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1 Medalists  





2 Athletics  





3 Cycling  





4 Diving  





5 Equestrian  





6 Fencing  





7 Football  





8 Gymnastics  





9 Hockey  





10 Rowing  





11 Sailing  





12 Swimming  





13 Water Polo  





14 Weightlifting  





15 Wrestling  





16 Art competitions  





17 References  





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Switzerland at the 1928 Summer Olympics






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Switzerland at the
1928 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSUI
NOCSwiss Olympic Association
Websitewww.swissolympic.ch (in German and French)
inAmsterdam
Competitors133 in 15 sports
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
7
Silver
4
Bronze
4
Total
15
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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  • Other related appearances
    1906 Intercalated Games

    Switzerland competed at the 1928 Summer OlympicsinAmsterdam, Netherlands. 133 competitors, 132 men and 1 woman, took part in 70 events in 15 sports.[1]

    Medalists[edit]

    Medal Name Sport Event Date
     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[edit]

    Cycling[edit]

    Nine cyclists, all men, represented Switzerland in 1928.

    Individual road race
    Team road race
    Sprint
    Time trial
    Team pursuit

    Diving[edit]

    Equestrian[edit]

    Fencing[edit]

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

    Men's foil
    Men's team foil
    Men's épée
    Men's team épée
    Women's foil

    Football[edit]

    Round of 16
    14:00
    Switzerland 0–4 Germany
    Report Hofmann 17', 75', 85'
    Hornauer 42'

    Attendance: 16,158

    Referee: Willem Eijmers (Netherlands)

    Gymnastics[edit]

    Hockey[edit]

    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
  • J. Loubert
  • Jean-Jacques Auberson
  • Maurice Magnin
  • Max Zumstein
  • Roland Olivier
  • René Pellarin
  • R. Rodé
  • Werner Fehr
  • J. Brun
  • E. Coppetti
  • F. Hermenjat
  • L. Joset
  • A. Rhinow
  • Group play
    Pos Team
  • t
  • e
  • Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    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
    Loubert field hockey ball ?' Report Husted field hockey ball 16'
    Holst field hockey ball ?'
    Umpires:
    L. J. Quarles van Ufford (NED)
    M. J. Vandekerckhove (BEL)

    20 May 1928
    16:00
    Belgium  3–0   Switzerland
    Delheid field hockey ball 15'
    Diercxsens field hockey ball 34'
    Vercken field hockey ball 68'
    Report
    Umpires:
    A. Broese van Croenou (NED)
    F. Schiff (NED)

    22 May 1928
    15:00
    India  6–0   Switzerland
    Marthins field hockey ball 6'
    Chand field hockey ball 26'53'55'65'
    Gateley field hockey ball ?'
    Report
    Umpires:
    P. Reinberg (GER)
    M. Masip Ubis (ESP)

    24 May 1928
    18:00
    Switzerland  1-0  Austria
    Fehr field hockey ball ?' Report
    Umpires:
    T. Evekink (NED)
    P. Regibo (BEL)

    Rowing[edit]

    Sailing[edit]

    Swimming[edit]

    Water Polo[edit]

    Weightlifting[edit]

    Wrestling[edit]

    Art competitions[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Switzerland at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  • ^ 1928 Official Report.
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