Switzerland at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Seventeen athletes represented Switzerland in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport. Martin and Schärer each won a silver medal—Switzerland's first medals in Olympic athletics.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Karl Borner	100 m	Unknown	3	did not advance
	200 m	Unknown	3	did not advance
Constant Bucher	Pentathlon	N/A						Elim-3
	Decathlon	N/A						5961.5925	15
Otto Garnus	Shot put	N/A				12.12	8	did not advance
	Discus throw	N/A				35.16	11	did not advance
Ernst Gerspach	Decathlon	N/A						6743.530	6
Josef Imbach	400 m	51.8	1 Q	48.0 OR	1 Q	48.3	2 Q	did not finish
William Marthé	5000 m	N/A				did not finish		did not advance
Paul Martin	800 m	N/A		2:00.2	1 Q	1:55.6	3 Q	1:52.6
Adolf Meier	Long jump	N/A				6.61	5	did not advance
	Decathlon	N/A						did not finish
Victor Moriaud	100 m	Unknown	4	did not advance
	110 m hurdles	N/A		Unknown	3	did not advance
Willi Moser	110 m hurdles	N/A		Unknown	2 Q	16.1	5	did not advance
	Javelin throw	N/A				46.80	13	did not advance
Werner Nüesch	Shot put	N/A				12.45	5	did not advance
	Discus throw	N/A				38.205	6	did not advance
Willy Schärer	1500 m	N/A				4:06.6	1 Q	3:55.0
Arthur Tell Schwab	10 km walk	N/A				Unknown	3 Q	49:50.0	5
Christian Simmen	400 m	Unknown	5	did not advance
Walter Strebi	100 m	11.2	2 Q	did not start		did not advance
Hans Wipf	Javelin throw	N/A				48.57	10	did not advance
Karl Borner Heinz Hemmi Josef Imbach Victor Moriaud	4 × 100 m relay	N/A		42.2	1 Q	42.2	2 Q	Disqualified

Seven boxers represented Switzerland at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Stauffer became the first Swiss boxer to reach the quarterfinals.

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Georges Givel	Middleweight	Steichen (LUX) W	Elliott (GBR) L	did not advance			9
R. Nyffeler	Flyweight	Bye	Rennie (CAN) L	did not advance			9
Jacques Sauthier	Featherweight	Bye	Petrarca (ITA) L	did not advance			9
Louis Sauthier	Welterweight	Delarge (BEL) L	did not advance				17
Erich Siebert	Middleweight	Bye	Mallin (GBR) L	did not advance			9
Théodore Stauffer	Welterweight	Decker (AUT) W	Santoro (ARG) W	Dwyer (IRL) L	did not advance		5
Johann Weidel	Bantamweight	Bye	Sánchez (ESP) L	did not advance			9

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent  Argentina 1 0 .000  Austria 1 0 .000  Belgium 0 1 .000  Canada 0 1 .000  Great Britain 0 2 .000  Ireland 0 1 .000  Italy 0 1 .000  Luxembourg 1 0 .000  Spain 0 1 .000 Total 4 6 .400

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 2 1 .667 Round of 16 1 5 .167 Quarterfinals 0 1 .000 Semifinals 0 0 – Final 0 0 – Bronze match 0 0 – Total 4 6 .400

Nine cyclists represented Switzerland in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport. The Swiss were perhaps the most successful nation not to win a medal; Blattmann took fifth in the individual time trial, the Swiss team took fourth in the team time trial, and Mermillod reached the semifinals of the sprint.

Nine equestrians represented Switzerland in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Gemuseus led the jumping team to a strong debut, taking the individual gold and propelling the team to a silver medal. The eventing team placed fourth.

