Switzerland at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Switzerland at the
1928 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSUI
NOCSwiss Olympic Association
in Amsterdam
Competitors133 in 15 sports
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
7
Silver
4
Bronze
4
Total
15
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldGeorges Miez Gymnastics Men's artistic individual all-around August 10
Men's horizontal bar August 9
 GoldHans Grieder, August Güttinger,
Hermann Hänggi, Eugen Mack,
Georges Miez, Otto Pfister,
Eduard Steinemann, Melchior Wezel		 Gymnastics Men's team all-around August 10
 GoldHermann Hänggi Gymnastics Men's pommel horse August 8
 GoldEugen Mack Gymnastics Men's vault August 10
 GoldHans Bourquin, Hans Schöchlin,
Karl Schöchlin		 Rowing Men's coxed pair August 10
 GoldErnst Kyburz Wrestling Men's freestyle middleweight August 1
 SilverHermann Hänggi Gymnastics Men's artistic individual all-around August 10
 SilverGeorges Miez Gymnastics Men's pommel horse August 8
 SilverFritz Bösch, Otto Bucher,
Ernst Haas, Joseph Meyer,
Karl Schwegler		 Rowing Men's coxed four August 10
 SilverArnold Bögli Wrestling Men's freestyle light heavyweight August 1
 BronzeCharles-Gustave Kuhn Equestrian Individual jumping August 12
 BronzeEugen Mack Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar August 9
 BronzeHermann Hänggi Gymnastics Men's parallel bars August 9
 BronzeHans Minder Wrestling Men's freestyle featherweight August 1

Athletics

Cycling

Nine cyclists, all men, represented Switzerland in 1928.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint
Time trial
Team pursuit

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

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

Round of 16
Switzerland 0–4 Germany
Report Hofmann 17', 75', 85'
Hornauer 42'
Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 16,158
Referee: Willem Eijmers (Netherlands)

Gymnastics

Hockey

Roster

The following is the Switzerland roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Group play
Pos Team
 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

Sailing

Swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Robert Wyss 200 m breaststroke 3:02.6 Unknown Did not advance

Water Polo

(DNS: Armand Boppart, Edouard Ruchti, Eugen Tschümperli)

Weightlifting

10 male weightlifters competed for Switzerland.

Featherweight, Men
Lightweight, Men
Middleweight, Men
Light-Heavyweight, Men
Heavyweight, Men

Wrestling

Men's freestyle bantamweight
Men's freestyle featherweight
Men's freestyle lightweight
Men's freestyle welterweight
Men's freestyle middleweight
Men's freestyle light heavyweight
Men's freestyle heavyweight
Men's Greco-Roman featherweight
Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
Men's Greco-Roman middleweight
Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight

Art competitions

Notes

  1. 1 2 also competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics
  2. ↑ also competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1936 Summer Olympics
  3. ↑ also competed at the 1924 Olympics (in athletics)
  4. ↑ also referred to as Walter Gasser

References

  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.