Switzerland at the 1896 Summer Olympics
- Switzerland at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Infobox Olympics Switzerland
games=1896 Summer
competitors=3
sports=2
gold=1
silver=2
bronze=0
total=3
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
Gold
* Louis Zutter — Gymnastics, Men's Pommeled Horse
Silver
* Louis Zutter — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars
* Louis Zutter — Gymnastics, Men's Vault
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.
hooting
Baumann took 8th of 42 in the military rifle competition.
Notes
References
* (Digitally available at [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1896/1896.pdf] )
* (Excerpt available at [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/Mallon/1896.pdf] )
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