Switzerland at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Switzerland competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 133 competitors, 132 men and 1 woman, took part in 70 events in 15 sports.[1]

Switzerland at the
1928 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSUI
NOCSwiss Olympic Association
Websitewww.swissolympic.ch (in German and French)
in Amsterdam
Competitors133 in 15 sports
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
7
Silver
4
Bronze
4
Total
15
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Gold Georges Miez Gymnastics Men's artistic individual all-around August 10
Men's horizontal bar August 9
  Gold Hans Grieder, August Güttinger,
Hermann Hänggi, Eugen Mack,
Georges Miez, Otto Pfister,
Eduard Steinemann, Melchior Wezel
Gymnastics Men's team all-around August 10
  Gold Hermann Hänggi Gymnastics Men's pommel horse August 8
  Gold Eugen Mack Gymnastics Men's vault August 10
  Gold Hans Bourquin, Hans Schöchlin,
Karl Schöchlin
Rowing Men's coxed pair August 10
  Gold Ernst Kyburz Wrestling Men's freestyle middleweight August 1
  Silver Hermann Hänggi Gymnastics Men's artistic individual all-around August 10
  Silver Georges Miez Gymnastics Men's pommel horse August 8
  Silver Fritz Bösch, Otto Bucher,
Ernst Haas, Joseph Meyer,
Karl Schwegler
Rowing Men's coxed four August 10
  Silver Arnold Bögli Wrestling Men's freestyle light heavyweight August 1
  Bronze Charles-Gustave Kuhn Equestrian Individual jumping August 12
  Bronze Eugen Mack Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar August 9
  Bronze Hermann Hänggi Gymnastics Men's parallel bars August 9
  Bronze Hans Minder Wrestling Men's freestyle featherweight August 1

Athletics

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Cycling

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Nine cyclists, all men, represented Switzerland in 1928.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint
Time trial
Team pursuit

Diving

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Equestrian

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Fencing

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Nine fencers, eight men and 1 woman, represented Switzerland in 1928.

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

Football

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Round of 16
Switzerland  0–4  Germany
Report Hofmann   17', 75', 85'
Hornauer   42'
Attendance: 16,158
Referee: Willem Eijmers (Netherlands)

Gymnastics

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Hockey

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Roster

The following is the Switzerland roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2]

  • Adalbert Koch
  • Adolf Fehr
  • Charles Piot
  • Ernst Luchsinger
  • Édouard Mauris
  • Alfred Fischer
  • Fred Jenny
  • Henri Poncet
  • J. Loubert
  • Jean-Jacques Auberson
  • Maurice Magnin
  • Max Zumstein
  • Roland Olivier
  • René Pellarin
  • R. Rodé
  • Werner Fehr
  • J. Brun
  • E. Coppetti
  • F. Hermenjat
  • L. Joset
  • A. Rhinow
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   India 4 4 0 0 26 0 +26 8 Gold medal match
2   Belgium 4 3 0 1 8 9 −1 6 Bronze medal match
3   Denmark 4 2 0 2 5 8 −3 4
4    Switzerland 4 1 0 3 2 11 −9 2
5   Austria 4 0 0 4 1 14 −13 0
Source: 1928 Official Report, p. 685
17 May 1928
15:50
Switzerland   1–2   Denmark
Loubert   ?' Report Husted   16'
Holst   ?'
Umpires:
L. J. Quarles van Ufford (NED)
M. J. Vandekerckhove (BEL)

20 May 1928
16:00
Belgium   3–0    Switzerland
Delheid   15'
Diercxsens   34'
Vercken   68'
Report
Umpires:
A. Broese van Croenou (NED)
F. Schiff (NED)

22 May 1928
15:00
India   6–0    Switzerland
Marthins   6'
Chand   26'53'55'65'
Gateley   ?'
Report
Umpires:
P. Reinberg (GER)
M. Masip Ubis (ESP)

24 May 1928
18:00
Switzerland   1-0   Austria
Fehr   ?' Report
Umpires:
T. Evekink (NED)
P. Regibo (BEL)

Rowing

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Sailing

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Swimming

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Water Polo

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Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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Art competitions

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References

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  1. ^ "Switzerland at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  2. ^ 1928 Official Report.
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