Olympic Winter Games 1960 / Participant (Switzerland)
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The Switzerland took part in the Winter Olympics in 1960 in the US Squaw Valley with a delegation of 21 athletes, 14 men and seven women, in part.
It was Switzerland's eighth participation in the Winter Olympic Games since 1924 .
Flag bearer
The ski jumper Andreas Däscher carried the flag of Switzerland during the opening ceremony in the Blyth Arena .
Medals
With two won gold medals, Switzerland was ranked 8th in the medals table .
gold
- Roger Staub : Alpine skiing, men's giant slalom
- Yvonne Rüegg : Alpine skiing, women's giant slalom
Participants by sport
Alpine skiing
- Ladies
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Madeleine Chamot-Berthod
- Giant slalom: 9th place - 1: 41.9 min
- Slalom: 28th place - 2: 15.4 min
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Margrit Gertsch
- Departure: 26th place - 1: 50.4 min
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Liselotte Michel
- Downhill: 35th place - 2: 01.0 min
- Giant slalom: 14th place - 1: 42.5 min
- Slalom: 5th place - 1: 58.0 min
- Yvonne Rüegg
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Annemarie Waser
- Departure: disqualified
- Giant slalom: 23rd place - 1: 46.0 min
- Slalom: disqualified in the 2nd run
- Men's
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Jakob Arduser
- Downhill: 13th place - 2: 10.9 min
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Fredy Brupbacher
- Giant slalom: 22nd place - 1: 55.0 min
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Willi Forrer
- Downhill: 4th place - 2: 07.8 min
- Giant slalom: 20th place - 1: 53.9 min
- Slalom: disqualified in the 2nd run
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Adolf Mathis
- Slalom: 15th place - 2: 23.5 min
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Nando Pajarola
- Downhill: 20th place - 2: 15.4 min
- Giant slalom: 25th place - 1: 56.2 min
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Georges Schneider
- Slalom: 31st place - 2: 52.7 min
- Roger dust
figure skating
- Ladies
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Liliane Crosa
- 20th place
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Franziska Schmidt
- 22nd place
- Men's
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Hubert Köpfler
- 11th place
Nordic skiing
Cross-country skiing
- Men's
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Alphonse Baume
- 15 km: 27th place - 55: 58.9 min
- 30 km: 24th place - 2:02:04.2 hours
- 4 × 10 km relay: 8th place - 2:29: 36.8 h
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Konrad Hischier
- 15 km: 39th place - 57: 43.9 min
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Marcel Huguenin
- 15 km: 37th place - 57: 36.7 min
- 30 km: 28th place - 2:03: 25.6 hours
- 4 × 10 km relay: 8th place - 2:29: 36.8 h
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Fritz Kocher
- 30 km: DNF
- 4 × 10 km relay: 8th place - 2:29: 36.8 h
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Lorenz Possa
- 15 km: 31st place - 56: 30.1 min
- 30 km: 32nd place - 2:05: 41.2 hours
- 4 × 10 km relay: 8th place - 2:29: 36.8 h
Ski jumping
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Andreas Däscher
- Normal hill: 20 place - 201.2 points
Web links
- Swiss Olympic team 1960 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )