Switzerland at the 1964 Winter Olympics

Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics
1964 Winter Olympics
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964...

in Innsbruck

Innsbruck

- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...

, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

.

None of the 72 athletes won a medal. It was the first and only time (as of Vancouver 2010

2010 Winter Olympics

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) that Switzerland didn't win a single medal at Winter Olympics.

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Georg Grünenfelder	Downhill	2:22.69	18
Dumeng Giovanoli Dumeng Giovanoli Dumeng Giovanoli is a former Swiss alpine skier. In 1968, Giovanoli won the World Cup in Slalom. He also competed at the alpine skiing events at the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics.-References:...		2:21.16	13
Willy Favre Willy Favre Willy Favre is a Swiss former alpine skier and Olympic medalist. He was born in Les Diablerets. He received a silver medal in the giant slalom at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.-References:...		2:20.23	8
Jos Minsch		2:19.54	4
Edy Bruggmann	Giant Slalom	1:55.30	19
Beat von Allmen		1:54.05	14
Jos Minsch		1:50.61	9
Willy Favre Willy Favre Willy Favre is a Swiss former alpine skier and Olympic medalist. He was born in Les Diablerets. He received a silver medal in the giant slalom at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.-References:...		1:48.69	4

Men's slalom

Athlete	Qualifying				Final
Athlete	Time 1	Rank	Time 2	Rank	Time 1	Rank	Time 2	Rank	Total	Rank
Jos Minsch	54.95	22 QF	–	–	1:15.07	23	DSQ	–	DSQ	–
Willy Favre Willy Favre Willy Favre is a Swiss former alpine skier and Olympic medalist. He was born in Les Diablerets. He received a silver medal in the giant slalom at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.-References:...	54.29	15 QF	–	–	1:13.63	12	1:04.59	17	2:18.22	14
Stefan Kälin	53.93	12 QF	–	–	1:13.92	15	1:02.12	9	2:16.04	10
Adolf Mathis	53.41	6 QF	–	–	1:10.77	5	1:02.22	10	2:12.99	6

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ruth Adolf	Downhill					2:02.59	20
Theres Obrecht						2:02.41	19
Heidi Obrecht						2:02.23	17
Françoise Gay	Giant Slalom					1:57.21	15
Ruth Adolf						1:55.83	12
Theres Obrecht						1:54.91	11
Fernande Bochatay Fernande Bochatay Fernande Bochatay is a former Swiss alpine skier. At the 1968 Winter Olympics, she won the bronze medal in Giant Slalom....						1:54.59	9
Fernande Bochatay Fernande Bochatay Fernande Bochatay is a former Swiss alpine skier. At the 1968 Winter Olympics, she won the bronze medal in Giant Slalom....	Slalom	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Theres Obrecht		1:02.56	32	51.53	14	1:54.09	25
Heidi Obrecht		47.37	15	51.96	16	1:39.33	14
Françoise Gay		45.78	8	53.22	18	1:39.00	13

Biathlon

Men

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time ¹	Rank
20 km	Peter Gerig	1'30:32.5	16	2'02:32.5	48
	Willy Junod	1'28:00.7	13	1'54:00.7	47
	Erich Schönbächler	1'29:59.5	12	1'53:59.5	46
	Marcel Vogel Marcel Vogel Marcel Joseph Vogel was a research scientist working at the IBM San Jose Advanced Systems Development Division Los Gatos Lab for some 27 years. He is sometimes referred to as Dr. Vogel, this title was an honorary doctoral degree, Ph.D..It is claimed that Vogel started his research into...	1'29:14.1	12	1'53:14.1	45

¹Two minutes added per miss.

