1972 Winter Olympics / Participant (Switzerland)

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The Switzerland took part in the 1972 Winter Olympics in the Japanese Sapporo with a delegation of 52 athletes, 46 men and six women, in part.

It was Switzerland's eleventh participation in the Winter Olympics since 1924 .

Flag bearer

The alpine ski racer Edmund "Edy" Bruggmann carried the flag of Switzerland both during the opening and closing ceremonies in the Makomanai Stadium .

Medals

With four won gold, three silver and three bronze medals, the team of Switzerland 3rd place finished in the medals table .

Gold medal.svg gold

Silver medal.svg silver

Bronze medal.svg bronze

Participants by sport

Alpine skiing pictogram.svg Alpine skiing

Women
Men's

Bobsleigh pictogram.svg bob

Two-man bobsleigh
Four-man bobsleigh

Ice hockey pictogram.svg ice Hockey

Men: 10th place

Figure skating pictogram.svg figure skating

Women:

Nordic skiing

Cross country skiing pictogram.svg Cross-country skiing

Men's:

  • Albert Giger
    15 km: 14th place - 46: 38.36 min
    4 × 10 km relay: Olympic bronze- 2: 07: 00.06 h
  • Edi Hauser
    15 km: 11th place - 46: 30.53 min
    30 km: 14th place - 1:40: 14.98 h
    4 × 10 km relay: Olympic bronze- 2: 07: 00.06 h
  • Alfred Kälin
    30 km: 17th place - 1: 41: 35.34 h
    4 × 10 km relay: Olympic bronze- 2: 07: 00.06 h
  • Alois Kälin
    15 km: 17th place - 46: 50.31 min
    30 km: 7th place - 1: 38: 40.72 h
    4 × 10 km relay: Olympic bronze- 2: 07: 00.06 h
  • Giuseppe Dermon
    50 km: 26th place - 2: 56: 24.21 h
  • Werner Geeser
    30 km: 41st place - 1: 46: 20.36 h
    50 km: 6th place - 2:44: 34.13 h
  • Louis Jaggi
    50 km: 23rd place - 2: 53: 00.78 h
  • Hansueli cruiser
    15 km: 34th place - 48: 55.37 min
  • Ulrich Wenger
    50 km: 14th place - 2: 49: 35.35 h

Ski jumping pictogram.svg Ski jumping

  • Hans Schmid
    Normal hill: 22nd place - 208.9 points
    Large hill: 42nd place - 156.4 points
  • Walter Steiner
    Normal hill: 14th place - 217.4 points
    Large hill: Olympic silver- 219.8 points
  • Sepp Zehnder
    Normal hill: 28th place - 203.7 points
    Large hill: 22nd place - 181.1 points
  • Ernst von Grünigen
    Normal hill: 16th place - 212.4 points
    Large hill: 44th place - 153.0 points

Individual evidence

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

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