Olympic Winter Games 1952 / participant (Switzerland)

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The Switzerland took part in the Winter Olympics in 1952 in the Norwegian capital Oslo with 55 athletes, nine women and 46 men, in part.

Since 1924 it was the sixth participation of a Swiss team in the Winter Olympics .

Flag bearer

The ice hockey player Ulrich Poltera wore the flag of Switzerland during the opening ceremony in the Bislett Stadium , at the closing ceremony , also in the Bislett Stadium, it was carried by the cross-country skier Alfons Supersaxo .

Medals

With two bronze medals won the Swiss team was ranked 11 in the medal count .

bronze

Name / s	sport	F / M	competition
Fritz Feierabend and Stephan Waser	bob		two
Fritz Feierabend, André Filippini , Albert Madörin and Stephan Waser	bob		four

Participants by sport

Alpine skiing

Women: Edmée Abetel Slalom: 25th place - 2: 28.3 min Olivia Ausoni Slalom: 10th place - 2: 17.0 min Madeleine Chamot-Berthod Downhill: 6th place - 1: 50.7 min Giant slalom: disqualified Slalom: 6th place - 2: 14.9 min Silvia Glatthard Downhill: 15th place - 1: 54.9 min Giant slalom: 29th place - 2: 23.1 min Ida creator Downhill: 10th place - 1: 53.0 min Giant slalom: 16th place - 2: 16.6 min Slalom: DNF (2nd run) Idly Walpoth Downhill: 12th place - 1: 53.8 min Giant slalom: 25th place - 2: 20.8 min

Men's: Franz Bumann Slalom: 10th place - 2: 04.8 min Fernand Grosjean Giant slalom: 11th place - 2: 33.8 min Bernhard Perren Departure: 26th place - 2: 46.1 min Giant slalom: 8th place - 2: 33.1 min Slalom: 21st place - 2: 10.1 min Gottlieb Perren Downhill: 10th place - 2: 37.1 min Fred Rubi Downhill: 4th place - 2: 32.5 min Giant slalom: 12th place - 2: 34.0 min Slalom: 7th place - 2: 03.3 min Georges Schneider Downhill: 9th place - 2: 37.0 min Giant slalom: 5th place - 2: 31.2 min Slalom: 48th place (1st run)

bob

Two-man bobsleigh: Fritz Feierabend / Stephan Waser (SUI I) Bronze - 5: 27.71 min Felix Endrich / Werner Spring (SUI II) 4th place - 5: 29.15 min

Four-man bobsleigh: Fritz Feierabend / André Filippini / Albert Madörin / Stephan Waser (SUI I) Bronze - 5: 11.70 min Felix Endrich / Franz Kapus / Werner Spring / Fritz Stöckli (SUI II) 4th place - 5: 13.98 min

ice Hockey

Men: 5th place

Hans Bänninger Gian Bazzi François Blank Bixio Celio Reto Delnon Walter Dürst Émile Golaz Emil Handschin Paul Hofer

Willy Pfister Gebhard Poltera Ulrich Poltera Otto Schläpfer Otto Schubiger Alfred Streun Hans-Martin Trepp Paul Wyss

figure skating

Women: Yolande Jobin 18th place Susi Wirz 15th place

Men's: François Pache 9th place

Couples: Michel Grandjean / Silvia Grandjean 7th place

Nordic skiing

Cross-country skiing

Men's:

• Otto Beyeler

  50 km: 15th place - 4:06:15 h

• Karl Bricker

  18 km: 46th place - 1:12:19 h

• Karl Hischier

  50 km: 17th place - 4:13:46 h

• Fritz Kocher

  4 × 10 km relay: 9th place - 2:38:00 h

• Alfred Kronig

  18 km: 30th place - 1:10:12 h

  4 × 10 km relay: 9th place - 2:38:00 h

• Walter Loetscher

  18 km: 35th place - 1:10:45 h

  4 × 10 km relay: 9th place - 2:38:00 h

• Alfred Roch

  50 km: 16th place - 4:09:39 h

• Josef Schnyder

  18 km: 37th place - 1:10:51 h

  50 km: 20th place - 4:18:45 h

• Alfons Supersaxo

  18 km: 26th place - 1:09:38 h

  4 × 10 km relay: 9th place - 2:38:00 h

Nordic combination

• Alfons Supersaxo

  Individual (18 km / normal hill): 10th place

Ski jumping

• Andreas Däscher

  Normal hill: 16th place - 200.5 points

• Hans Däscher

  Normal hill: 20th place - 198.5 points

• Jacques Perreten

  Normal hill: 23rd place - 193.0 points

• Fritz Schneider

  Normal hill: 26th place - 189.5 points

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Swiss standard bearer at the Olympic Games from 1948 to 2008

Web link

• Swiss Olympic team 1952 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )