Switzerland at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Switzerland at the
1992 Winter Olympics

IOC code| SUI
NOC| Swiss Olympic Association
Website| www.swissolympic.ch (in German and French)
in Albertville, France
8–23 February 1992
Competitors| 74 (57 men, 17 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearers | Vreni Schneider, Alpine Skiing
Medals
Ranked 14th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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Switzerland competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Nicolas Bochatay, a member of the delegation, was to represent the country in the speed skiing finals, but he was killed in an accident on the morning of the day of the competition he was to compete in.

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Gustav Weder
Donat Acklin | Bobsleigh | Two-man | 16 February
Bronze | Steve Locher | Alpine skiing | Men's combined | 11 February
Bronze | Gustav Weder
Donat Acklin
Lorenz Schindelholz
Curdin Morell | Bobsleigh | Four-man | 22 February

## Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Alpine skiing | 11 | 10 | 21
Biathlon | 1 | 0 | 1
Bobsleigh | 8 | – | 8
Cross-country skiing | 3 | 6 | 9
Freestyle skiing | 4 | 1 | 5
Ice hockey | 22 | – | 22
Nordic combined | 4 | – | 4
Ski jumping | 4 | – | 4
Total | 57 | 17 | 74

## Alpine skiing

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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Race 1  | Race 2  | Total

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Time  | Time  | Time  | Rank
Paul Accola | Downhill  |  | DNF  | -
Xavier Gigandet |  | 1:52.50  | 15
Daniel Mahrer |  | 1:52.39  | 13
Franz Heinzer |  | 1:51.39  | 6
Franz Heinzer | Super-G  |  | DNF  | -
Urs Kälin |  | 1:15.22  | 14
Paul Accola |  | 1:14.60  | 10
Marco Hangl |  | 1:13.90  | 6
Michael von Grünigen | Giant Slalom  | 1:06.95  | 1:03.72  | 2:10.67  | 13
Hans Pieren | 1:06.34  | 1:03.23  | 2:09.57  | 11
Steve Locher | 1:05.80  | DNF  | DNF  | -
Paul Accola | 1:04.88  | 1:03.14  | 2:08.02  | 4
Steve Locher | Slalom  | DNF  | - | DNF  | -
Michael von Grünigen | 53.62  | 52.80  | 1:46.42  | 7
Paul Accola | 52.64  | 52.98  | 1:45.62  | 6
Patrick Staub | 52.56  | 52.88  | 1:45.44  | 4

Men's combined

Athlete  | Downhill  | Slalom  | Total

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Time  | Time 1  | Time 2  | Points  | Rank
William Besse | 1:46.66  | DNF  | - | DNF  | -
Steve Locher | 1:46.53  | 49.90  | 51.54  | 18.16  |
Paul Accola | 1:45.73  | 56.08  | 59.71  | 90.96  | 21
Xavier Gigandet | 1:45.61  | 53.35  | 53.84  | 41.21  | 8

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Race 1  | Race 2  | Total

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Time  | Time  | Time  | Rank
Chantal Bournissen | Downhill  |  | DNF  | -
Marlis Spescha |  | 1:55.83  | 21
Heidi Zeller-Bähler |  | 1:54.73  | 13
Heidi Zurbriggen |  | 1:54.04  | 10
Heidi Zurbriggen | Super-G  |  | DNF  | -
Chantal Bournissen |  | DNF  | -
Heidi Zeller-Bähler |  | 1:24.51  | 11
Zoë Haas |  | 1:24.31  | 10
Heidi Zurbriggen | Giant Slalom  | DSQ  | - | DSQ  | -
Vreni Schneider | DNF  | - | DNF  | -
Corinne Rey-Bellet | 1:08.89  | 1:08.70  | 2:17.59  | 17
Zoë Haas | 1:07.77  | 1:10.12  | 2:17.89  | 18
Annick Bonzon | Slalom  | 49.94  | DNF  | DNF  | -
Christine von Grünigen | 49.84  | 45.89  | 1:35.73  | 13
Katrin Neuenschwander | 49.20  | 45.08  | 1:34.28  | 9
Vreni Schneider | 48.66  | 45.30  | 1:33.96  | 7