Bobsleigh

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
SUI-1	Hans Zoller Hans Zoller Hans Zoller was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1950s and 1960s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1957 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz. He also competed in Bobsleigh at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where he finished 10th in both the two man and four man bobsled... Robert Zimmermann	Two-man	1:06.97	12	1:06.20	6	1:07.60	16	1:07.38	13	4:28.15	10
SUI-2	Herbert Kiesel Oskar Lory	Two-man	1:07.33	14	1:07.70	14	1:07.92	17	1:08.25	16	4:31.20	17

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
SUI-1	Hans Zoller Hans Zoller Hans Zoller was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1950s and 1960s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1957 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz. He also competed in Bobsleigh at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where he finished 10th in both the two man and four man bobsled... Hans Kleinpeter Fritz Lüdi Fritz Lüdi Fritz Lüdi is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1970s. He won three medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver and two bronzes .... Robert Zimmermann	Four-man	1:04.83	16	1:04.52	12	1:04.97	11	1:04.73	9	4:19.05	10
SUI-2	Herbert Kiesel Bernhard Wild Hansruedi Beugger Oskar Lory	Four-man	1:04.33	9	1:04.54	13	1:04.65	10	1:04.60	8	4:18.12	8

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
15 km	Konrad Hischier	56:42.3	40
	Franz Kälin	55:50.3	32
	Hans-Sigfrid Oberer	55:47.9	31
	Hans Ammann	55:44.9	29
30 km	Alphonse Baume	1'42:41.8	43
	Georges Dubois	1'42:26.8	39
	Hans Ammann	1'39:55.7	28
	Konrad Hischier	1'39:43.6	27
50 km	Georges Dubois	3'07:21.8	31
	Franz Kälin	3'06:09.3	29
	Alphonse Baume	3'03:49.1	26
	Alois Kälin Alois Kälin Alois "Wisel" Kälin is a former Swiss Nordic skier who competed in the 1960s and 1970s. He won a Nordic combined silver in the at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and a bronze in the 4 x 10 km cross-country skiing relay at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo...	2'56:30.5	20

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Konrad Hischier Alois Kälin Alois Kälin Alois "Wisel" Kälin is a former Swiss Nordic skier who competed in the 1960s and 1970s. He won a Nordic combined silver in the at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and a bronze in the 4 x 10 km cross-country skiing relay at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo... Franz Kälin Hans Sigfrid Oberer	2'31:52.8	9

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Peter Grütter Peter Grütter Peter Grütter is a retired competitive Swiss figure skater who currently works as a coach. He was born in Berne. He competed for Switzerland at the 1964 Winter Olympics, placing 24th. He retired from competitive skating following that season...	24	20	1517.2	208	24
Markus Germann Markus Germann Markus Arthur Germann is a Swiss figure skater. He is the 1963 & 1964 Swiss national champion. He represented Switzerland at the 1964 Winter Olympics where he placed 19th.He has served as an ISU Referee for Switzerland.-Competitive highlights:...	20	23	1578.0	186	19

Women

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Monika Zingg	28	28	1568.9	248	27

Pairs

Athletes	Points	Places	Rank
Monique Mathys Yves Ällig	81.5	147.5	17
Gerda Johner Rüdi Johner	95.4	56	6

Ice hockey

First Round

Winners (in bold) qualified for the Group A to play for 1st-8th places. Teams, which lost their qualification matches, played in Group B for 9th-16th places.
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Medal Round

First place team wins gold, second silver and third bronze.

Rank	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	7	7	0	54	10	14
2	7	5	2	47	16	10
3	7	5	2	38	19	10
4	7	5	2	32	17	10
5	7	2	5	29	33	4
6	7	2	5	10	31	4
7	7	2	5	13	49	4
8	7	0	7	9	57	0

Canada 8-0 Switzerland
Finland 4-0 Switzerland
USSR 15-0 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia 5-1 Switzerland
Sweden 12-0 Switzerland
Germany (UTG) 6-5 Switzerland
USA 7-3 Switzerland

