Switzerland at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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Gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

s were not given at the 1900 Games. A silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....

 was given for a first place, and a bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...

 was given for second. The International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

 has retroactively assigned gold, silver, and bronze medals to competitors who earned 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishes, respectively, in order to bring early Olympics in line with current awards.

Gold

  • Emil Kellenberger
    Emil Kellenberger
    Emil Kellenberger was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won three olympic medals, two gold medals in the Military Rifle 3 positions and team categories and a silver medal in the...

     — shooting, three positions military rifle
  • Karl Röderer
    Karl Röderer
    Karl Conrad Röderer was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century in pistol shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won two gold medals in Military Pistol and Military Pistol team for Switzerland....

     — shooting, individual military pistol
  • Konrad Stäheli
    Konrad Stäheli
    Konrad Stäheli was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won three gold medals – in the Military Pistol team and the Military Rifle team, and in the Military Rifle individual...

     — shooting, kneeling military rifle
  • Friedrich Lüthi
    Friedrich Lüthi
    Friedrich Lüthi was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a gold medal with the Military pistol team for Switzerland.-References:...

    , Paul Probst
    Paul Probst
    Paul Probst was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a gold medal with the Military pistol team for Switzerland....

    , Louis Richardet
    Louis Richardet
    He is not to be confused with the jazz accordionist, Louis Richardet, of the 1930sLouis Marcel Richardet was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won two gold medal with the Military pistol and rifle...

    , Karl Röderer, Konrad Stäheli — shooting, team military pistol
  • Franz Böckli
    Franz Böckli
    Franz Böckli was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and a gold medal with the Military rifle team for Switzerland....

    , Alfred Grütter
    Alfred Grütter
    Alfred Grütter was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a gold medal with the Military rifle team for Switzerland....

    , Emil Kellenberger, Louis Richardet, Konrad Stäheli — shooting, team military rifle
  • Bernard de Pourtalès
    Bernard de Pourtalès
    Bernard Alexandre George Edmond de Pourtalès was a Swiss infantry captain and sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He died in Casablanca....

    , Hélène de Pourtalès, Hermann de Pourtalès
    Hermann de Pourtalès
    Hermann Alexander de Pourtalès was a Swiss sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Swiss boat Lérina, which won the gold medal in the first race of 2-3 ton class and silver medal in the second race of 2-3 ton class. He also participated in the open class, but did not...

     — sailing, 1-2 ton race 1

Silver

  • Emil Kellenberger — shooting, kneeling military rifle
  • Bernard de Pourtalès, Hélène de Pourtalès, Hermann de Pourtalès — sailing, 1-2 ton race 2

Fencing

Switzerland first competed in fencing at the Olympics in the sport's second appearance. The nation sent three fencers.
Event Place Fencer Round 1 Quarterfinals Repechage Semifinals Final
Foil 25-34 Paul Robert
Paul Robert (fencer)
Paul Robert was a Swiss Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1900 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
Advanced
by jury
Not advanced
by jury
Did not advance
38-54 Jean Weill  Not advanced
by jury
Did not advance
Sabre 19-23 de Boffa  5th-6th
in pool
Did not advance

Gymnastics

Switzerland competed again at the second gymnastics competition. This time, the nation won no medals in a heavily France-dominated single event.
Event Place Gymnast Score
Combined 19 Jules Ducret  264
23 Jeanfavre  261

Sailing

Event Place Sailors Time (total)
1-2 ton class
race 1
1st Bernard de Pourtalès
Bernard de Pourtalès
Bernard Alexandre George Edmond de Pourtalès was a Swiss infantry captain and sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He died in Casablanca....

 
Hélène de Pourtalès 
Hermann de Pourtalès
Hermann de Pourtalès
Hermann Alexander de Pourtalès was a Swiss sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Swiss boat Lérina, which won the gold medal in the first race of 2-3 ton class and silver medal in the second race of 2-3 ton class. He also participated in the open class, but did not...

 
2:15:32
1-2 ton class
race 2
2nd Bernard de Pourtalès
Hélène de Pourtalès
Hermann de Pourtalès
3:35:14
Open class Bernard de Pourtalès
Hélène de Pourtalès
Hermann de Pourtalès
Did not finish

Shooting

After winning no medals in the first Olympic shooting competitions, Switzerland dominated the second edition of the events, winning five of the nine events as well as taking two other medals. The Swiss shooters took gold medals in both the team events, as well as the individual gold medals in military pistol, kneeling military rifle, and overall military rifle.
Event Place Shooter Score
Rapid fire pistol 5th Paul Probst
Paul Probst
Paul Probst was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a gold medal with the Military pistol team for Switzerland....

 
57
Military pistol
individual
1st Karl Röderer
Karl Röderer
Karl Conrad Röderer was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century in pistol shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won two gold medals in Military Pistol and Military Pistol team for Switzerland....

 
503
3rd Konrad Stäheli
Konrad Stäheli
Konrad Stäheli was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won three gold medals – in the Military Pistol team and the Military Rifle team, and in the Military Rifle individual...

 
453
4th Louis Richardet
Louis Richardet
He is not to be confused with the jazz accordionist, Louis Richardet, of the 1930sLouis Marcel Richardet was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won two gold medal with the Military pistol and rifle...

 
448
7th Friedrich Lüthi
Friedrich Lüthi
Friedrich Lüthi was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a gold medal with the Military pistol team for Switzerland.-References:...

 
435
9th Paul Probst 432
Military pistol
team
1st Friedrich Lüthi, Paul Probst, Louis Richardet, Karl Röderer, Konrad Stäheli 2271
Military rifle
standing
5th Franz Böckli
Franz Böckli
Franz Böckli was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and a gold medal with the Military rifle team for Switzerland....

 
294
6th Emil Kellenberger
Emil Kellenberger
Emil Kellenberger was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won three olympic medals, two gold medals in the Military Rifle 3 positions and team categories and a silver medal in the...

 
292
7th Alfred Grütter
Alfred Grütter
Alfred Grütter was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a gold medal with the Military rifle team for Switzerland....

282
14th Konrad Stäheli 272
17th Louis Richardet 269
Military rifle
kneeling
1st Konrad Stäheli 324
2nd Emil Kellenberger 314
7th Franz Böckli 300
9th Louis Richardet 297
25th Alfred Grütter 265
Military rifle
prone
5th Emil Kellenberger 324
12th Louis Richardet 307
21st Franz Böckli 289
23rd Alfred Grütter 285
Konrad Stäheli 285
Military rifle
three positions
1st Emil Kellenberger 930
8th Franz Böckli 883
9th Konrad Stäheli 881
16th Louis Richardet 873
19th Alfred Grütter 832
Military rifle
team
1st Franz Böckli, Alfred Grütter, Emil Kellenberger, Louis Richardet, Konrad Stäheli 4399
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