Switzerland at the 1952 Winter Olympics
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IOC codeSUI
Websitewww.swissolympic.ch (in German and French)
Competitors55 (46 men, 9 women) in 7 sports
| Switzerland at the 1952 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | SUI |
| NOC | Swiss Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in Oslo | |
| Competitors | 55 (46 men, 9 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Ulrich Poltera |
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Switzerland competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Fritz Feierabend Stephan Waser | Bobsleigh | Two-man |
| Bronze | Fritz Feierabend Albert Madörin André Filippini Stephan Waser | Bobsleigh | Four-man |
Alpine skiing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Bernhard Perren | Downhill | 2:46.1 | 26 | ||||
| Gottlieb Perren | 2:37.1 | 10 | |||||
| Georges Schneider | 2:37.0 | 9 | |||||
| Fredy Rubi | 3:32.5 | 4 | |||||
| Fredy Rubi | Giant Slalom | 2:34.0 | 12 | ||||
| Fernand Grosjean | 2:33.8 | 11 | |||||
| Bernhard Perren | 2:33.1 | 8 | |||||
| Georges Schneider | 2:31.2 | 5 | |||||
| Georges Schneider | Slalom | 1:11.5 | 48 | did not advance | |||
| Fredy Rubi | 1:03.6 | 17 Q | 59.7 | 1 | 2:03.3 | 7 | |
| Bernhard Perren | 1:03.4 | 16 Q | 1:06.7 | 24 | 2:10.1 | 21 | |
| Franz Bumann | 1:02.7 | 15 Q | 1:02.1 | 7 | 2:04.8 | 10 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Silvia Glatthard | Downhill | 1:54.9 | 15 | ||||
| Idly Walpoth | 1:53.8 | 12 | |||||
| Ida Schöpfer | 1:53.0 | 10 | |||||
| Madeleine Berthod-Chamot | 1:50.7 | 6 | |||||
| Madeleine Berthod-Chamot | Giant Slalom | DSQ | – | ||||
| Silvia Glatthard | 2:23.1 | 29 | |||||
| Idly Walpoth | 2:20.8 | 25 | |||||
| Ida Schöpfer | 2:16.6 | 16 | |||||
| Ida Schöpfer | Slalom | 1:24.3 | 34 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
| Edmée Abetel | 1:13.9 | 23 | 1:14.4 | 31 | 2:28.3 | 25 | |
| Olivia Ausoni | 1:07.4 | 5 | 1:09.6 | 16 | 2:17.0 | 10 | |
| Madeleine Berthod-Chamot | 1:06.7 | 3 | 1:08.2 | 12 | 2:14.9 | 6 | |
Bobsleigh
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| SUI-1 | Fritz Feierabend Stephan Waser |
Two-man | 1:22.13 | 4 | 1:22.46 | 4 | 1:21.67 | 3 | 1:21.45 | 2 | 5:27.71 | |
| SUI-2 | Felix Endrich Werner Spring |
Two-man | 1:22.14 | 5 | 1:22.32 | 3 | 1:22.50 | 4 | 1:22.19 | 4 | 5:29.15 | 4 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| SUI-1 | Fritz Feierabend Albert Madörin André Filippini Stephan Waser |
Four-man | 1:18.67 | 4 | 1:18.08 | 3 | 1:17.40 | 4 | 1:17.55 | 2 | 5:11.70 | |
| SUI-2 | Felix Endrich Fritz Stöckli Franz Kapus Werner Spring |
Four-man | 1:17.75 | 3 | 1:19.45 | 5 | 1:17.88 | 5 | 1:18.90 | 6 | 5:13.98 | 4 |
Cross-country skiing
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 18 km | Karl Bricker | 1'12:19 | 46 |
| Josef Schnyder | 1'10:51 | 37 | |
| Walter Lötscher | 1'10:45 | 35 | |
| Alfred Kronig | 1'10:12 | 30 | |
| Alfons Supersaxo | 1'09:38 | 26 | |
| 50 km | Josef Schnyder | 4'18:45 | 20 |
| Karl Hischier | 4'13:46 | 17 | |
| Alfred Roch | 4'09:39 | 16 | |
| Otto Beyeler | 4'06:15 | 15 | |
- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Fritz Kocher Walter Lötscher Alfred Kronig Alfons Supersaxo |
2'38:00 | 9 |
Figure skating
- Men
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| François Pache | 9 | 11 | 139.922 | 92 | 9 |
- Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yolande Jobin | 16 | 16 | 132.478 | 151 | 18 |
| Susi Wirz | 15 | 17 | 135.578 | 136 | 15 |
- Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silvia Grandjean Michel Grandjean |
10.300 | 53 | 7 |
Ice hockey
The tournament was run in a round-robin format with nine teams participating.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 14 | 15 |
 United States |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 21 | 13 |
 Sweden |
9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 22 | 14 |
 Czechoslovakia |
9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 23 | 12 |
 Switzerland 5th |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 8 |
 Poland |
8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 56 | 5 |
 Finland |
8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 60 | 4 |
 West Germany |
8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 53 | 3 |
 Norway |
8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 46 | 0 |
- Switzerland 12-0 Finland
- Switzerland 6-3 Poland
- Norway 2-7 Switzerland
- USA 8-2 Switzerland
- Canada 11-2 Switzerland
- Czechoslovakia 8-3 Switzerland
- Sweden 5-2 Switzerland
- Switzerland 6-3 Germany FR