Switzerland at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Switzerland competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 66 competitors, 65 men and 1 woman, took part in 51 events in 13 sports.[1]

Switzerland at the
1964 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSUI
NOCSwiss Olympic Association
Websitewww.swissolympic.ch (in German and French)
in Tokyo, Japan
10 October 1964 (1964-10-10) – 24 October 1964 (1964-10-24)
Competitors66 in 13 sports
Flag bearer Peter Laeng
Medals
Ranked 22nd
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Gold

  • Henri Chammartin Equestrian, Dressage Individual Competition

Silver

  • Henri Chammartin, Gustav Fischer and Marianne Gossweiler Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition
  • Eric Hänni Judo, Men's Lightweight (68 kg)

Bronze

  • Gottfried Kottmann Rowing, Men's Single Sculls

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Five cyclists represented Switzerland in 1964.

Individual road race
  • Hans Lüthi
  • Erwin Jaisli
  • Louis Pfenninger
  • Hans Heinemann
Team time trial
  • Erwin Jaisli
  • Hans Lüthi
  • Louis Pfenninger
  • René Rutschmann

Equestrian

Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Switzerland in 1964.

Men's épée
  • Walter Bar
  • Michel Steininger
  • Claudio Polledri
Men's team épée
  • Claudio Polledri, Paul Meister, Walter Bar, Jean Gontier, Michel Steininger

Gymnastics

Sailing

Shooting

Eight shooters represented Switzerland in 1964.

25 m pistol
  • Hans Albrecht
  • Hansruedi Schneider
50 m pistol
  • Ludwig Hemauer
  • Ernst Stoll
300 m rifle, three positions
  • August Hollenstein
  • Kurt Müller
50 m rifle, three positions
  • Kurt Müller
  • Erwin Vogt
50 m rifle, prone
  • Erwin Vogt
  • Hans Simonet

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. "Switzerland at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2014.


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