186 competitors, 178 men and 8 women, took part in 98 events in 19 sports.[1]
| Switzerland at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SUI |
| NOC | Swiss Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in London, Great Britain 29 July 1948 – 14 August 1948 | |
| Competitors | 186 (178 men and 8 women) in 19 sports |
| Flag bearer | Armin Scheurer |
| Medals Ranked 9th |
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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 | Emil Grünig | Shooting | Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions | 6 August |
| Gold | Hans Moser | Equestrian | Individual dressage | 10 August |
| Gold | Josef Stalder | Gymnastics | Men's horizontal bar | 13 August |
| Gold | Michael Reusch | Gymnastics | Men's parallel bars | 13 August |
| Gold | Karl Frei | Gymnastics | Men's rings | 13 August |
 Silver | Gaston Godel | Athletics | Men's 50 kilometres walk | 31 July |
| Silver | Fritz Stöckli | Wrestling | Men's freestyle light heavyweight | 31 July |
| Silver | Rudolf Schnyder | Shooting | Men's 50 metre pistol | 2 August |
| Silver | Oswald Zappelli | Fencing | Men's épée | 9 August |
| Silver | Hans Kalt Josef Kalt |
Rowing | Men's coxless pair | 9 August |
| Silver | Émile Knecht André Moccand Rudolf Reichling Erich Schriever Peter Stebler |
Rowing | Men's coxed four | 9 August |
| Silver | Walter Lehmann | Gymnastics | Men's artistic individual all-around | 13 August |
| Silver | Karl Frei Christian Kipfer Walter Lehmann Robert Lucy Michael Reusch Josef Stalder Emil Studer Melchior Thalmann |
Gymnastics | Men's artistic team all-around | 13 August |
| Silver | Walter Lehmann | Gymnastics | Men's horizontal bar | 13 August |
| Silver | Michael Reusch | Gymnastics | Men's rings | 13 August |
 Bronze | Adolf Müller | Wrestling | Men's freestyle featherweight | 31 July |
| Bronze | Hermann Baumann | Wrestling | Men's freestyle lightweight | 31 July |
| Bronze | Fritz Schwab | Athletics | Men's 10 kilometres walk | 7 August |
| Bronze | Christian Kipfer | Gymnastics | Men's parallel bars | 13 August |
| Bronze | Josef Stalder | Gymnastics | Men's parallel bars | 13 August |
Athletics
Basketball
Boxing
Cycling
Eleven cyclists, all male, represented Switzerland in 1948.
- Individual road race
- Jakob Schenk
- Jean Brun
- Walter Reiser
- Giovanni Rossi
- Team road race
- Jakob Schenk
- Jean Brun
- Walter Reiser
- Giovanni Rossi
- Sprint
- Jean Roth
- Time trial
- Hans Flückiger
- Tandem
- Jean Roth
- Max Aeberli
- Team pursuit
- Walter Bucher
- Gaston Gerosa
- Eugen Kamber
- Hans Pfenninger
Equestrian
Fencing
19 fencers, 16 men and 3 women, represented Switzerland in 1948.
- Men's foil
- Corrado Schlaepfer
- Walo Hörning
- Jean Rubli
- Men's team foil
- Gottfried von Meiss, Roger Stirn, Walo Hörning, Corrado Schlaepfer, Jean Rubli
- Men's épée
- Oswald Zappelli
- Robert Lips
- Rodolphe Spillmann
- Men's team épée
- Fernand Thiébaud, Robert Lips, Jean Hauert, Oswald Zappelli, Otto Rüfenacht, Marc Chamay
- Men's sabre
- Walter Widemann
- Otto Greter
- Alphonse Ruckstuhl
- Men's team sabre
- Roland Turian, Alphonse Ruckstuhl, Otto Greter, Walter Widemann
- Women's foil
- Anna Klüpfel
- Hedwig Rieder
- Victoria Hagemann
Gymnastics
Hockey
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Switzerland in 1948.
- Bruno Riem
- Franz Hegner
- Werner Schmid
Rowing
Switzerland had 19 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1948.[2]
- Men's single sculls
- Hansjakob Keller
- Men's double sculls
- Maurice Gueissaz
- Maurice Matthey
- Men's coxless pair
- Hans Kalt
- Josef Kalt
- Men's coxed four
- Rudolf Reichling
- Erich Schriever
- Émile Knecht
- Peter Stebler
- André Moccand (cox)
- Men's eight
- Otto Burri
- Fredy Schultheiss
- Franz Starkl
- Hans Schultheiss
- Arnold Amstutz
- Moritz Grand
- Peter Gübeli
- Eugen Vollmar
- Otto Vonlaufen (cox)
Sailing
Shooting
Seven shooters represented Switzerland in 1948. Emil Grünig won gold in the 300 metre rifle and Rudolf Schnyder won silver in the 50 metre pistol.
- 25 metre pistol
- Rudolf Schnyder
- Walter Lienhard
- 50 metre pistol
- Rudolf Schnyder
- Beat Rhyner
- Heinz Ambühl
- 300 metre rifle
- Emil Grünig
- Otto Horber
- Mario Ciocco
- 50 metre rifle
- Otto Horber
- Emil Grünig
- Mario Ciocco
Swimming
Water polo
Wrestling
Art competitions
References
- "Switzerland at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Switzerland Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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