Switzerland at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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Switzerland was represented at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France by the Swiss Olympic Association.
| Switzerland at the 1992 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SUI |
| NOC | Swiss Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in Albertville, France 8–23 February 1992 | |
| Competitors | 74 (57 men, 17 women) in 8 sports |
| Flag bearers | Vreni Schneider, Alpine Skiing |
| Medals Ranked 14th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
In total, 74 athletes including 57 men and 17 woman represented Switzerland in eight different sports including alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, Nordic combined and ski jumping.
Switzerland won three medals, all in short track speed skating, at the games after Gustav Weder and Donat Acklin won gold in the two-man bobsleigh, Steve Locher won bronze in the alpine skiing men's combined and Gustav Weder, Donat Acklin, Lorenz Schindelholz and Curdin Morell won bronze in the four-man bobsleigh.
Nicolas Bochatay, a member of the delegation, was to represent the country in the demonstration speed skiing events. However, he was killed in an accident on the morning of the competition final.
Competitors
In total, 74 athletes represented Switzzerland at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France across eight different sports.[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Biathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobsleigh | 8 | – | 8 |
| Cross-country skiing | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Freestyle skiing | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Ice hockey | 22 | – | 22 |
| Nordic combined | 4 | – | 4 |
| Ski jumping | 4 | – | 4 |
| Total | 57 | 17 | 74 |
Medalists
Switzerland won a total of three medals at the games including one gold and two bronze.[1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Gustav Weder Donat Acklin | Bobsleigh | Two-man | 16 February |
 Bronze | Steve Locher | Alpine skiing | Men's combined | 11 February |
| Bronze | Gustav Weder Donat Acklin Lorenz Schindelholz Curdin Morell | Bobsleigh | Four-man | 22 February |
Alpine skiing
In total, 21 Swiss athletes participated in the alpine skiing events – Paul Accola, William Besse, Annick Bonzon, Chantal Bournissen, Xavier Gigandet, Michael von Grünigen, Zoë Haas, Marco Hangl, Franz Heinzer, Urs Kälin, Steve Locher, Daniel Mahrer, Katrin Neuenschwander, Hans Pieren, Corinne Rey-Bellet, Vreni Schneider, Marlis Spescha, Patrick Staub, Heidi Zeller-Bähler and Heidi Zurbriggen.[1]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Paul Accola | Downhill | DNF | – | ||
| Xavier Gigandet | 1:52.50 | 15 | |||
| Daniel Mahrer | 1:52.39 | 13 | |||
| Franz Heinzer | 1:51.39 | 6 | |||
| Franz Heinzer | Super-G | DNF | – | ||
| Urs Kälin | 1:15.22 | 14 | |||
| Paul Accola | 1:14.60 | 10 | |||
| Marco Hangl | 1:13.90 | 6 | |||
| Michael von Grünigen | Giant Slalom | 1:06.95 | 1:03.72 | 2:10.67 | 13 |
| Hans Pieren | 1:06.34 | 1:03.23 | 2:09.57 | 11 | |
| Steve Locher | 1:05.80 | DNF | DNF | – | |
| Paul Accola | 1:04.88 | 1:03.14 | 2:08.02 | 4 | |
| Steve Locher | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Michael von Grünigen | 53.62 | 52.80 | 1:46.42 | 7 | |
| Paul Accola | 52.64 | 52.98 | 1:45.62 | 6 | |
| Patrick Staub | 52.56 | 52.88 | 1:45.44 | 4 | |
Source:[2]
| Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank | |
| William Besse | 1:46.66 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Steve Locher | 1:46.53 | 49.90 | 51.54 | 18.16 | |
| Paul Accola | 1:45.73 | 56.08 | 59.71 | 90.96 | 21 |
| Xavier Gigandet | 1:45.61 | 53.35 | 53.84 | 41.21 | 8 |
Source:[2]
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Chantal Bournissen | Downhill | DNF | – | ||
