Switzerland at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Medalists

A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

s were not given at the 1900 Games. A silver medal

Silver medal

A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....

was given for a first place, and a bronze medal

Bronze medal

A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...

was given for second. The International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

has retroactively assigned gold, silver, and bronze medals to competitors who earned 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishes, respectively, in order to bring early Olympics in line with current awards.

Gold

Emil Kellenberger
Emil Kellenberger
Emil Kellenberger was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won three olympic medals, two gold medals in the Military Rifle 3 positions and team categories and a silver medal in the...

— shooting, three positions military rifle
Karl Röderer
Karl Röderer
Karl Conrad Röderer was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century in pistol shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won two gold medals in Military Pistol and Military Pistol team for Switzerland....

— shooting, individual military pistol
Konrad Stäheli
Konrad Stäheli
Konrad Stäheli was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won three gold medals – in the Military Pistol team and the Military Rifle team, and in the Military Rifle individual...

— shooting, kneeling military rifle
Friedrich Lüthi
Friedrich Lüthi
Friedrich Lüthi was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a gold medal with the Military pistol team for Switzerland.-References:...

, Paul Probst
Paul Probst
Paul Probst was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a gold medal with the Military pistol team for Switzerland....

, Louis Richardet
Louis Richardet
He is not to be confused with the jazz accordionist, Louis Richardet, of the 1930sLouis Marcel Richardet was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won two gold medal with the Military pistol and rifle...

, Karl Röderer, Konrad Stäheli — shooting, team military pistol
Franz Böckli
Franz Böckli
Franz Böckli was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and a gold medal with the Military rifle team for Switzerland....

, Alfred Grütter
Alfred Grütter
Alfred Grütter was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a gold medal with the Military rifle team for Switzerland....

, Emil Kellenberger, Louis Richardet, Konrad Stäheli — shooting, team military rifle
Bernard de Pourtalès
Bernard de Pourtalès
Bernard Alexandre George Edmond de Pourtalès was a Swiss infantry captain and sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He died in Casablanca....

, Hélène de Pourtalès, Hermann de Pourtalès
Hermann de Pourtalès
Hermann Alexander de Pourtalès was a Swiss sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Swiss boat Lérina, which won the gold medal in the first race of 2-3 ton class and silver medal in the second race of 2-3 ton class. He also participated in the open class, but did not...

— sailing, 1-2 ton race 1

Silver

Emil Kellenberger — shooting, kneeling military rifle
Bernard de Pourtalès, Hélène de Pourtalès, Hermann de Pourtalès — sailing, 1-2 ton race 2

Fencing

Switzerland first competed in fencing at the Olympics in the sport's second appearance. The nation sent three fencers.

Event	Place	Fencer	Round 1	Quarterfinals	Repechage	Semifinals	Final

Foil	25-34	Paul Robert Paul Robert (fencer) Paul Robert was a Swiss Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1900 Summer Olympics.-References:...	Advanced by jury	Not advanced by jury	Did not advance
Foil	38-54	Jean Weill	Not advanced by jury	Did not advance

Sabre	19-23	de Boffa	5th-6th in pool	Did not advance

Gymnastics

Switzerland competed again at the second gymnastics competition. This time, the nation won no medals in a heavily France-dominated single event.

Event	Place	Gymnast	Score

Combined	19	Jules Ducret	264
Combined	23	Jeanfavre	261

Sailing

Event	Place	Sailors	Time (total)

1-2 ton class race 1	1st	Bernard de Pourtalès Bernard de Pourtalès Bernard Alexandre George Edmond de Pourtalès was a Swiss infantry captain and sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He died in Casablanca.... Hélène de Pourtalès Hermann de Pourtalès Hermann de Pourtalès Hermann Alexander de Pourtalès was a Swiss sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Swiss boat Lérina, which won the gold medal in the first race of 2-3 ton class and silver medal in the second race of 2-3 ton class. He also participated in the open class, but did not...	2:15:32

1-2 ton class race 2	2nd	Bernard de Pourtalès Hélène de Pourtalès Hermann de Pourtalès	3:35:14

Open class	—	Bernard de Pourtalès Hélène de Pourtalès Hermann de Pourtalès	Did not finish

Shooting

After winning no medals in the first Olympic shooting competitions, Switzerland dominated the second edition of the events, winning five of the nine events as well as taking two other medals. The Swiss shooters took gold medals in both the team events, as well as the individual gold medals in military pistol, kneeling military rifle, and overall military rifle.

Event	Place	Shooter	Score

Rapid fire pistol	5th	Paul Probst Paul Probst Paul Probst was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a gold medal with the Military pistol team for Switzerland....	57

Military pistol individual	1st	Karl Röderer Karl Röderer Karl Conrad Röderer was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century in pistol shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won two gold medals in Military Pistol and Military Pistol team for Switzerland....	503
	3rd	Konrad Stäheli Konrad Stäheli Konrad Stäheli was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won three gold medals – in the Military Pistol team and the Military Rifle team, and in the Military Rifle individual...	453
	4th	Louis Richardet Louis Richardet He is not to be confused with the jazz accordionist, Louis Richardet, of the 1930sLouis Marcel Richardet was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won two gold medal with the Military pistol and rifle...	448
	7th	Friedrich Lüthi Friedrich Lüthi Friedrich Lüthi was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a gold medal with the Military pistol team for Switzerland.-References:...	435
	9th	Paul Probst	432

Military pistol team	1st	Friedrich Lüthi, Paul Probst, Louis Richardet, Karl Röderer, Konrad Stäheli	2271

Military rifle standing	5th	Franz Böckli Franz Böckli Franz Böckli was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and a gold medal with the Military rifle team for Switzerland....	294
	6th	Emil Kellenberger Emil Kellenberger Emil Kellenberger was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won three olympic medals, two gold medals in the Military Rifle 3 positions and team categories and a silver medal in the...	292
	7th	Alfred Grütter Alfred Grütter Alfred Grütter was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a gold medal with the Military rifle team for Switzerland....	282
	14th	Konrad Stäheli	272
	17th	Louis Richardet	269

Military rifle kneeling	1st	Konrad Stäheli	324
	2nd	Emil Kellenberger	314
	7th	Franz Böckli	300
	9th	Louis Richardet	297
	25th	Alfred Grütter	265

Military rifle prone	5th	Emil Kellenberger	324
	12th	Louis Richardet	307
	21st	Franz Böckli	289
	23rd	Alfred Grütter	285
	23rd	Konrad Stäheli	285

Military rifle three positions	1st	Emil Kellenberger	930
	8th	Franz Böckli	883
	9th	Konrad Stäheli	881
	16th	Louis Richardet	873
	19th	Alfred Grütter	832

Military rifle team	1st	Franz Böckli, Alfred Grütter, Emil Kellenberger, Louis Richardet, Konrad Stäheli	4399

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