Switzerland at the 1960 Winter Olympics
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| At the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 21 (14 men, 7 women) in 4 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Andreas Däscher | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 8 |
Gold 2 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 2 |
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Switzerland competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 Gold | Staub, RogerRoger Staub | Alpine skiing | Men's giant slalom | February 21 |
| Gold | Rüegg, YvonneYvonne Rüegg | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom | February 23 |
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nando Pajarola | Downhill | 2:15.4 | 20 | ||||
| Jakob Arduser | 2:10.9 | 13 | |||||
| Roger Staub | 2:08.9 | 5 | |||||
| Willi Forrer | 2:07.8 | 4 | |||||
| Nando Pajarola | Giant Slalom | 1:56.2 | 25 | ||||
| Fredy Brupbacher | 1:55.0 | 22 | |||||
| Willi Forrer | 1:53.9 | 20 | |||||
| Roger Staub | 1:48.3 | | |||||
| Roger Staub | Slalom | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
| Willi Forrer | 1:16.1 | 16 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | |
| Adolf Mathis | 1:13.9 | 15 | 1:09.6 | 20 | 2:23.5 | 15 | |
| Georges Schneider | 1:13.0 | 14 | 1:39.7 | 38 | 2:52.7 | 31 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Annemarie Waser | Downhill | DSQ | – | ||||
| Liselotte Michel | 2:01.0 | 35 | |||||
| Margrit Gertsch | 1:50.4 | 26 | |||||
| Yvonne Rüegg | 1:41.6 | 9 | |||||
| Annemarie Waser | Giant Slalom | 1:46.0 | 23 | ||||
| Liselotte Michel | 1:42.5 | 14 | |||||
| Madeleine Berthod-Chamot | 1:41.9 | 9 | |||||
| Yvonne Rüegg | 1:39.9 | | |||||
| Yvonne Rüegg | Slalom | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
| Madeleine Berthod-Chamot | 1:12.1 | 37 | 1:03.3 | 22 | 2:15.4 | 28 | |
| Liselotte Michel | 58.8 | 13 | 59.2 | 6 | 1:58.0 | 5 | |
| Annemarie Waser | 57.6 | 7 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | |
Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
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| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Konrad Hischier | 57:43.9 | 39 |
| Marcel Huguenin | 57:36.7 | 37 | |
| Lorenz Possa | 56:30.1 | 31 | |
| Alphonse Baume | 55:58.9 | 27 | |
| 30 km | Fritz Kocher | DNF | – |
| Lorenz Possa | 2'05:41.2 | 32 | |
| Marcel Huguenin | 2'03:25.6 | 28 | |
| Alphonse Baume | 2'02:04.2 | 24 | |
| 50 km | Fritz Kocher | DNF | – |
- Men's 4 x 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
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| Time | Rank | |
| Fritz Kocher Marcel Huguenin Lorenz Possa Alphonse Baume |
2'29:36.8 | 8 |
Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
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| Franziska Schmidt | 21 | 19 | 1141.8 | 184 | 22 |
| Liliane Crosa | 22 | 17 | 1157.4 | 171 | 20 |
Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1960 Winter Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
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| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Andreas Däscher | Normal hill | 86.0 | 101.1 | 18 | 77.0 | 100.1 | 24 | 201.2 | 20 |
References
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Olympic Winter Games 1960, full results by sports-reference.com
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