| Marlis Spescha | 1:55.83 | 21 | |||
| Heidi Zeller-Bähler | 1:54.73 | 13 | |||
| Heidi Zurbriggen | 1:54.04 | 10 | |||
| Heidi Zurbriggen | Super-G | DNF | – | ||
| Chantal Bournissen | DNF | – | |||
| Heidi Zeller-Bähler | 1:24.51 | 11 | |||
| Zoë Haas | 1:24.31 | 10 | |||
| Heidi Zurbriggen | Giant Slalom | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
| Vreni Schneider | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Corinne Rey-Bellet | 1:08.89 | 1:08.70 | 2:17.59 | 17 | |
| Zoë Haas | 1:07.77 | 1:10.12 | 2:17.89 | 18 | |
| Annick Bonzon | Slalom | 49.94 | DNF | DNF | – |
| Christine von Grünigen | 49.84 | 45.89 | 1:35.73 | 13 | |
| Katrin Neuenschwander | 49.20 | 45.08 | 1:34.28 | 9 | |
| Vreni Schneider | 48.66 | 45.30 | 1:33.96 | 7 | |
Source:[2]
| Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank | |
| Heidi Zurbriggen | DSQ | – | – | DSQ | – |
| Chantal Bournissen | 1:26.92 | 35.33 | 35.36 | 24.98 | 4 |
| Heidi Zeller-Bähler | 1:26.90 | 37.63 | 38.45 | 69.07 | 14 |
Source:[2]
Biathlon
In total, one Swiss athlete participated in the biathlon events – Jean-Marc Chabloz.[1]
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km Sprint | Jean-Marc Chabloz | 3 | 30:32.9 | 77 |
Source:[2]
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Jean-Marc Chabloz | 59:45.6 | 4 | 1'03:45.6 | 54 |
- 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
- 2 One minute added per missed target.
Source:[2]
Bobsleigh
In total, eight Swiss athletes participated in the bobsleigh events – Donat Acklin, Bruno Gerber, Gerold Löffler, Christian Meili, Curdin Morell, Christian Reich, Lorenz Schindelholz and Gustav Weder.[1]
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| SUI-1 | Gustav Weder Donat Acklin |
Two-man | 1:00.49 | 9 | 1:00.97 | 3 | 1:00.84 | 1 | 1:00.96 | 1 | 4:03.26 | |
| SUI-2 | Christian Meili Christian Reich |
Two-man | 1:00.23 | 3 | 1:01.31 | 11 | 1:01.44 | 9 | 1:01.38 | 10 | 4:04.36 | 10 |
Source:[2]
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| SUI-1 | Gustav Weder Donat Acklin Lorenz Schindelholz Curdin Morell |
Four-man | 57.97 | 2 | 58.78 | 6 | 58.59 | 3 | 58.79 | 3 | 3:54.13 | |
| SUI-2 | Christian Meili Bruno Gerber Christian Reich Gerold Löffler |
Four-man | 58.15 | 5 | 58.75 | 5 | 58.59 | 3 | 58.89 | 8 | 3:54.38 | 5 |
Source:[2]
Cross-country skiing
In total, nine Swiss athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events – Brigitte Albrecht, Silke Schwager, Natascia Leonardi, Hans Diethelm, Giachem Guidon, Sylvia Honegger, André Jungen, Elvira Knecht and Barbara Mettler.[1]
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 10 km C |
Hans Diethelm | 31:41.8 | 50 |
| André Jungen | 31:41.2 | 49 | |
| Giachem Guidon | 31:23.9 | 44 | |
| 15 km pursuit1 F |
Hans Diethelm | 44:16.4 | 44 |
| Giachem Guidon | 43:06.1 | 34 | |
| André Jungen | 42:56.3 | 31 | |
| 30 km C |
Hans Diethelm | 1'30:13.2 | 36 |
| Giachem Guidon | 1'28:44.5 | 25 | |
| 50 km F |
André Jungen | 2'20:32.1 | 47 |
| Hans Diethelm | 2'14:41.6 | 30 | |
| Giachem Guidon | 2'10:55.0 | 15 | |
- 1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
- C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Source:[2]
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km C |
Elvira Knecht | 16:05.5 | 44 |
| Barbara Mettler | 15:33.7 | 32 | |
| Brigitte Albrecht | 15:09.5 | 20 | |
| Sylvia Honegger | 15:03.4 | 15 | |
| 10 km pursuit2 F |
Barbara Mettler | 31:16.3 | 42 |
| Brigitte Albrecht | 30:28.8 | 37 | |
| Elvira Knecht | 30:17.2 | 36 | |
| Sylvia Honegger | 28:17.7 | 13 | |
| 15 km C |
Silke Schwager | DNF | – |
| Natascia Leonardi | 46:32.7 | 25 | |
| Sylvia Honegger | 45:33.7 | 16 | |
| 30 km F |
Natascia Leonardi | 1'33:21.0 | 31 |
| Elvira Knecht | 1'32:35.6 | 26 | |
| Sylvia Honegger | 1'30:16.6 | 19 | |
| Brigitte Albrecht | 1'29:54.3 | 17 | |
- 2 Starting delay based on 5 km results.
