Switzerland at the 1952 Summer Olympics explained
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]
Gold
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
See main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Basketball
See main article: Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
- Men's Team Competition
- Qualification Round (Group A)
- Lost to Belgium (49-59) → did not advance
Boxing
See main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Canoeing
See main article: Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Cycling
See main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
- Road CompetitionMen's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- Track CompetitionMen's 1.000m Time Trial
- Final - 1:15.4 (→ 15th place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
- Eliminated in quarterfinals (→ 8th place)
Diving
See main article: Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Men's 3m Springboard
- Preliminary Round - 47.15 points (→ 35th place)
Women's 10m Platform
- Preliminary Round - 30.04 points (→ 15th place)
Equestrian
See main article: Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Fencing
See main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Ten fencers, nine men and one woman, represented Switzerland in 1952.
- Men's épée
- Men's team épée
- Men's sabre
- Men's team sabre
- Women's foil
Gymnastics
See main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Hockey
See main article: Field hockey at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Modern pentathlon
See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Three male pentathletes represented Switzerland in 1952.
- Individual
- Team
- Werner Vetterli
- Werner Schmid
- Erhard Minder
Rowing
See main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Switzerland had 13 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]
- Men's single sculls
- Men's double sculls
- Men's coxless pair
- Men's coxed pair
- Men's coxed four
Sailing
See main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Shooting
See main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Nine shooters represented Switzerland in 1952.
- 25 m pistol
- 50 m pistol
- 300 m rifle, three positions
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- 50 m rifle, prone
- Trap
Swimming
See main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Weightlifting
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Wrestling
See main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Notes and References
- Web site: Switzerland at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417090237/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SUI/summer/1952/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 16 February 2015 . sports-reference.com.
- Switzerland Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162606/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SUI/summer/1952/ROW/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 10 March 2018.
