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Switzerland at the 1928 Winter Olympics

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Switzerland at the
1928 Winter Olympics
IOC codeSUI
NOCSwiss Olympic Association
Websitewww.swissolympic.ch (in German and French)
in St. Moritz
Competitors41 (40 men, 1 woman) in 7 sports
Flag bearerHans Eidenbenz[1]
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Switzerland was the host nation of the 1928 Winter Olympics. It`participated in the event held at St. Moritz between 11 and 19 February 1928. The country's participation in the Games marked its second appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in the inaugural 1924 Games.

The Switzerland team consisted of 41 athletes who competed across seven sports. Hans Eidenbenz served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. Switzerland won a lone bronze medal in the Games, and was ranked eighth in the overall medal table.

Background

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Switzerland first competed at the inaugural 1896 Olympic Games held in Athens. The country first formed a National Olympic Committee in 1902, which functioned only for the Olympic Games between 1904 and 1912. The Swiss Olympic Association was established on 7 October 1912 and was officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in the same year.[2] The 1924 Winter Olympics marked Switzerland's first participation in the Olympic Games. After the nation made its debut in the Winter Olympics at the previous Games, this edition of the Games in 1928 marked the nation's second appearance at the Winter Games.[2]

The 1928 Winter Olympics was held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, between 11 and 19 February 1928.[3][4] The Switzerland team consisted of 41 athletes who competed across seven sports.[5][6] Hans Eidenbenz served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony.[7]

Medalists

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Switzerland won a lone bronze medal in the Games in Ice hockey, and was ranked eighth in the overall medal table.[2][8]

Medal Name Sport Event
 Bronze Switzerland men's national ice hockey team
 Ice hockey Men's competition

Competitors

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Switzerland sent a delegation of 41 athletes including one woman athlete who competed in seven sports at the Games.[5][6]

Sport Men Women Athletes
Bobsleigh 10 0 10
Cross-country skiing 7 0 7
Figure skating 1 1 1
Ice hockey 12 0 12
Nordic combined 4 0 4
Skeleton 2 0 2
Ski jumping 4 0 4
Total 40 1 41[a]
  1. ^ The overall total will not match the combined total of individual sports as select athletes competed across multiple sports.

Bobsleigh

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Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Bobsleigh competitions were held at the Olympia Bobrun in St. Moritz.[9] Two Swiss teams participated in the event in the sport.[5][6] In the event, the second team (SUI-2) was placed fifth after the first run, followed by the first team (SUI-1) in tenth place. However, after the second runs, the first and second teams moved towards the opposite ends of the classification table, and recorded eighth and 13th place finished in the final classification.[10]

Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
SUI-1 Charles Stoffel
Emil Coppetti
Henry Höhnes
Louis Koch
René Fonjallaz 		Four/Five-man 1:43.1 10 1:42.6 7 3:25.7 8
SUI-2 André Moillen
Jean Moillen
John Schneiter
René Ansermoz
William Pichard 		1:41.7 5 1:48.2 20 3:29.9 13

Cross-country skiing

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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Cross-country skiing competitions were held at the Skistadion in St. Moritz.[11] Eight men participated in the two Cross-country skiing events in the sport.[5][6] Walter Bussmann took part in both the 18 km and 50 km events.[12] Bussmann recorded the best finish in both the events for the nation. He recorded 15th place finishes in both the events.[13][14]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Alfons Julen Men's 18 km DNF –
Florian Zogg 1'58:52 24
Otto Furrer 1'57:05 21
Walter Bussmann 1'49:46 15
Carlo Gourlaouen Men's 50 km 5'55:09 22
Hans Zeier DNF –
Robert Wampfler 5'42:40 17
Walter Bussmann 5'38:49 15

Figure skating

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The couple Elvira Barbey and Louis Barbey participated in figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Figure skating competitions were held at the Olympia-Eisstadion Badrutts Park in St. Moritz.[15] Elvira Barbey was the lone woman athlete in the Games for Switzerland, and participated in two events in the figure skating competitions.[5][6] She was joined by her husband Louis Barbey in the pairs event.[16][17] In the events, the judges ranked each participant(s) by ordinal placement from first through last place, and the final placement was determined by a majority placement rule. While Elvira ranked 19th in the individual event, the pair was ranked 11th in the mixed event.[18][19]

Athlete Event CF FS Places Points Rank
Elvira Barbey Ladies' singles 19 16 125 1648.75 19
Elvira Barbey
Louis Barbey 		Pairs — 97 64.75 11

Ice hockey

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Main article: Ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Ice hockey competitions were held at the Olympia-Eisstadion Badrutts Park.[20] There were eleven teams in the competition, and ten teams were divided into three groups in the first stage. The teams played each other team in the group in a round robin tournament. The top team advanced to the final stage, where they were joined by Canada. A final round robin tournament determined the medal placings.[20]