Women's combined

Athlete  | Downhill  | Slalom  | Total

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Time  | Time 1  | Time 2  | Points  | Rank
Heidi Zurbriggen | DSQ  | - | - | DSQ  | -
Chantal Bournissen | 1:26.92  | 35.33  | 35.36  | 24.98  | 4
Heidi Zeller-Bähler | 1:26.90  | 37.63  | 38.45  | 69.07  | 14

## Biathlon

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Main article: Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Men
Event  | Athlete  | Misses 1 | Time  | Rank

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10 km Sprint  | Jean-Marc Chabloz | 3  | 30:32.9  | 77
Event  | Athlete  | Time  | Misses  | Adjusted time 2 | Rank

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20 km  | Jean-Marc Chabloz | 59:45.6  | 4  | 1'03:45.6  | 54

1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2 One minute added per missed target.

## Bobsleigh

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Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Sled  | Athletes  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
SUI-1  | Gustav Weder
Donat Acklin | Two-man  | 1:00.49  | 9  | 1:00.97  | 3  | 1:00.84  | 1  | 1:00.96  | 1  | 4:03.26  |
SUI-2  | Christian Meili
Christian Reich | Two-man  | 1:00.23  | 3  | 1:01.31  | 11  | 1:01.44  | 9  | 1:01.38  | 10  | 4:04.36  | 10
Sled  | Athletes  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
SUI-1  | Gustav Weder
Donat Acklin
Lorenz Schindelholz
Curdin Morell | Four-man  | 57.97  | 2  | 58.78  | 6  | 58.59  | 3  | 58.79  | 3  | 3:54.13  |
SUI-2  | Christian Meili
Bruno Gerber
Christian Reich
Gerold Löffler | Four-man  | 58.15  | 5  | 58.75  | 5  | 58.59  | 3  | 58.89  | 8  | 3:54.38  | 5

## Cross-country skiing

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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Men
Event  | Athlete  | Race

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Time  | Rank
10 km
C  | Hans Diethelm | 31:41.8  | 50
André Jungen | 31:41.2  | 49
Giachem Guidon | 31:23.9  | 44
15 km
pursuit1
F  | Hans Diethelm | 44:16.4  | 44
Giachem Guidon | 43:06.1  | 34
André Jungen | 42:56.3  | 31
30 km
C  | Hans Diethelm | 1'30:13.2  | 36
Giachem Guidon | 1'28:44.5  | 25
50 km
F  | André Jungen | 2'20:32.1  | 47
Hans Diethelm | 2'14:41.6  | 30
Giachem Guidon | 2'10:55.0  | 15

1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Women
Event  | Athlete  | Race

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Time  | Rank
5 km
C  | Elvira Knecht | 16:05.5  | 44
Barbara Mettler | 15:33.7  | 32
Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan | 15:09.5  | 20
Sylvia Honegger | 15:03.4  | 15
10 km
pursuit2
F  | Barbara Mettler | 31:16.3  | 42
Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan | 30:28.8  | 37
Elvira Knecht | 30:17.2  | 36
Sylvia Honegger | 28:17.7  | 13
15 km
C  | Silke Braun-Schwager | DNF  | -
Natascia Leonardi Cortesi | 46:32.7  | 25
Sylvia Honegger | 45:33.7  | 16
30 km
F  | Natascia Leonardi Cortesi | 1'33:21.0  | 31
Elvira Knecht | 1'32:35.6  | 26
Sylvia Honegger | 1'30:16.6  | 19
Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan | 1'29:54.3  | 17

2 Starting delay based on 5 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Women's 4 × 5 km relay
Athletes  | Race

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Time  | Rank
Sylvia Honegger
Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan
Natascia Leonardi Cortesi
Elvira Knecht | 1'02:54.1  | 9

## Curling

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Main article: Curling at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

Switzerland

CC Lausanne-Olympique, Lausanne

Skip: Urs Dick
Third: Jürg Dick
Second: Robert Hürlimann
Lead: Thomas Kläy
Alternate: Peter Däppen

