Switzerland at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Art Competitions

Architecture, Designs For Town Planning, Open Edy KnupferWerner Schindler 2 Silver
Literature, Dramatic Works, Open Benoît Bickel AC
Literature, Epic Works, Open Max Ehinger AC
Literature, Lyric Works, Open Benoît Bickel AC
Ferdinand Schell AC
René Borchanne AC
Music, Compositions For Orchestra, Open Werner Gallusser HM
Jean Daetwyler HM
Painting, Graphic Arts, Open Hans Erni AC
Alex Walter Diggelmann AC
Lotti Lobsiger-Schibli AC
Robert Lips AC
Robert Lips AC
Robert Lips AC
Painting, Paintings, Open Lotti Lobsiger-Schibli AC
Alex Walter Diggelmann AC
Painting, Applied Arts, Open Alex Walter Diggelmann 2 Silver
Alex Walter Diggelmann 3 Bronze
Gertrude Bohnert AC
Gertrude Bohnert AC
Alex Walter Diggelmann AC
Alex Walter Diggelmann AC
Hans Erni AC
Hans Erni AC
Alex Walter Diggelmann AC
Sculpturing, Medals And Plaques, Open Alex Walter Diggelmann HM
Alex Walter Diggelmann AC
Alex Walter Diggelmann AC
Sculpturing, Reliefs, Open Elsy Blom-Wirz AC
Alex Walter Diggelmann AC
Sculpturing, Statues, Open Walter Linck AC
Hans Brandenberger AC
Sculpturing, Unknown Event, Open Ferdy Denzler AC

Artistic Gymnastics

Individual All-Around, Men Walter Lehmann 2 Silver
Sepp Stalder 4
Christian Kipfer 5
Emil Studer 6
Robert Lucy 15
Michael Reusch 18
Melchior Thalmann 21
Karl Frei =32
Team All-Around, Men Switzerland 2 Silver
Walter LehmannSepp StalderChristian KipferEmil StuderRobert LucyMichael ReuschMelchior ThalmannKarl Frei
Floor Exercise, Men Sepp Stalder =16
Melchior Thalmann =25
Christian Kipfer =29
Walter Lehmann =29
Emil Studer =41
Robert Lucy =41
Karl Frei 56
Michael Reusch =67
Horse Vault, Men Walter Lehmann =8
Emil Studer =10
Christian Kipfer =14
Robert Lucy =14
Melchior Thalmann =20
Sepp Stalder =38
Karl Frei =64
Michael Reusch =84
Parallel Bars, Men Michael Reusch 1 Gold
Christian Kipfer =3 Bronze
Sepp Stalder =3 Bronze
Walter Lehmann 5
Melchior Thalmann 20
Robert Lucy =21
Emil Studer =21
Karl Frei 30
Horizontal Bar, Men Sepp Stalder 1 Gold
Walter Lehmann 2 Silver
Emil Studer =4
Christian Kipfer =9
Michael Reusch =12
Robert Lucy 23
Melchior Thalmann =46
Karl Frei =65
Rings, Men Karl Frei 1 Gold
Michael Reusch 2 Silver
Walter Lehmann 4
Emil Studer =5
Sepp Stalder =5
Christian Kipfer =11
Robert Lucy 24
Melchior Thalmann 31
Pommelled Horse, Men Michael Reusch 7
Sepp Stalder =8
Emil Studer =8
Walter Lehmann 11
Christian Kipfer =14
Robert Lucy =16
Melchior Thalmann =23
Karl Frei =26

Athletics

400 metres, Men Oskar Hardmeier 3 h4 r1/4
Walter Keller 4 h7 r1/4
Max Trepp 5 h8 r1/4
800 metres, Men Karl Volkmer AC h1 r2/3
Hans Streuli AC h3 r2/3
1,500 metres, Men Heinz Hubler 8 h4 r1/2
Hans Streuli DNS
5,000 metres, Men Ernst Günther 9 h3 r1/2
Marathon, Men Kaspar Schiesser 22
Jakob Jutz 29
Hans Frischknecht DNF
110 metres Hurdles, Men Olivier Bernard 5 h1 r2/3
400 metres Hurdles, Men Werner Christen 3 h5 r1/3
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men Switzerland 4 h1 r1/2
Oskar HardmeierWalter KellerMax TreppKarl VolkmerHans Streuli (DNS)
10 kilometres Race Walk, Men Fritz Schwab 3 Bronze
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Gaston Godel 2 Silver
High Jump, Men Hans Wahli =7
Pole Vault, Men Armin Scheurer DNS
Long Jump, Men Jean Studer 13 r1/2
Shot Put, Men Willy Senn 13
Decathlon, Men Fritz Nussbaum 23
Oskar Gerber 27
Armin Scheurer DNF

Basketball

Basketball, Men Switzerland 21
Bernard DutoitClaude ChevalleyGérald PiagetGeorges StocklyHenry GujerHenri BaumannJean TriboletJean ParéClaude LandiniJohn PolletMarc BossyMaurice CholletPierre AlbrechtRobert Geiser

Boxing

Lightweight, Men Edy Schmidiger =9
Middleweight, Men Hermann Schneider =17
Light-Heavyweight, Men Hans Schwerzmann =9
Heavyweight, Men Hans Müller 4

Canoe Marathon

Kayak Singles, 10,000 metres, Men Emil Bottlang 11
Kayak Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men Switzerland 11
Fritz FreyWerner Zimmermann

Canoe Sprint

Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres, Men Hans Straub 6 h1 r1/2
Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men Switzerland 6 h1 r1/2
Bruno MasciadriFranz Reiner

