Switzerland at the 1928 Winter Olympics
Switzerland was the host nation for the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. The lone bronze medal won in men's ice hockey remains the lowest output by a host nation at a modern Olympic games (Winter or Summer).
| Switzerland at the 1928 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SUI |
| NOC | Swiss Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in St. Moritz | |
| Competitors | 41 (40 men, 1 woman) in 7 sports |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Switzerland men's national ice hockey team |
Ice hockey | Men's competition |
Bobsleigh
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| SUI-1 | Charles Stoffel René Fonjallaz Henry Höhnes Emil Coppetti Louis Koch |
Five-man | 1:43.1 | 10 | 1:42.6 | 7 | 3:25.7 | 8 |
| SUI-2 | Jean Mollien John Schneiter René Ansermoz André Mollien William Pichard |
Five-man | 1:41.7 | 5 | 1:48.2 | 20 | 3:29.9 | 13 |
Cross-country skiing
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 18 km | Alfons Julen | DNF | – |
| Florian Zogg | 1'58:52 | 24 | |
| Otto Furrer | 1'57:05 | 21 | |
| Walter Bussmann | 1'49:46 | 15 | |
| 50 km | Hans Zeier | DNF | – |
| Carlo Gourlaouen | 5'55:09 | 22 | |
| Robert Wampfler | 5'42:40 | 17 | |
| Walter Bussman | 5'38:49 | 15 | |
Figure skating
- Women
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Places | Points | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvira Barbey | Women's singles | 19 | 16 | 125 | 1648.75 | 19 |
- Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Score | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elvira Barbey Louis Barbey |
97 | 64.75 | 11 |
Ice hockey
Group C
The top team (highlighted) advanced to the medal round.
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
 Austria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
 Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| February 11 | Switzerland | 4:4 (2:4,1:0,1:0) | Austria |
| February 16 | Switzerland | 1:0 (1:0,0:0,0:0) | Germany |
Medal round
The top teams from each of the three groups, plus Canada, which had received a bye into the medal round, played a 3-game round-robin to determine the medal winners.
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
 Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
 Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| February 17 | Switzerland | 4:0 (0:0,2:0,2:0) | Great Britain |
| February 18 | Switzerland | 0:4 (0:1,0:0,0:3) | Sweden |
| February 19 | Switzerland | 0:13 (0:4,0:4,0:3) | Canada |
| Bronze: |
| Switzerland (SUI) Giannin Andreossi Mezzi Andreossi Robert Breiter Louis Dufour Charles Fasel Albert Geromini Fritz Kraatz Arnold Martignoni Heini Meng Anton Morosani Luzius Rüedi Richard Torriani |
Nordic combined
Events:
- 18 km cross-country skiing
- normal hill ski jumping
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athletes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events. One would expect that athletes competing at the Nordic combined event, would participate in the cross-country skiing event as well, as they would have the opportunity to win more than one medal. This was not always the case due to the maximum number of athletes that could represent a country per event.
The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.
| Athlete | Event | Cross-country | Ski Jumping | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Rank | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Total points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Hans Eidenbenz | Individual | 2'05:26 | 5.875 | 20 | 47.5 | 51.5 | 15.227 | 9 | 10.551 | 19 |
| Stephan Lauener | 2'00:57 | 8.125 | 16 | 50.5 | 59.0 | 16.542 | 4 | 12.333 | 13 | |
| Adolf Rubi | 1'56:40 | 10.250 | 14 | 46.5 | 54.0 | 15.000 | 12 | 12.625 | 11 | |
| David Zogg | 1'55:56 | 10.625 | 13 | 47.0 | 47.0 | 13.187 | 17 | 11.906 | 16 | |
Skeleton
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Willy von Eschen | 1:04.8 | 6 | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Alexander Berner | 1:03.4 | 5 | 1:03.4 | 5 | 1:02.0 | 4 | 3:08.8 | 5 |
Ski jumping
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 (Dist.) | Jump 2 (Dist.) | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||||
| Bruno Trojani | Normal hill | 48.5 | 63.0 (fall) | 10.782 | 32 |
| Sepp Mühlbauer | 52.0 | 58.0 | 16.541 | 7 | |
| Ernst Feuz | 52.5 | 58.5 | 16.458 | 8 | |
| Gérard Vuilleumier | 57.5 | 62.0 (fall) | 12.020 | 30 | |
References
- Comité Olympique Suisse (1928). Résultats des Concours des IImes Jeux Olympiques d'hiver (PDF) (in French). Lausanne: Imprimerie du Léman. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-06-10.