List of the flag bearers of the Swiss teams at the Olympic Games

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The list of the flag bearers of the Swiss teams at the Olympic Games chronologically lists all the flag bearers of the Swiss teams at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games . Roger Federer was the only Swiss athlete to have been the flag bearer twice, namely at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London . Several athletes were flag-bearers at both an opening ceremony and a closing ceremony. Alois Kälin and Paul Weier were the flag bearers at both celebrations in 1968, Kälin at the Winter Olympics in Grenoble and Weier at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City .

List of standard bearers

Entry of the Swiss team in 2010

team	event	Standard Bearer ( EF )	Standard Bearer ( AF )
1896 in Athens	Summer games	no invasion of the athletes
1900 in Paris	Summer games	no opening ceremony	no graduation ceremony
1904 in St. Louis	Summer games	no opening ceremony	no graduation ceremony
1906 in Athens	Interludes
1908 in London	Summer games	no invasion of Switzerland	no graduation ceremony
1912 in Stockholm	Summer games	unknown
1920 in Antwerp	Summer games	Luigi Antognini
1924 in Chamonix	Winter games
1924 in Paris	Summer games
1928 in St. Moritz	Winter games	Hans Eidenbenz
1928 in Amsterdam	Summer games
1932 in Lake Placid	Winter games
1932 in Los Angeles	Summer games	Paul Martin
1936 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Winter games
1936 in Berlin	Summer games	Paul Martin (2)	Paul Martin
1948 in St. Moritz	Winter games	Felix Endrich	Karl Molitor
1948 in London	Summer games	Armin Scheurer	Walter Lehmann
1952 in Oslo	Winter games	Ulrich Poltera	/ Alfons Supersaxo
1952 in Helsinki	Summer games	Walter Lehmann (2)	Rolf Graf
1956 in Cortina d'Ampezzo	Winter games	Georges Schneider	François Pache
1956 in Stockholm	Equestrian games	Gottfried Trachsel
1956 in Melbourne	Summer games	no participation
1960 in Squaw Valley	Winter games	Andreas Däscher
1960 in Rome	Summer games	August Hollenstein	Christian Wägli
1964 in Innsbruck	Winter games	Hans Ammann	Willy Favre
1964 in Tokyo	Summer games	Peter Laeng	Mixing of all athletes while "marching past"
1968 in Grenoble	Winter games	Alois Kälin	Alois Kälin (2)
1968 in Mexico City	Summer games	Paul Weier	Paul Weier
1972 in Sapporo	Winter games	Edmund Bruggmann	Edmund Bruggmann (2)
1972 in Munich	Summer games	Urs von Wartburg	Meta antennas
1976 in Innsbruck	Winter games	Werner Camichel	Ernst von Grünigen
1976 in Montreal	Summer games	Christian Kauter	Daniel Giger
1980 in Lake Placid	Winter games	Marie-Theres Nadig	Erika Hess
1980 in Moscow	Summer games	Entry under the Olympic flag
1984 in Sarajevo	Winter games	Erika Hess (2)	Max Julen
1984 in Los Angeles	Summer games	Christine Stückelberger	Markus Ryffel
1988 in Calgary	Winter games	Michela Figini	Hippolyt Kempf
1988 in Seoul	Summer games	Cornelia Bürki	Beat Schwerzmann
1992 in Albertville	Winter games	Vreni Schneider	Gustav Weder
1992 in Barcelona	Summer games	Daniel Giubellini	Werner Günthör
1994 in Lillehammer	Winter games	Gustav Weder (2)	Andreas Schönbächler
1996 in Atlanta	Summer games	Stefan Schärer	Markus Gier and Michael Gier
1998 in Nagano	Winter games	Guido Acklin	Brigitte Albrecht
2000 in Sydney	Summer games	Thomas Frischknecht	Brigitte McMahon
2002 in Salt Lake City	Winter games	Gian Simmen	Luzia Ebnöther
2004 in Athens	Summer games	Roger Federer	Marcel Fischer
2006 in Turin	Winter games	Philipp Schoch	Maya Pedersen-Bieri
2008 in Beijing	Summer games	Roger Federer (2)	Sergei Aschwanden
2010 in Vancouver	Winter games	Stéphane Lambiel	Dario Cologna
2012 in London	Summer games	Stan Wawrinka	Nicola Spirig
2014 in Sochi	Winter games	Simon Ammann	Patrizia grief
2016 in Rio de Janeiro	Summer games	Giulia Steingruber	Nino Schurter
2018 in Pyeongchang	Winter games	Dario Cologna	Ramon Zen houses

1. ↑ Switzerland boycotted the games because the Soviet Union invaded Hungary. See: Hungarian People's Uprising .
2. ↑ Switzerland entered under the Olympic flag because the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. See: Soviet Intervention in Afghanistan .

