Switzerland at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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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.
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
Women's 10m Platform
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. 157 competitors, 148 men and 9 women, took part in 96 events in 17 sports.
Gold
- Jack GünthardJack GünthardJack Günthard is a Swiss gymnast and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he received a gold medal in horizontal bar, and a silver medal in team combined exercises.-References:...
— Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar - Hans EugsterHans EugsterHans Eugster is a Swiss gymnast and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he received a gold medal in parallel bars, a silver medal in team combined exercises, and a bronze medal in rings.-References:...
— Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars
Silver
- Fritz SchwabFritz SchwabErich Arthur Fritz Schwab is a former Swiss race walker. He won two Olympic medals over 10 kilometres in 1948 and 1952...
— Athletics, Men's 10 km Walk - Henri ChammartinHenri ChammartinHenri Chammartin was a Swiss equestrian and Olympic champion. He won an individual gold medal in dressage at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo....
, Gustav FischerGustav Fischer (equestrian)Gustav Fischer was a Swiss equestrian athlete who competed at five Summer Olympic Games, winning a total of five medals...
, and Gottfried Trachsel — Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition - Josef StalderJosef StalderJosef Stalder is a Swiss gymnast and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he received a gold medal in horizontal bar, a silver medal in team combined exercises, and a bronze medal in parallel bars. He received four medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in...
— Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar - Hans EugsterHans EugsterHans Eugster is a Swiss gymnast and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he received a gold medal in parallel bars, a silver medal in team combined exercises, and a bronze medal in rings.-References:...
, Ernst Fivian, Ernst Gebendinger, Jack GünthardJack GünthardJack Günthard is a Swiss gymnast and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he received a gold medal in horizontal bar, and a silver medal in team combined exercises.-References:...
, Hans Schwarzentruber, Josef StalderJosef StalderJosef Stalder is a Swiss gymnast and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he received a gold medal in horizontal bar, a silver medal in team combined exercises, and a bronze medal in parallel bars. He received four medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in...
, Melchior Thalmann, and Jean Tschabold — Gymnastics, Men's Combined Exercises - Enrico Bianchi, Émile EssÉmile EssÉmile Ess was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.He was born in Ruswil....
, Walter LeiserWalter LeiserWalter Leiser is a Swiss rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was the coxswain of the Swiss boat which won the silver medal in the coxed fours event.-External links:*...
, Heinrich SchellerHeinrich SchellerHeinrich Scheller was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was a crew member of the Swiss boat which won the silver medal in the coxed fours event.-External links:*...
, and Karl WeidmannKarl WeidmannKarl Weidmann is a Swiss rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was a crew member of the Swiss boat which won the silver medal in the coxed fours event.-External links:*...
— Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours - Robert BürchlerRobert BürchlerRobert Bürchler was a Swiss sports shooter. He won a silver medal in Men's 300 m Rifle, 3 positions at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, behind Anatoli Ivanovich Bogdanov and ahead of Lev Vainshtein....
— Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions
Bronze
- Oswald Zappelli — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual Competition
- Paul BarthPaul Barth (fencer)Paul Barth is a Swiss fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Willy Fitting, Paul Meister, Otto Rüfenacht, Mario Valota, and Oswald Zappelli — Fencing, Men's Épée Team Competition - Josef StalderJosef StalderJosef Stalder is a Swiss gymnast and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he received a gold medal in horizontal bar, a silver medal in team combined exercises, and a bronze medal in parallel bars. He received four medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in...
— Gymnastics, Men's All-Around Individual - Josef StalderJosef StalderJosef Stalder is a Swiss gymnast and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he received a gold medal in horizontal bar, a silver medal in team combined exercises, and a bronze medal in parallel bars. He received four medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in...
— Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars - Hans EugsterHans EugsterHans Eugster is a Swiss gymnast and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he received a gold medal in parallel bars, a silver medal in team combined exercises, and a bronze medal in rings.-References:...
— Gymnastics, Men's Rings - Hans KaltHans KaltHans Kalt was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he won the silver medal with his brother Josef Kalt in the coxless pairs event....
and Kurt SchmidKurt SchmidKurt Schmid is a Swiss rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.He was born in Baar.In 1952 he won the bronze medal with his partner Hans Kalt in the coxless pairs event....
— Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
Basketball
Men's Team Competition- Qualification Round (Group A)
- Lost to Bulgaria (58-69)
- Lost to Belgium (49-59) → did not advance
Cycling
Road CompetitionMen's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- Rolf GrafRolf GrafRolf Graf was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. Rolf Graf was protected by Swiss cyclist Ferdi Kübler...
— 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 Oscar 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
- Fernanda Martini-Pautasso
- Preliminary Round — 30.04 points (→ 15th place)
Fencing
Ten fencers, nine men and one woman, represented Switzerland in 1952.Men's épée
Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
The men's épée was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 27, 1952 to July 28, 1952. 76 fencers from 29 nations competed.-Results:...
- Oswald Zappelli
- Paul BarthPaul Barth (fencer)Paul Barth is a Swiss fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Paul Meister
Men's team épée
Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée
The men's team épée was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the ninth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 25, 1952 to July 26, 1952...
- Otto Rüfenacht, Paul Meister, Oswald Zappelli, Paul BarthPaul Barth (fencer)Paul Barth is a Swiss fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Willy Fitting, Mario Valota
Men's sabre
Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre
The men's sabre was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twelfth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 31, 1952 to August 1, 1952. 66 fencers from 26 nations competed.-Results:...
- Otto GreterOtto GreterOtto Greter was a Swiss Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Jules Amez-DrozJules Amez-DrozJules Amez-Droz is a Swiss fencer. He competed at the 1952 and 1960 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Umberto Menegalli
Men's team sabre
Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre
The men's team sabre was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the ninth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 29, 1952 to July 30, 1952...
- Umberto Menegalli, Oswald Zappelli, Otto GreterOtto GreterOtto Greter was a Swiss Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Jules Amez-DrozJules Amez-DrozJules Amez-Droz is a Swiss fencer. He competed at the 1952 and 1960 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Women's foil
Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's foil
The women's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 26, 1952 to July 27, 1952. 37 fencers from 15 nations competed.-Results:...
- Hedwig RiederHedwig RiederHedwig Rieder was a Swiss fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...