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Switzerland at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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Switzerland at the 1960 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Swiss Olympic Association

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

Competitors
  
149 (147 men and 2 women) in 16 sports

Medals Ranked 24th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 3 3 6

Switzerland competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 149 competitors, 147 men and 2 women, took part in 90 events in 16 sports.

Contents

Silver

  • Gustav Fischer — Equestrian, Dressage Individual Competition
  • Anton Bühler, Rudolf Günthardt and Hans Schwarzenbach — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition
  • Hans-Rudolf Spillmann — Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions
  • Bronze

  • Anton Bühler — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition
  • Ernst Hürlimann and Rolf Larcher — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
  • Henri Copponex, Pierre Girard and Manfred Metzger — Sailing, 5.5 Metre
  • Cycling

    14 male cyclists represented Switzerland in 1960.

    Individual road race
  • Erwin Jaisli
  • Emil Beeler
  • Max Wechsler
  • Hubert Bächli
  • Team time trial
  • Erwin Jaisli
  • Roland Zöffel
  • René Rutschmann
  • Hubert Bächli
  • Sprint
  • Kurt Rechsteiner
  • 1000m time trial
  • Josef Helbling
  • Tandem
  • Peter Vogel
  • Peter Hirzel
  • Team pursuit
  • Walter Signer
  • Werner Weckert
  • Hans Heinemann
  • Egon Scheiwiller
  • Fencing

    Seven fencers, all men, represented Switzerland in 1960.

    Men's foil
  • Jean Cerrottini
  • Michel Steininger
  • Claudio Polledri
  • Men's épée
  • Jules Amez-Droz
  • Claudio Polledri
  • Michel Steininger
  • Men's team épée
  • Hans Bässler, Jules Amez-Droz, Paul Meister, Charles Ribordy, Claudio Polledri, Michel Steininger
  • Modern pentathlon

    Three male pentathletes represented Switzerland in 1960.

    Individual
  • Erhard Minder
  • Werner Vetterli
  • Rolf Weber
  • Team
  • Erhard Minder
  • Werner Vetterli
  • Rolf Weber
  • Rowing

    Men's eight
  • Hugo Goeggel
  • Shooting

    Ten shooters represented Switzerland in 1960.

    25 m pistol
  • Hansrüdi Schneider
  • Hans Albrecht
  • 50 m pistol
  • Albert Späni
  • Frédéric Michel
  • 300 m rifle, three positions
  • Hans Rudolf Spillmann
  • August Hollenstein
  • 50 m rifle, three positions
  • Kurt Müller
  • Hans Schönenberger
  • 50 m rifle, prone
  • Hans Rudolf Spillmann
  • Hans Schönenberger
  • Trap
  • Pierre-André Flückiger
  • Louis von Sonnenberg
  • References

    Switzerland at the 1960 Summer Olympics Wikipedia


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