Switzerland at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Switzerland
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 1960 Winter Olympics
1960 Winter Olympics
The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held between February 18 and 28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. In 1955 at the 50th IOC meeting, the organizing committee made the surprise choice to award Squaw Valley as...

in Squaw Valley

Squaw Valley Ski Resort

Squaw Valley Ski Resort in Olympic Valley, California, is one of the largest ski areas in the United States, and was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. It is the second-largest ski area at Lake Tahoe , with 33 chairlifts, and has the only funitel lift in the U.S...

, United States

United States

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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held in Squaw Valley, California, U.S.A., from February 20–26, 1960.These were the last Olympics with times recorded in tenths of a second; times in 1964 were recorded in hundredths....	Men's giant slalom
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held in Squaw Valley, California, U.S.A., from February 20–26, 1960.These were the last Olympics with times recorded in tenths of a second; times in 1964 were recorded in hundredths....	Women's giant slalom

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nando Pajarola	Downhill					2:15.4	20
Jakob Arduser						2:10.9	13
Roger Straub						2:08.9	5
Willi Forrer						2:07.8	4
Nando Pajarola	Giant Slalom					1:56.2	25
Fredy Brupbacher						1:55.0	22
Willi Forrer						1:53.9	20
Roger Staub Roger Staub Roger Staub was a Swiss alpine skier. In the mid-1960s he became ski-school director in Vail, Colorado. During a summer visit with his wife and young child to Verbier, Switerland, in 1974 he was killed in a hang gliding accident....						1:48.3
Roger Staub Roger Staub Roger Staub was a Swiss alpine skier. In the mid-1960s he became ski-school director in Vail, Colorado. During a summer visit with his wife and young child to Verbier, Switerland, in 1974 he was killed in a hang gliding accident....	Slalom	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Willi Forrer		1:16.1	16	DSQ	–	DSQ	–
Adolf Mathis		1:13.9	15	1:09.6	20	2:23.5	15
Georges Schneider Georges Schneider Georges Schneider was a Swiss alpine skier and world champion.He was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds.Schneider became a world champion in the slalom in Aspen in 1950, before Zeno Colo and Stein Eriksen....		1:13.0	14	1:39.7	38	2:52.7	31

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Annemarie Waser	Downhill					DSQ	–
Liselotte Michel						2:01.0	35
Margrit Gertsch						1:50.4	26
Yvonne Rüegg Yvonne Rüegg Yvonne Rüegg is a Swiss former alpine skier. At the 1960 Winter Olympics, she won the gold medal in giant slalom.She was born in Chur.-References:...						1:41.6	9
Annemarie Waser	Giant Slalom					1:46.0	23
Liselotte Michel						1:42.5	14
Madeleine Berthod-Chamot						1:41.9	9
Yvonne Rüegg Yvonne Rüegg Yvonne Rüegg is a Swiss former alpine skier. At the 1960 Winter Olympics, she won the gold medal in giant slalom.She was born in Chur.-References:...						1:39.9
Yvonne Rüegg Yvonne Rüegg Yvonne Rüegg is a Swiss former alpine skier. At the 1960 Winter Olympics, she won the gold medal in giant slalom.She was born in Chur.-References:...	Slalom	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Madeleine Berthod-Chamot		1:12.1	37	1:03.3	22	2:15.4	28
Liselotte Michel		58.8	13	59.2	6	1:58.0	5
Annemarie Waser		57.6	7	DSQ	–	DSQ	–

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
15 km	Konrad Hischier	57:43.9	39
	Marcel Huguenin	57:36.7	37
	Lorenz Possa	56:30.1	31
	Alphonse Baume	55:58.9	27
30 km	Fritz Kocher Fritz Kocher Fritz Kocher was a Swiss cross country skier who competed in the 1950s and 1960s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.-External links:*...	DNF	–
	Lorenz Possa	2'05:41.2	32
	Marcel Huguenin	2'03:25.6	28
	Alphonse Baume	2'02:04.2	24
50 km	Fritz Kocher Fritz Kocher Fritz Kocher was a Swiss cross country skier who competed in the 1950s and 1960s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.-External links:*...	DNF	–

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Fritz Kocher Fritz Kocher Fritz Kocher was a Swiss cross country skier who competed in the 1950s and 1960s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.-External links:*... Marcel Huguenin Lorenz Possa Alphonse Baume	2'29:36.8	8

Figure skating

Women

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Franziska Schmidt	21	19	1141.8	184	22
Liliane Crosa	22	17	1157.4	171	20

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Andreas Däscher	Normal hill	86.0	101.1	18	77.0	100.1	24	201.2	20

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