Switzerland at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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| Switzerland at the Olympic Games | ||||
 Flag of Switzerland |
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| IOC code: SUI | ||||
| 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens | ||||
| Competitors | 3 in 2 sports | |||
| Medals | Gold 1 |
Silver 2 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 3 |
| Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 | ||||
| Winter Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 | ||||
Three competitors from Switzerland competed in two sports at the 1896 Summer Olympics. The Swiss won one championship and placed second in two more events, for a total of three medals. They had 8 entries in 5 events.
Contents |
[edit] Medals
[edit] Gold
- Louis Zutter - gymnastics - pommel horse
[edit] Silver
- Louis Zutter - gymnastics, parallel bars
- Louis Zutter - gymnastics, vault
[edit] Results by event
[edit] Gymnastics
All of Switzerland's medals were won by Zutter in the gymnastics competitions. Zutter's only event that did not result in a medal was in the horizontal bar. Champaud entered three events, but did not medal in any.
| Event | Place | Gymnast |
|---|---|---|
| Parallel bars | 2nd | Louis Zutter |
| – | Charles Champaud | |
| Horizontal bar | – | Louis Zutter |
| Vault | 2nd | Louis Zutter |
| – | Charles Champaud | |
| Pommel horse | 1st | Louis Zutter |
| – | Charles Champaud | |
[edit] Shooting
Baumann took 8th of 42 in the military rifle competition.
| Event | Place | Shooter | Score | Hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Military rifle | 8th | Albert Baumann | 1294 | Unknown |
[edit] References
- Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; & Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at [1])
- Mallon, Bill; & Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at [2])
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.
| Nations at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece |
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| Australia • Austria • Denmark • France • Germany • Great Britain • Greece • Hungary • Italy • Sweden • Switzerland • United States • Mixed teams |
