| Noc: | SUI |
| Nocname: | Swiss Olympic Association |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1956 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Melbourne/Stockholm |
| Sports: | 1 |
| Rank: | 35 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 1 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| See also: | 1906 Intercalated Games |
Switzerland boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia because of the participation of the Soviet Union, who had invaded Hungary to crush the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. However, the equestrian events were held in Stockholm, Sweden earlier in the year because of the Australian quarantine laws. The Swiss team competed in Stockholm, winning a bronze medal.
See main article: Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Judges scores | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Overall score | Rank | |||
| Gottfried Trachsel | Kursus | Individual | 166.0 | 6 | 807.00 | 6 |
| Henri Chammartin | Wöhler | 179.0 | 2 | 789.00 | 8 | |
| Gustav Fischer | Vasello | 160.0 | 9 | 750.00 | 10 | |
| Gottfried Trachsel Henri Chammartin Gustav Fischer | See above | Team | 2,346.00 | |||
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | |||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | ||||
| Emil-Otto Gmür | Romeo | Individual | 111.20 | 10 | 227.31 | 338.51 | 32 | 40.00 | 378.51 | 30 | 378.51 | 30 | |
| Roland Perret | Erlfried | 105.60 | 5 | 259.58 | 365.18 | 34 | 40.00 | 405.18 | 31 | 405.18 | 31 | ||
| Samuel Köchlin | Goya | 150.00 | 40 | 407.21 | 557.21 | 39 | 20.00 | 577.21 | 33 | 577.21 | 33 | ||
| Emil-Otto Gmür Roland Perret Samuel Köchlin | See above | Team | 366.80 | 5 | 894.10 | 1,260.90 | 8 | 100.00 | 1,360.90 | 8 | 1,360.90 | 8 | |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | ||||
| William de Rham | Va Vite | align=left rowspan=3 | Individual | 20.00 | 20 | 16.00 | 18 | 36.00 | 19 |
| Marc Büchler | Duroc | 28.50 | 33 | 36.00 | 39 | 64.50 | 37 | ||
| Alexander Stoffel | Bricole | 27.00 | 30 | 32.00 | 33 | 59.00 | 34 | ||
| William de Rham Alexander Stoffel Marc Büchler | See above | Team | 75.50 | 8 | 84.00 | 9 | 159.50 | 9 | |