Cycling Road

Road Race, Individual, Men Jakob Schenk 13
Jean Brun 15
Walter Reiser 25
Giovanni Rossi DNF
Road Race, Team, Men Switzerland 6
Jakob SchenkJean BrunWalter ReiserGiovanni Rossi

Cycling Track

Sprint, Men Jean Roth 2 h7 r3/6
1,000 metres Time Trial, Men Hans Flückiger 4
Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres, Men Switzerland 4
Jean RothMax Aeberli
Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men Switzerland =5
Walter BucherGaston GerosaEugen KamberHans Pfenninger

Diving

Springboard, Men Ernst Strupler 25
Platform, Men Willy Rist 23
Ernst Strupler 25

Equestrian Dressage

Individual, Men Hans Moser 1 Gold

Equestrian Eventing

Individual, Men Alfred Blaser 11
Toni Bühler 19
Pierre Musy 32
Team, Men Switzerland 4
Alfred BlaserToni BühlerPierre Musy

Fencing

Foil, Individual, Men Corrado Schlaepfer 7 p3 r2/4
Walo Hörning 8 p2 r2/4
Jean-Maurice Rubli =7 p6 r1/4
Gottfried von Meiss DNS
Foil, Team, Men Switzerland 3 p4 r1/4
Gottfried von MeissRoger StirnWalo HörningCorrado SchlaepferJean-Maurice Rubli
Épée, Individual, Men Oswald Zappelli 2 Silver
Robert Lips 5 p4 r2/4
Rodolphe Spillmann =6 p5 r2/4
Épée, Team, Men Switzerland =5
Fernand ThiébaudRobert LipsJean HauertOswald ZappelliOtto RüfenachtMarc Chamay
Sabre, Individual, Men Walter Widemann 4 p6 r1/4
Otto Greter 5 p5 r1/4
Alphonse Ruckstuhl 6 p8 r1/4
Sabre, Team, Men Switzerland 3 p2 r1/4
Roland TurianAlphonse RuckstuhlOtto GreterWalter WidemannRobert Lips (DNS)Oswald Zappelli (DNS)
Foil, Individual, Women Anita Klüpfel 6 p4 r2/4
Hedwig Rieder 5 p6 r1/4
Vera Hagemann 6 p5 r1/4

Hockey

Hockey, Men Switzerland =5
Armand SchléeEmil GrubEdouard SiegristFritz KehrerFridolin KurmannFritz StühlingerHugo WalserHans GrunerJosef RippsteinJean-Pierre RocheKarl VogtOtto GrolimundPierre PascheRoland JenzerRobert EgerPierre Ballif (DNS)

Modern Pentathlon

Individual, Men Bruno Riem 6
Franz Hegner 7
Werner Schmid 27

Rowing

Single Sculls, Men Hans Jakob Keller 2 h2 r2/4
Double Sculls, Men Switzerland 2 h2 r2/4
Maurice GueissazMaurice Matthey
Coxless Pairs, Men Switzerland 2 Silver
Hans KaltJosef Kalt
Coxed Fours, Men Switzerland 2 Silver
Rudolf ReichlingErich SchrieverEmil KnechtPeter SteblerAndré Moccand
Eights, Men Switzerland 3 h1 r3/4
Otto BurriFredy SchultheissFranz StarklHans SchultheissArnold AmstutzMoritz GrandPeter GübeliEugen VollmarOtto Vonlaufen

Sailing

One Person Dinghy, Open Alfons Oswald 10
Two Person Keelboat, Open Ali-Baba II 15
Hans BrynerKurt Bryner
6 metres, Open Ylliam VII 7
Henri CopponexÉmile LachapelleAndré FirmenichLouis NoverrazCharles SternMarcel Stern

Shooting

Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Men Rudolf Schnyder 20
Walter Lienhard 59
Free Pistol, 50 metres, Men Rudolf Schnyder 2 Silver
Beat Rhyner 5
Heinz Ambühl 15
Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men Emil Grünig 1 Gold
Otto Horber 9
Mario Ciocco 11
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men Otto Horber 12
Emil Grünig 34
Mario Ciocco 56

Swimming

100 metres Freestyle, Men Walter Schneider 8 h6 r1/3
400 metres Freestyle, Men Walter Schneider 6 h2 r1/3
100 metres Backstroke, Men Hans Blumer 6 h6 r1/3
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Walter Kunz 4 h3 r1/3
Nicolas Wildhaber 4 h4 r1/3
Hans Widmer 5 h2 r1/3
100 metres Freestyle, Women Marianne Erismann 7 h1 r1/3
100 metres Backstroke, Women Doris Gontersweiler 5 h2 r1/3
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Lilo Kobi 7 h2 r2/3

Water Polo

Water Polo, Men Switzerland =13
André GrosjeanErwin KlumppEdouard HauserGeorges HauserTristan SauerRené WeibelHeinrich KellerH. Burri (DNS)W. Marty (DNS)Hans Vaterlaus (DNS)

Weightlifting

Featherweight, Men Richard Rieder 22
Middleweight, Men Fritz Mast 19
Roger Rubini 23

Wrestling

Featherweight, Greco-Roman, Men Adolf Müller AC
Lightweight, Greco-Roman, Men Alfred Jauch AC
Welterweight, Greco-Roman, Men Robert Diggelmann AC
Middleweight, Greco-Roman, Men Ernst Kolb AC
Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Albin Dannacher AC
Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Moritz Inderbitzin 6
Bantamweight, Freestyle, Men Walter Wenger AC
Featherweight, Freestyle, Men Adolf Müller 3 Bronze
Lightweight, Freestyle, Men Hermann Baumann 3 Bronze
Welterweight, Freestyle, Men Willy Angst AC
Middleweight, Freestyle, Men Paul Dätwyler AC
Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Fritz Stöckli 2 Silver
Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Willy Lardon AC