Switzerland at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Switzerland competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 157 competitors, 148 men and 9 women, took part in 96 events in 17 sports.[1]
| Switzerland at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SUI |
| NOC | Swiss Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in Helsinki | |
| Competitors | 157 (148 men and 9 women) in 17 sports |
| Flag bearer | Walter Lehmann |
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Gold
- Jack Günthard — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar
- Hans Eugster — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars
Silver
- Fritz Schwab — Athletics, Men's 10 km Walk
- Henri Chammartin, Gustav Fischer, and Gottfried Trachsel — Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition
- Josef Stalder — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar
- Hans Eugster, Ernst Fivian, Ernst Gebendinger, Jack Günthard, Hans Schwarzentruber, Josef Stalder, Melchior Thalmann, and Jean Tschabold — Gymnastics, Men's Combined Exercises
- Enrico Bianchi, Émile Ess, Walter Leiser, Heini Scheller, and Karl Weidmann — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
- Robert Bürchler — Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions
Bronze
- Oswald Zappelli — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual Competition
- Paul Barth, Willy Fitting, Paul Meister, Otto Rüfenacht, Mario Valota, and Oswald Zappelli — Fencing, Men's Épée Team Competition
- Josef Stalder — Gymnastics, Men's All-Around Individual
- Josef Stalder — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars
- Hans Eugster — Gymnastics, Men's Rings
- Hans Kalt and Kurt Schmid — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
Athletics
Basketball
- Men's Team Competition
- Qualification Round (Group A)
- Lost to Bulgaria (58-69)
- Lost to Belgium (49-59) → did not advance
Boxing
Cycling
- Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- Rolf Graf — 5:12:45.3 (→ 17th place)
- Fausto Lurati — 5:24:58.0 (→ 50th place)
- Kobi Scherer — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Fredy Arber
- Final — 1:15.4 (→ 15th place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Fritz Siegenthaler — 16th place
Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
- Hans Pfenninger, Heinrich Müller, Max Wirth, and Oskar von Büren
- Eliminated in quarterfinals (→ 8th place)
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
- Heinz Schaub
- Preliminary Round — 47.15 points (→ 35th place)
Women's 10m Platform
- Ferdinanda Martini-Pautasso
- Preliminary Round — 30.04 points (→ 15th place)
Fencing
Ten fencers, nine men and one woman, represented Switzerland in 1952.
- Men's épée
- Oswald Zappelli
- Paul Barth
- Paul Meister
- Men's team épée
- Otto Rüfenacht, Paul Meister, Oswald Zappelli, Paul Barth, Willy Fitting, Mario Valota
- Men's sabre
- Otto Greter
- Jules Amez-Droz
- Umberto Menegalli
- Men's team sabre
- Umberto Menegalli, Oswald Zappelli, Otto Greter, Jules Amez-Droz
- Women's foil
- Hedwig Rieder
Gymnastics
Hockey
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Switzerland in 1952.
- Individual
- Werner Vetterli
- Werner Schmid
- Erhard Minder
- Team
- Werner Vetterli
- Werner Schmid
- Erhard Minder
Rowing
Switzerland had 13 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]
- Men's single sculls
- Paul Meyer
- Men's double sculls
- Peter Stebler
- Émile Knecht
- Men's coxless pair
- Kurt Schmid
- Hans Kalt
- Men's coxed pair
- Walter Lüchinger
- Alex Siebenhaar
- Walter Ludin (cox)
- Men's coxed four
- Rico Bianchi
- Karl Weidmann
- Heini Scheller
- Émile Ess
- Walter Leiser (cox)
Sailing
Shooting
Nine shooters represented Switzerland in 1952.
- 25 m pistol
- Rudolf Schnyder
- 50 m pistol
- Beat Rhyner
- Alexander Specker
- 300 m rifle, three positions
- Robert Bürchler
- August Hollenstein
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- Ernst Huber
- Otto Horber
- 50 m rifle, prone
- Otto Horber
- Ernst Huber
- Trap
- Louis Cavalli
- Pierre-André Flückiger
Swimming
References
- "Switzerland at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Switzerland Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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