Switzerland at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Three competitors from Switzerland competed in two sports at the 1896 Summer Olympics. The Swiss won one championship and placed second in two more events, for a total of three medals. They had 8 entries in 5 events.
Medalists
Results by event
Gymnastics
All of Switzerland's medals were won by Zutter in the gymnastics competitions. Zutter's only event that did not result in a medal was in the horizontal bar. Champaud entered three events, but did not medal in any.
| Event |
Place |
Gymnast |
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| Parallel bars |
2nd |
Louis Zutter |
| – |
Charles Champaud[1] |
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| Horizontal bar |
– |
Louis Zutter |
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| Vault |
2nd |
Louis Zutter |
| – |
Charles Champaud[1] |
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| Pommel horse |
1st |
Louis Zutter |
| – |
Charles Champaud[1] |
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Shooting
Baumann took 8th of 42 in the military rifle competition.
| Event |
Place |
Shooter |
Score |
Hits |
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| Military rifle |
8th |
Albert Baumann |
1294 |
Unknown |
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Notes
- ^ a b c Which nation Champaud's results should be credited to is disputed. Champaud was a Swiss national living in Sofia. The Bulgarian Olympic Committee claims Champaud competed for Bulgaria, making that nation one of those debuting in 1896; however, most results list include Champaud as Swiss. The International Olympic Committee's official number of 14 nations at the 1896 Summer Olympics almost certainly includes Bulgaria, which would make Champaud's results credited to Bulgaria.
References
- Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; & Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at [1])
- Mallon, Bill; & Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at [2])
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.