The Switzerland team topped the table in the group stage with a win and a draw. In the final stage, the team lost against Canada and Sweden.[20] However, a lone victory against Great Britain was enough to secure third place and a bronze medal.[5][6]

Squad
 Switzerland (SUI)
Giannin Andreossi
Mezzi Andreossi
Robert Breiter
Louis Dufour
Charles Fasel
Albert Geromini
Fritz Kraatz
Arnold Martignoni
Heini Meng
Anton Morosani
Luzius Rüedi
Richard Torriani
Group stage

The top team advanced to the medal round.[20]

Team GP W L T GF GA
  Switzerland 2 1 0 1 5 4
 Austria 2 0 0 2 4 4
 Germany 2 0 1 1 0 1
11 February 1928 (1928-02-11)
Switzerland  4–4  Austria
16 February 1928 (1928-02-16)
Switzerland  1–0  Germany
Medal round

The top teams from each of the three groups, plus Canada, which had received a bye into the medal round, played a round-robin to determine the medal winners.[20]

Team GP W L GF GA
 Canada 3 3 0 38 0
 Sweden 3 2 1 7 12
  Switzerland 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 1 2 4 17
 Great Britain 3 0 3 1 21
17 February 1928 (1928-02-17)
Switzerland  4–0  Great Britain
18 February 1928 (1928-02-18)
Switzerland  0–4  Sweden
19 February 1928 (1928-02-19)
Switzerland  0–13  Canada

Nordic combined

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Main article: Nordic combined at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Nordic combined competitions were held at Skistadion and Olympiaschanze in St. Moritz.[21] The competition consisted of two events–Normal hill ski jumping and 18 km cross-country skiing, and the final results were determined based on points from both the events.[22] Switzerland was represented by four athletes in the competition.[5] In the cross-country race, all the Swiss competitors were ranked between 13th and 20th places. In ski-jumping, they fared better, with Stephan Lauener registering a fourth place finish. In the final classification, Lauener was the highest ranked Swiss athlete in eleventh place, with the others finishing behind him the top 20.[6][22]

Athlete Event Cross-country Ski Jumping Total
Time Points Rank Distance 1 Distance 2 Points Rank Points Rank
Adolf Rubi Individual men 1'56:40 10.250 14 46.5 54.0 15.000 12 12.625 11
David Zogg 1'55:56 10.625 13 47.0 47.0 13.187 17 11.906 16
Hans Eidenbenz 2'05:26 5.875 20 47.5 51.5 15.227 9 10.551 19
Stephan Lauener 2'00:57 8.125 16 50.5 59.0 16.542 4 12.333 13

Skeleton

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Main article: Skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics

The skeleton competitions were held at Cresta run.[23] The competition consisted of three runs across the 1,231 m (4,039 ft) course.[24] Switzerland was represented by two athletes in the competition.[5] Due to inclement weather, the race was delayed by two days, and only ten participants took part. In the final rankings, only eight finishers were recorded, with Alexander Berner finishing in fith place, missing out on a medal by three seconds.[6][24]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alexander Berner Men's individual 1:03.4 5 1:03.4 5 1:02.0 4 3:08.8 5
Willy von Eschen 1:04.8 6 DNF – – – DNF –

Ski jumping

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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Ski jumping competitions were held at the Olympiaschanze in St. Moritz.[25] Four Swiss participants entered in the Ski jumping event in the men's category.[5][6] The athletes had two jumps, with three judges scoring points and the final classification based on the average score. Sepp Mühlbauer and Ernst Feuz ranked in the top ten for Switzerland in the event.[26]

Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Points Rank
Bruno Trojani Men's normal hill 48.5 63.0 (fall) 10.782 32
Ernst Feuz 52.5 58.5 16.458 8
Gérard Vuilleumier 57.5 62.0 (fall) 12.020 30
Sepp Mühlbauer 52.0 58.0 16.541 7

References

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  1. ^ "Hans Eidenbenz". olympedia.org. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Switzerland at the Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. ^ "St. Moritz 1928". Olympics.com. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. ^ "1928 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Switzerland at 1928 Winter Olympics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2001.
  7. ^ "Flag bearers at the 1928 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  8. ^ Comité Olympique Suisse (1928). Résultats des Concours des IImes Jeux Olympiques d'hiver (PDF) (in French). Lausanne: Imprimerie du Léman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
  9. ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1928 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Bobsleigh, four/five man". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Walter Bussmann". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Cross-country skiing, men's 18 km". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Cross-country skiing, men's 50 km". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Elvira Barbey". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Louis Barbey". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Figure skating, women". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Figure skating, pairs". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  20. ^ a b c d e "Ice hockey, men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Nordic combined at the 1928 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  22. ^ a b "Nordic combined men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  23. ^ "Skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  24. ^ a b "Skeleton men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  25. ^ "Ski jumping at the 1928 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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