## Freestyle skiing

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Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Time  | Points  | Rank  | Time  | Points  | Rank
Bernard Brandt | Moguls  | 35.58  | 14.82  | 39  | did not advance
Petsch Moser | 31.06  | 18.56  | 29  | did not advance
Thomas Lagler | 32.63  | 22.02  | 17  | did not advance
Jürg Biner | 32.00  | 23.02  | 11 Q | 32.60  | 22.69  | 10

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Time  | Points  | Rank  | Time  | Points  | Rank
Conny Kissling | Moguls  | 40.83  | 17.46  | 13  | did not advance

## Ice hockey

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Main article: Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics

### Group B

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Twelve participating teams were placed in two groups. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the Medal Round while the last two teams competed in the consolation round for the 9th to 12th places.

| Team advanced to the Final Round

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| Team sent to compete in the Consolation round
Team  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | GF  | GA  | DIF  | PTS

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Canada | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 8
Unified Team | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 8
Czechoslovakia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 8
France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 4
Switzerland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 2
Norway | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 38 | -31 | 0
Unified Team | 8:1 |  Switzerland

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Canada | 6:1 |  Switzerland
France | 4:3 |  Switzerland
Switzerland | 6:3 |  Norway
Czechoslovakia | 4:2 |  Switzerland

### Consolation round 9th-12th places

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Switzerland | 7:2 |  Poland

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9th-place match

Norway | 5:2 |  Switzerland 10th

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Contestants

* Reto Pavoni
* Renato Tosio
* Samuel Balmer
* Sandro Bertaggia
* Sven Leuenberger
* Patrice Brasey
* Doug Honegger
* Dino Kessler
* Andreas Beutler
* André Künzi
* Jörg Eberle
* Alfred Lüthi
* Andreas Ton
* Patrick Howald
* Gil Montandon
* Thomas Vrabec
* Mario Brodmann
* Mario Rottaris
* Keith Fair
* Manuele Celio
* André Rötheli
* Peter Jaks

* Head coach: Juhani Tamminen

## Nordic combined

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Main article: Nordic combined at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Men's individual

Events:

* normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps.)
* 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)

Athlete  | Event  | Ski Jumping  | Cross-country  | Total

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Points  | Rank  | Start at  | Time  | Rank
Urs Niedhart | Individual  | 179.3  | 41  | +5:28.0  | 54:07.4  | 38
Hippolyt Kempf | 189.7  | 36  | +4:18.7  | 50:24.5  | 26
Marco Zarucchi | 201.1  | 20  | +3:02.7  | 50:55.3  | 29
Andreas Schaad | 201.1  | 20  | +3:02.7  | 48:02.1  | 14

Men's Team

Three participants per team.

Events:

* normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps per team member were counted.)
* 10 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)

Athletes  | Ski jumping  | Cross-country  | Total

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Points  | Rank  | Start at  | Time  | Rank
Hippolyt Kempf
Andreas Schaad
Marco Zarucchi | 521.9  | 11  | +10:16.0  | 1'33:38.4  | 10

## Ski jumping

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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Jump 1  | Jump 2  | Total

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Distance  | Points  | Distance  | Points  | Points  | Rank
Markus Gähler | Normal hill  | 80.5  | 90.8  | 79.0  | 89.4  | 180.2  | 44
Martin Trunz | 80.0  | 92.0  | 80.5  | 90.8  | 182.8  | 41
Sylvain Freiholz | 83.0  | 97.8  | 81.5  | 93.4  | 191.2  | 24
Stefan Zünd | 83.0  | 100.8  | 80.0  | 94.0  | 194.8  | 20
Markus Gähler | Large hill  | 100.0  | 77.0  | 90.5  | 61.7  | 138.7  | 35
Sylvain Freiholz | 99.0  | 77.6  | 108.5  | 93.4  | 171.0  | 14
Martin Trunz | 105.0  | 87.0  | 88.5  | 60.4  | 147.4  | 31
Stefan Zünd | 104.0  | 87.1  | 94.5  | 71.8  | 158.9  | 22

Men's team large hill
Athletes  | Result

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Points 1 | Rank
Markus Gähler
Stefan Zünd
Sylvain Freiholz
Martin Trunz | 537.9  | 8

1 Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.

## References

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1. ^ Switzerland at the 1992 Winter Olympics

* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database
* Olympic Winter Games 1992, full results by sports-reference.com

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