	Contestants Franz Berry Roger Chappot Rolf Diethelm Elvin Friedrich Gaston Furrer Oskar Jenny René Kiener Pio Parolini Kurt Pfammatter Gérard Rigolet Max Rüegg Walter Salzmann Herold Truffer Peter Wespi Otto Wittwer Jürg Zimmermann Peter Stammbach

Luge

Men

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ulrich Jucker	1:03.81	32	55.92	23	57.41	25	58.10	26	3:55.24	26
Jean-Pierre Gottschall	1:03.05	29	1:04.82	30	1:01.85	28	1:22.36	31	4:32.08	31
Arnold Gartmann Arnold Gartmann Arnold "Noldi" Gartmann was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen....	55.17	19	55.27	18	55.74	22	55.97	22	3:42.15	20
Emil Egli	55.01	18	56.24	24	54.80	16	55.51	20	3:41.56	18

(Men's) Doubles

Athletes	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athletes	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Beat Häsler Arnold Gartmann Arnold Gartmann Arnold "Noldi" Gartmann was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen....	53.78	11	51.31	9	1:47.09	9
Emil Egli Hansruedi Roth	54.88	12	55.20	10	1:50.08	11

Women

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Monika Lücker	55.35	14	DNF	–	–	–	–	–	DNF	–
Elisabeth Nagele Elisabeth Nagele Elisabeth Nagele was a Swiss luger who competed in the early 1960s. She won the gold medal in the women's singles at the 1961 FIL World Luge Championships in Girenbad, Switzerland....	55.28	13	55.10	10	57.61	13	55.30	11	3:43.29	12
Ursula Amstein	54.25	10	56.58	11	55.90	12	56.08	13	3:42.81	11

Nordic combined

Events:

normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
15 km cross-country skiing

Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping				Cross-country			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance 1	Distance 2	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Alois Kälin Alois Kälin Alois "Wisel" Kälin is a former Swiss Nordic skier who competed in the 1960s and 1970s. He won a Nordic combined silver in the at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and a bronze in the 4 x 10 km cross-country skiing relay at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo...	Individual	59.0	54.0	159.9	28	49:12.8	253.33	1	413.23	12

Ski jumping

Athletes performed three jumps, the best two were counted and are shown here.

Athlete	Event	Jump 1		Jump 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Josef Zehnder	Normal hill	69.0	88.1	66.0	83.6	171.7	51
Ueli Scheidegger		72.0	89.4	68.5	87.0	176.4	48
Heribert Schmid		76.5	99.7	74.0	100.4	200.1	25
Josef Zehnder	Large hill	80.0	88.9	68.0	83.4	172.3	48
Ueli Scheidegger		70.0	78.9	65.0	75.4	154.3	51
Heribert Schmid		78.0	84.9	78.5	90.1	175.0	46

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Jean-Pierre Guéron	44.9	43
1500 m	Jean-Pierre Guéron	2:32.3	53
1500 m	Ruedi Uster	2:23.4	44
5000 m	Peter Büttner	8:45.5	40
5000 m	Ruedi Uster	8:24.8	32
10,000 m	Ruedi Uster	17:23.4	29

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Rank	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	7	7	0	54	10	14
2	7	5	2	47	16	10
3	7	5	2	38	19	10
4	7	5	2	32	17	10
5	7	2	5	29	33	4
6	7	2	5	10	31	4
7	7	2	5	13	49	4
8	7	0	7	9	57	0

Rank	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	7	7	0	54	10	14
2	7	5	2	47	16	10
3	7	5	2	38	19	10
4	7	5	2	32	17	10
5	7	2	5	29	33	4
6	7	2	5	10	31	4
7	7	2	5	13	49	4
8	7	0	7	9	57	0

Rank	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	7	7	0	54	10	14
2	7	5	2	47	16	10
3	7	5	2	38	19	10
4	7	5	2	32	17	10
5	7	2	5	29	33	4
6	7	2	5	10	31	4
7	7	2	5	13	49	4
8	7	0	7	9	57	0