Switzerland at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Switzerland at the
1928 Summer Olympics

IOC code| SUI
NOC| Swiss Olympic Association
Website| www.swissolympic.ch (in German and French)
in Amsterdam
Competitors| 133 in 15 sports
Medals
Ranked 6th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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]

## Medalists

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Further information: 1928 Summer Olympics medal table

Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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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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Main article: Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Nine cyclists, all men, represented Switzerland in 1928.

Individual road race

* Gottlieb Amstein
* Jakob Caironi
* Türel Wanzenried
* Paul Litschi

Team road race

* Gottlieb Amstein
* Jakob Caironi
* Türel Wanzenried

Sprint

* Willi Knabenhans

Time trial

* Erich Fäs

Team pursuit

* Erich Fäs
* Gustave Moos
* Heinz Gilgen
* Joseph Fischler

## Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1928 Summer Olympics

## Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1928 Summer Olympics

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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

Men's foil

* Eugène Empeyta
* Frédéric Fitting
* John Albaret

Men's team foil

* Édouard Fitting, Frédéric Fitting, Eugène Empeyta, John Albaret, Michel Fauconnet, Jean de Bardel

Men's épée

* Eugène Empeyta
* Henri Jacquet
* Édouard Fitting

Men's team épée

* Édouard Fitting, Henri Jacquet, Frédéric Fitting, Eugène Empeyta, John Albaret, Paul de Graffenried

Women's foil

* Jeanne Morgenthaler

## Football

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Main article: Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Round of 16

28 May 1928 (1928-05-28)

14:00

Switzerland | 0–4|  Germany

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| Report | Hofmann 17', 75', 85'
Hornauer 42'

Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam

Attendance: 16,158

Referee: Willem Eijmers (Netherlands)

## Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

## Hockey

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Main article: Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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
* Jean Loubert
* Jean-Jacques Auberson
* Maurice Magnin
* Max Zumstein
* Roland Olivier
* René Pellarin
* Roger Rodé
* Werner Fehr
* J. Brun
* E. Coppetti
* F. Hermenjat
* L. Joset
* A. Rhinow

Group play
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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

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Loubert ?' | Report | Husted 16'
Holst ?'
Umpires:
L. J. Quarles van Ufford (NED)
M. J. Vandekerckhove (BEL)

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| 20 May 1928
16:00

Belgium | 3–0  |  Switzerland

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Delheid 15'
Diercxsens 34'
Vercken 68' | Report |
Umpires:
A. Broese van Croenou (NED)
F. Schiff (NED)

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| 22 May 1928
15:00

India | 6–0  |  Switzerland

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Marthins 6'
Chand 26', 53', 55', 65'
Gateley ?' | Report |
Umpires:
P. Reinberg (GER)
M. Masip Ubis (ESP)

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| 24 May 1928
18:00

Switzerland | 1-0  |  Austria

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Fehr ?' | Report |
Umpires:
T. Evekink (NED)
P. Regibo (BEL)

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Robert Wyss | 200 m breaststroke | 3:02.6  |  | Unknown  | Did not advance

## Water Polo

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Main article: Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

## Art competitions

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Main article: Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics

## 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.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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Nations at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands

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