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 1972 Summer Olympics

1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

, West Germany

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

. 151 competitors, 122 men and 29 women, took part in 116 events in 17 sports.

Medalists

Switzerland finished in 26th position in the final medal rankings, with three silver medals.

Silver

* Xaver Kurmann

Xaver Kurmann

Xaver Kurmann is a retired Swiss cyclist who won two Olympic medals in the individual pursuit event.-External links:*...

 — Cycling, Men's 4000m Individual Pursuit

• Alfred Bachmann
  Alfred Bachmann
  Alfred Bachmann is a Swiss rower who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he and his partner Heinrich Fischer won the silver medal in the coxless pairs event.-External links:*...
  
   and Heinrich Fischer
  Heinrich Fischer
  Heinrich "Heini" Fischer is a Swiss rower who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he and his partner Alfred Bachmann won the silver medal in the coxless pairs event.-External links:*...
  
   — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
• Guy Evéquoz
  Guy Evéquoz
  Guy Evéquoz is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Daniel Giger
  Daniel Giger
  Daniel Giger is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Christian Kauter
  Christian Kauter
  Christian Kauter is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Peter Lötscher
  Peter Lötscher
  Peter Lötscher is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , and François Suchanecki
  François Suchanecki
  François Suchanecki is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
   — Fencing, Men's Épée Team Competition

Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Switzerland entered three men but only one woman. Their highest placing competitor was Lucien Trepper, at 10th place in the men's competition.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Lucien Trepper – 2409 points (→ 10th place)
• Jakob Wolfensberger – 2367 points (→ 22nd place)
• Jean-Pierre Heritier – 2222 points (→ 47th place)

Women's Individual Competition:

• Sally Svendlin – 2191 points (33rd place)

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

• Rolf Gysin
• Heat — 1:47.5
• Semifinals — 1:48.2 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

• Werner Meier
• Heat — 3:43.2 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

• Fritz Rügsegger
• Heat — 14:54.4 (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump

• Michel Patry
• Qualification Round — 2.09m (→ did not advance)

Cycling

Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race

• Bruno Hubschmid — 19th place
• Iwan Schmid — 20th place
• Ulrich Sutter — 24th place
• Hugo Schär — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Christian Brunner
• Final — 1:07.71 (→ 7th place)

Diving

Men's 10m Platform

• Sandro Rossi — 225.87 points (→ 35th place)

Fencing

12 fencers, 10 men and 2 women, represented Switzerland in 1972.

Men's épée

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 4 to 6 1972. 71 fencers from 28 nations competed.-Results:...

• Daniel Giger
  Daniel Giger
  Daniel Giger is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Peter Lötscher
  Peter Lötscher
  Peter Lötscher is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Christian Kauter
  Christian Kauter
  Christian Kauter is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team épée

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 8 to 9 1972...

• Guy Evéquoz
  Guy Evéquoz
  Guy Evéquoz is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Peter Lötscher
  Peter Lötscher
  Peter Lötscher is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Daniel Giger
  Daniel Giger
  Daniel Giger is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Christian Kauter
  Christian Kauter
  Christian Kauter is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , François Suchanecki
  François Suchanecki
  François Suchanecki is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's sabre

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 30 to 31, 1972. 53 fencers from 22 nations competed.-Results:...

• Sandor Gombay
  Sandor Gombay
  Sandor Gombay is a Swiss fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Janos Mohoss
  Janos Mohoss
  Janos Mohoss is a Swiss fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Istvan Kulcsar
  Istvan Kulcsar
  Istvan Kulcsar is a Swiss fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team sabre

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre

The men's team sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 3 to 4, 1972...

• Alain Barudoni
  Alain Barudoni
  Alain Barudoni is a Swiss fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Sandor Gombay
  Sandor Gombay
  Sandor Gombay is a Swiss fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Istvan Kulcsar
  Istvan Kulcsar
  Istvan Kulcsar is a Swiss fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Janos Mohoss
  Janos Mohoss
  Janos Mohoss is a Swiss fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Toni Reber
  Toni Reber
  Toni Reber is a Swiss fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Women's foil

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 2 to 3, 1972. 44 fencers from 20 nations competed.-Results:...

• Fabienne Regamey
  Fabienne Regamey
  Fabienne Regamey is a Swiss fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Madeleine Heitz
  Madeleine Heitz
  Madeleine Heitz is a Swiss fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Modern pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

• Hans Müller
  Hans Müller (pentathlete)
  Hans Müller is a Swiss modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the individual and team events. He placed 45th in the individual, and his team placed 15th.-References:*...
  
   — 4392 points (→ 45th place)
• Beat Ganz — 4323 points (→ 51st place)
• Urs Hugi — 4661 points (→ 28th place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Müller, Ganz, and Hugi — 13359 points (→ 15th place)

Alternate member

• Rudolf Steiner

Rowing

Men's Single Sculls

• Melchior Bürgin
  Melchior Bürgin
  Melchior Rudolf Bürgin is a former Swiss rower who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics, the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• Heat — 8:00.20
• Repechage — 8:04.81
• Semi Finals — 8:16.95
• Final — 7:31.99 (→ 6th place)

Men's Coxed Pairs

• René Furler, Nicolas Lindecker and Stefan Hablützel
• Heat — 7:46.03
• Repechage — 8:11.53
• Semi Finals — 8:32.34
• B-Final — 8:05.54 (→ 12th place)

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Hanspeter Würmli
• Heat — 55.08s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Hanspeter Würmli
• Heat — 2:03.14 (→ did not advance)