Note: (EF) = opening ceremony, (AF) = closing ceremony
Sources:

statistics

Summer games rank sport EF AF ∑ 1 athletics 6th 4th 10 2 do gymnastics 3 1 4th horse riding 3 1 4th 4th fencing 1 2 3 Cycling 1 2 3 tennis 3 0 3 7th rowing 0 2 2 Triathlon 0 2 2 9 Handball 1 0 1 Judo 0 1 1 Shoot 1 0 1 Total: 17th 15th 32

Winter games rank sport EF AF ∑ 1 Alpine skiing 6th 6th 12 2 Bobsleigh 4th 1 5 Nordic combination 2 3 5 Cross-country skiing 2 3 5 5 Ski jumping 2 1 3 Snowboard 2 1 3 7th figure skating 1 1 2 8th Curling 0 1 1 ice Hockey 1 0 1 Freestyle skiing 0 1 1 skeleton 0 1 1 Total: 20th 19th 29

Total rank sport EF AF ∑ 1 Alpine skiing 6th 6th 12 2 athletics 6th 4th 10 3 Bobsleigh 4th 1 5 Nordic combination 2 3 5 Cross-country skiing 2 3 5 6th do gymnastics 3 1 4th horse riding 3 1 4th 8th fencing 1 2 3 Cycling 1 2 3 Ski jumping 2 1 3 Snowboard 2 1 3 tennis 3 0 3 13 figure skating 1 1 2 rowing 0 2 2 Triathlon 0 2 2 16 Curling 0 1 1 ice Hockey 1 0 1 Freestyle skiing 0 1 1 Handball 1 0 1 Judo 0 1 1 Shoot 1 0 1 skeleton 0 1 1 Total: 37 34 71

See also

• Olympic history of Switzerland

Individual evidence

1. ^ Bill Mallon and Ian Buchanan: The 1904 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary . Ed .: McFarland & Company, Inc. 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-4068-9 , pp. 22 .
2. ^ Bill Mallon & Ture Widlund: The 1912 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary . Ed .: McFarland & Company, Inc. 2002, ISBN 978-0-7864-4069-6 , pp. 34 .
3. ↑ Bulletin Officiel du Comité Olypique Suisse No. 49. (PDF; 2.9MB) Swiss Olympic , December 1932, accessed on July 12, 2019 (French). 
4. ^ Ek .: A hundred thousand tremble with emotion . The opening: an unforgettable experience. In: Jean Frey (Ed.): Sport . tape 16 , no. 97 . Verlag SPORT Wochenzeitung AG, August 3, 1936, ISSN  1422-7975 , p. 2 : "Dr. Paul Martin carries the mighty flag .. "
5. ↑ sch .: The games are over . In: Jean Frey (Ed.): Sport . tape 16 , no. 109 . Verlag SPORT Wochenzeitung AG, August 17, 1936, ISSN  1422-7975 , p. 4 : “… the standard-bearers from over 50 nations move in with their flags. Dr. Paul Martin wears the Swiss. "
6. ^ Report on Switzerland's participation in the 16th Olympic Equestrian Games in Stockholm. (PDF; 851KB) p. 6 , accessed on July 12, 2019 . 
7. ↑ fel: Sorrowful flag bearer at the closing ceremony. In: www.srf.ch . SRF , February 22, 2014, accessed March 9, 2018 . 
8. ↑ Giulia Steingruber is the Swiss standard bearer. (Video) In: www.srf.ch . SRF , August 4, 2016, accessed March 9, 2018 . 
9. ↑ sda : Olympic champion Schurter carries the Swiss flag. In: www.srf.ch . SRF , August 21, 2016, accessed March 9, 2018 . 
10. ↑ Cologna is the Swiss standard bearer. (Video) (Not available online.) In: www.srf.ch . SRF , February 8, 2018, archived from the original on March 10, 2018 ; accessed on March 9, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
11. ↑ sda : Great honor for Zen houses at the closing ceremony. In: www.srf.ch . SRF , February 25, 2018, accessed March 9, 2018 . 
12. ↑ Switzerland. In: Sports Reference. Accessed March 9, 2018 . 
13. ↑ Chefs de Mission and flag bearer of the Swiss Olympic Team since 1948. (PDF; 36 KB) In: www.swissolympicteam . Swiss Olympic , accessed on March 9, 2018 . 
14. ↑ Estel Hegglin: Re: Porte-drapeaux suisses au Jeux Olympiques - REQ043102. (MSG; 1M) IOC Olympic Studies Center , April 3, 2019, accessed on July 12, 2019 (French).