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Switzerland at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
SUI

6
  
2

Competitors
  
18 in 4 sports

Switzerland at the 1900 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Swiss Olympic Association

Website
  
www.swissolympic.ch (German) (French)

Medals Ranked 5th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 6 2 1 9

Switzerland competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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Medalists

Gold medals were not awarded at the 1900 Games. A silver medal was given for a first place, and a bronze medal was given for second. The International Olympic Committee has retroactively assigned gold, silver, and bronze medals to competitors who earned 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-place finishes, respectively, in order to bring early Olympics in line with current awards.

Gold

  • Emil Kellenberger — shooting, three positions military rifle
  • Karl Röderer — shooting, individual military pistol
  • Konrad Stäheli — shooting, kneeling military rifle
  • Friedrich Lüthi, Paul Probst, Louis Richardet, Karl Röderer, Konrad Stäheli — shooting, team military pistol
  • Franz Böckli, Alfred Grütter, Emil Kellenberger, Louis Richardet, Konrad Stäheli — shooting, team military rifle
  • Bernard de Pourtalès, Hélène de Pourtalès, Hermann de Pourtalès — sailing, 1-2 ton race 1

    • Silver

  • Emil Kellenberger — shooting, kneeling military rifle
  • Bernard de Pourtalès, Hélène de Pourtalès, Hermann de Pourtalès — sailing, 1-2 ton race 2

    • Bronze

  • Konrad Stäheli — shooting, individual military pistol

    • Fencing

    Switzerland first competed in fencing at the Olympics in the sport's second appearance. The nation sent three fencers.

    Gymnastics

    Switzerland competed again at the second gymnastics competition. This time, the nation won no medals in a heavily France-dominated single event.

    Shooting

    After winning no medals in the first Olympic shooting competitions, Switzerland dominated the second edition of the events, winning five of the nine events as well as taking two other medals. The Swiss shooters took gold medals in both the team events, as well as the individual gold medals in military pistol, kneeling military rifle, and overall military rifle.

    References

    Switzerland at the 1900 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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