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Switzerland at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Switzerland at the 1968 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Swiss Olympic Association

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

Competitors
  
85 (81 men and 4 women) in 12 sports

MedalsRanked 33rd
  
GoldSilverBronzeTotal0145

Switzerland competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 85 competitors, 81 men and 4 women, took part in 68 events in 12 sports.

Contents

Silver

  • Bernhard Dunand, Louis Noverraz and Marcel Stern — Sailing, Men's 5½ Meter Class

    • Bronze

  • Xaver Kurmann — Cycling, Men's 4000m Individual Pursuit
  • Henri Chammartin, Gustav Fischer and Marianne Gossweiler — Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition
  • Peter Bolliger, Gottlieb Fröhlich, Jakob Grob, Denis Oswald and Hugo Waser — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
  • Kurt Müller — Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions

    • Cycling

    Four cyclists represented Switzerland in 1968.

    Individual road race
  • Bruno Hubschmid
    • Individual pursuit
  • Xaver Kurmann
    • Team pursuit
  • Walter Richard
  • Jürgen Schneider
  • Bruno Hubschmid
  • Xaver Kurmann

    • Fencing

    Five fencers, all men, represented Switzerland in 1968.

    Men's épée
  • Peter Lötscher
  • Michel Steininger
  • Alexandre Bretholz
    • Men's team épée
  • Denys Chamay, Peter Lötscher, Christian Kauter, Alexandre Bretholz, Michel Steininger

    • Modern pentathlon

    One male pentathlete represented Switzerland in 1968.

    Individual
  • Alex Tschui

    • Shooting

    Ten shooters, all men, represented Switzerland in 1968. Kurt Müller won bronze in the 300 m rifle, three positions event.

    25 m pistol
  • Kurt Klingler
  • Josef Ziltener
    • 50 m pistol
  • Ernst Stoll
  • Albert Späni
    • 300 m rifle, three positions
  • Kurt Müller
  • Erwin Vogt
    • 50 m rifle, three positions
  • Kurt Müller
  • Peter Ruch
    • 50 m rifle, prone
  • Hansrüdi Schafroth
  • Hans Sinniger
    • Skeet
  • Paul Vittet

    • References

    Switzerland at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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