Switzerland at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Switzerland at the
1952 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSUI
NOCSwiss Olympic Association
Websitewww.swissolympic.ch (in German and French)
in Helsinki
Competitors157 (148 men and 9 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer Walter Lehmann
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
2
Silver
6
Bronze
6
Total
14
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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]


Gold

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Silver

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Bronze

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Athletics

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Basketball

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Men's Team Competition
  • Qualification Round (Group A)
  • Lost to Bulgaria (58-69)
  • Lost to Belgium (49-59) → did not advance

Boxing

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Canoeing

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Cycling

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Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

  • Final — 1:15.4 (→ 15th place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

  • Eliminated in quarterfinals (→ 8th place)

Diving

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Men's 3m Springboard

  • Preliminary Round — 47.15 points (→ 35th place)

Women's 10m Platform

  • Preliminary Round — 30.04 points (→ 15th place)

Equestrian

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Fencing

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Ten fencers, nine men and one woman, represented Switzerland in 1952.

Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil

Gymnastics

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Hockey

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Modern pentathlon

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Three male pentathletes represented Switzerland in 1952.

Individual
Team
  • Werner Vetterli
  • Werner Schmid
  • Erhard Minder

Rowing

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Switzerland had 13 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]

Men's single sculls
Men's double sculls
Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxed four

Sailing

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Shooting

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Nine shooters represented Switzerland in 1952.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap

Swimming

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Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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References

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  1. ^ "Switzerland at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  2. ^ 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.