Equestrian	Event	Final
		Score	Time	Rank
Hans Bühler	Eventing	1477.5	N/A	14
	Jumping	24.00	2:20.0	20
René de Ribeaupierre	Eventing	904.5	N/A	28
Werner Fehr	Eventing	1395.0	N/A	18
Alphonse Gemuseus	Jumping	6.00	2:24.4
Adolphe Mercier	Dressage	223.6	N/A	16
Charles Schlumberger	Dressage	189.4	N/A	21
Charles Stoffel	Eventing	1466.0	N/A	15
Werner Stuber	Dressage	206.2	N/A	20
	Jumping	20.00	2:32.4	14
Hans von der Weid	Dressage	243.2	N/A	7
	Jumping	24.00	2:39.8	21
Hans Bühler René de Ribeaupierre Werner Fehr Charles Stoffel	Team eventing	4338.5	N/A	4
Hans Bühler Alphonse Gemuseus Werner Stuber Hans von der Weid	Team jumping	50.00	N/A

Ten fencers, seven men and three women, represented Switzerland in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport; Switzerland was one of nine nations to send women to the first Olympic women's fencing competition.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Women

Ranks given are within the pool.

Switzerland competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first (and, as of 2008, only) time in 1924. The Swiss took the silver medal, losing the final to Uruguay.

Round 1

May 25, 1924

Switzerland	9–0	Lithuania
Sturzenegger 2' 43' 68' 85' Dietrich 14' Abegglen 41' 50' 58' Ramseyer 63' (pen.)	Report

Stade Pershing

Attendance: 8,110

Referee: A. Scamoni (ITA)

Round 2

May 28, 1924

Switzerland	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Czechoslovakia
Dietrich 79'	Report	Sloup 21' (pen.)

Stade Bergeyre

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: P. Chr. Andersen (NOR)

May 30, 1924

Switzerland	1–0	Czechoslovakia
Pache 87'	Report

Stade Bergeyre

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Marcel Slawik (FRA)

Quarterfinals

June 2, 1924

Switzerland	2–1	Italy
Sturzenegger 47' Abegglen 60'	Report	Della Valle 52'

Stade Bergeyre

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Johannes Mutters (NED)

Semifinals

June 5, 1924

Switzerland	2–1	Sweden
Abegglen 15' 77'	Report	Kock 41'

Stade Olympique, Colombes

Attendance: 7,448

Referee: Mihaly Ivancsics (HUN)

Final

June 9, 1924
16:30

Uruguay	3–0	Switzerland
Petrone 9' Cea 65' Romano 82'	Report

Stade Olympique, Colombes

Attendance: 41,000

Referee: Marcel Slawik (FRA)

Final rank

Eight gymnasts represented Switzerland in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport, and first since 1904. The team took bronze. Güttinger, the top all-around individual at seventh place, won two apparatus medals: the gold in the parallel bars and the bronze in the rope climbing. Gutweninger had a pair as well, with silvers in the horizontal bar and the pommel horse. Wilhelm (gold) and Rebetez (bronze) had one medal each, as the Swiss swept the pommel horse medals, with Widmer finishing fourth as well.

