Switzerland at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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Switzerland at the Olympic Games

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IOC code: SUI
NOC: Swiss Olympic Association
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1972 Summer Olympics in Munich
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
3		 Bronze
0		 Total
3
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Switzerland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Contents

[edit] Medals

Switzerland finished in 26th position in the final medal rankings, with three silver medals.

[edit] Silver

  • Alfred Bachmann and Heinrich Fischer — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
  • Guy Evéquoz, Daniel Giger, Christian Kauter, Peter Lötscher, and François Suchanecki — Fencing, Men's Épée Team Competition


[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Switzerland entered three men but only one woman. Their highest placing competitor was Lucien Trepper, at 10th place in the men's competition.

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Lucien Trepper – 2409 points (10th place)
  • Jakob Wolfensberger – 2367 points (22nd place)
  • Jean-Pierre Heritier – 2222 points (47th place)

Women's Individual Competition:

  • Sally Svendlin – 2191 points (33rd place)

[edit] Diving

Men's 10m Platform:

  • Sandro Rossi – 225.87 points (35th place)

[edit] Modern Pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Hans Müller – 4392 points (45th place)
  • Beat Ganz – 4323 points (51st place)
  • Urs Hugi – 4661 points (28th place)

Men's Team Competition:

  • Müller, Ganz, and Hugi – 13359 points (15th place)

Alternate member

Rudolf Steiner


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