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Switzerland at the 1952 Summer Olympics 
Summary
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.[1]
| Switzerland at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SUI |
| NOC | Swiss Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in Helsinki | |
| Competitors | 157 (148 men and 9 women) in 17 sports |
| Flag bearer | Walter Lehmann |
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Gold edit
- Jack Günthard — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar
- Hans Eugster — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars
Silver edit
- Fritz Schwab — Athletics, Men's 10 km Walk
- Henri Chammartin, Gustav Fischer, and Gottfried Trachsel — Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition
- Josef Stalder — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar
- Hans Eugster, Ernst Fivian, Ernst Gebendinger, Jack Günthard, Hans Schwarzentruber, Josef Stalder, Melchior Thalmann, and Jean Tschabold — Gymnastics, Men's Combined Exercises
- Enrico Bianchi, Émile Ess, Walter Leiser, Heini Scheller, and Karl Weidmann — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
- Robert Bürchler — Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions
Bronze edit
- Oswald Zappelli — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual Competition
- Paul Barth, Willy Fitting, Paul Meister, Otto Rüfenacht, Mario Valota, and Oswald Zappelli — Fencing, Men's Épée Team Competition
- Josef Stalder — Gymnastics, Men's All-Around Individual
- Josef Stalder — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars
- Hans Eugster — Gymnastics, Men's Rings
- Hans Kalt and Kurt Schmid — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
Athletics edit
Basketball edit
- Men's Team Competition
- Qualification Round (Group A)
- Lost to Bulgaria (58-69)
- Lost to Belgium (49-59) → did not advance
Boxing edit
Canoeing edit
Cycling edit
- Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- Rolf Graf — 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
- Final — 1:15.4 (→ 15th place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Fritz Siegenthaler — 16th place
Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
- Eliminated in quarterfinals (→ 8th place)
Diving edit
Men's 3m Springboard
- Preliminary Round — 47.15 points (→ 35th place)
Women's 10m Platform
- Preliminary Round — 30.04 points (→ 15th place)
Equestrian edit
Fencing edit
Ten fencers, nine men and one woman, represented Switzerland in 1952.
Gymnastics edit
Hockey edit
Modern pentathlon edit
Three male pentathletes represented Switzerland in 1952.
- Individual
- Team
- Werner Vetterli
- Werner Schmid
- Erhard Minder
Rowing edit
Switzerland had 13 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]
Sailing edit
Shooting edit
Nine shooters represented Switzerland in 1952.
Swimming edit
Weightlifting edit
Wrestling edit
References edit
- ^ "Switzerland at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Switzerland Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.