Artistic

Gymnast	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Hans Grieder	All-around	99.646	22
	Horizontal bar	16.946	24
	Parallel bars	20.94	12
	Pommel horse	18.440	15
	Rings	17.070	43
	Rope climbing	10 (9.0 s)	18
	Sidehorse vault	9.17	29
	Vault	7.08	41
August Güttinger	All-around	105.176	7
	Horizontal bar	18.886	8
	Parallel bars	21.63
	Pommel horse	19.600	8
	Rings	17.570	37
	Rope climbing	10 (7.8 s)
	Sidehorse vault	8.41	48
	Vault	9.08	17
Jean Gutweninger	All-around	102.342	14
	Horizontal bar	19.236
	Parallel bars	21.26	8
	Pommel horse	21.130
	Rings	17.846	32
	Rope climbing	6 (9.8 s)	35
	Sidehorse vault	8.50	46
	Vault	8.37	23
Georges Miez	All-around	98.796	23
	Horizontal bar	19.050	5
	Parallel bars	20.36	21
	Pommel horse	18.830	14
	Rings	16.486	45
	Rope climbing	7 (9.6 s)	31
	Sidehorse vault	8.70	42
	Vault	8.17	25
Otto Pfister	All-around	95.746	28
	Horizontal bar	16.920	25
	Parallel bars	18.96	39
	Pommel horse	18.430	16
	Rings	17.246	41
	Rope climbing	7 (9.6 s)	31
	Sidehorse vault	8.86	39
	Vault	8.33	24
Antoine Rebetez	All-around	89.583	38
	Horizontal bar	19.053	4
	Parallel bars	19.08	35
	Pommel horse	20.730
	Rings	17.920	30
	Rope climbing	5 (10.2 s)	41
	Sidehorse vault	7.80	62
	Vault	0.00	67
Carl Widmer	All-around	94.936	32
	Horizontal bar	16.190	31
	Parallel bars	19.76	31
	Pommel horse	20.500	4
	Rings	16.996	44
	Rope climbing	9 (9.2 s)	23
	Sidehorse vault	7.66	63
	Vault	4.83	57
Josef Wilhelm	All-around	97.096	25
	Horizontal bar	17.150	22
	Parallel bars	21.40	4
	Pommel horse	21.230
	Rings	17.386	40
	Rope climbing	4 (10.4 s)	45
	Sidehorse vault	9.06	34
	Vault	6.87	46
Hans Grieder August Güttinger Jean Gutweninger Georges Miez Otto Pfister Antoine Rebetez Carl Widmer Josef Wilhelm	Team	816.661

11 rowers represented Switzerland in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. All five of the Swiss boats won medals, including two golds and three bronzes.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Rower	Event	Semifinals		Repechage		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Josef Schneider	Single sculls	7:15.6	1 Q	Advanced directly		8:01.1
Rudolf Bosshard Heini Thoma	Double sculls	6:55.0	1 Q	N/A		Unknown
Édouard Candeveau Alfred Felber Émile Lachapelle	Coxed pair	7:49.6	1 Q	N/A		8:39.0
Émile Albrecht Alfred Probst Eugen Sigg Hans Walter	Coxless four	Unknown	2 Q	N/A		Unknown
Émile Albrecht Walter Loosli Alfred Probst Eugen Sigg Hans Walter Emile Lachapelle	Coxed four	Unknown	2 r	7:27.2	1 Q	7:18.4

A single sailor represented Switzerland in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, and first since 1900. Switzerland had the only female sailor in 1924.

Seven sport shooters represented Switzerland in 1924.

Shooter	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Josias Hartmann	50 m rifle, prone	394
Walter Lienhard	50 m rifle, prone	390	10
Jakob Reich	50 m rifle, prone	392	7
	600 m free rifle	81	31
Arnold Rösli	600 m free rifle	79	35
Willy Schnyder	50 m rifle, prone	376	41
Conrad Stucheli	600 m free rifle	82	24
Albert Tröndle	600 m free rifle	73	51
Jakob Reich Arnold Rösli Willy Schnyder Conrad Stucheli Albert Tröndle	Team free rifle	635	4

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Charles Aeschlimann	Singles	Bye	Dumas (ARG) W 7–5, 6–4, 6–0	von Kehrling (HUN) L 6–4, 8–6, 5–7, 2–6, 3–6	did not advance
Pablo Debran	Singles	McCrea (IRL) W 6–4, 6–4, 6–0	de Morpurgo (ITA) L 2–6, 3–6, 3–6	did not advance
Maurice Ferrier	Singles	Schybergson (FIN) W 6–4, 6–3, 6–3	Jacob (IND) L 7–5, 3–6, 1–6, 1–6	did not advance
Hans Syz	Singles	Bye	Spence (RSA) L 3–6, 2–6, 5–7	did not advance
Charles Aeschlimann Maurice Ferrier	Doubles	—	Bye	Žemla / Koželuh (TCH) L 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4	did not advance
Pablo Debran Hanns Syz	Doubles	—	McCrea / Ireland (IRL) W 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 1–6, 6–4	Tegner / Ulrich (DEN) L 6–3, 0–6, 0–6, 1–6	did not advance

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