- C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Source:[2]
- Women's 4 × 5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Sylvia Honegger Brigitte Albrecht Natascia Leonardi Elvira Knecht |
1'02:54.1 | 9 |
Source:[2]
Freestyle skiing
In total, five Swiss athletes participated in the freestyle skiing events – Jürg Biner, Bernard Brandt, Conny Kissling, Thomas Lagler and Petsch Moser.[1]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | ||
| Bernard Brandt | Moguls | 35.58 | 14.82 | 39 | did not advance | ||
| Petsch Moser | 31.06 | 18.56 | 29 | did not advance | |||
| Thomas Lagler | 32.63 | 22.02 | 17 | did not advance | |||
| Jürg Biner | 32.00 | 23.02 | 11 Q | 32.60 | 22.69 | 10 | |
Source:[2]
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | ||
| Conny Kissling | Moguls | 40.83 | 17.46 | 13 | did not advance | ||
Source:[2]
Ice hockey
In total, 22 Swiss athletes participated in the ice hockey events – Samuel Balmer, Sandro Bertaggia, Andreas Beutler, Patrice Brasey, Mario Brodmann, Manuele Celio, Jörg Eberle, Keith Fair, Doug Honegger, Patrick Howald, Peter Jaks, Dino Kessler, André Künzi, Sven Leuenberger, Alfred Lüthi, Gil Montandon, Reto Pavoni, André Rötheli, Mario Rottaris, Andreas Ton, Renato Tosio and Thomas Vrabec.[1]
Group B
Twelve participating teams were placed in two groups. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the Medal Round while the last two teams competed in the consolation round for the 9th to 12th places.
| Team advanced to the Final Round | |
| Team sent to compete in the Consolation round |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 8 |
 Unified Team |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 8 |
 Czechoslovakia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
 France |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 4 |
 Switzerland |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 2 |
 Norway |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 38 | -31 | 0 |
Source:[2]
| Unified Team | 8:1 | Switzerland |
| Canada | 6:1 | Switzerland |
| France | 4:3 | Switzerland |
| Switzerland | 6:3 | Norway |
| Czechoslovakia | 4:2 | Switzerland |
Source:[2]
Consolation round 9th-12th places
| Switzerland | 7:2 |  Poland |
Source:[2]
9th-place match
| Norway | 5:2 | Switzerland 10th |
Source:[2]
Nordic combined
In total, four Swiss athletes participated in the Nordic combined events – Hippolyt Kempf, Urs Niedhart, Andreas Schaad and Marco Zarucchi.[1]
Men's individual
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Start at | Time | Rank | |||
| Urs Niedhart | Individual | 179.3 | 41 | +5:28.0 | 54:07.4 | 38 | |
| Hippolyt Kempf | 189.7 | 36 | +4:18.7 | 50:24.5 | 26 | ||
| Marco Zarucchi | 201.1 | 20 | +3:02.7 | 50:55.3 | 29 | ||
| Andreas Schaad | 201.1 | 20 | +3:02.7 | 48:02.1 | 14 | ||
Source:[2]
Men's Team
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps per team member were counted.)
- 10 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
| Athletes | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Start at | Time | Rank | |
| Hippolyt Kempf Andreas Schaad Marco Zarucchi |
521.9 | 11 | +10:16.0 | 1'33:38.4 | 10 |
Source:[2]
Ski jumping
In total, four Swiss athletes participated in the ski jumping events – Sylvain Freiholz, Markus Gähler, Martin Trunz and Stefan Zünd.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Markus Gähler | Normal hill | 80.5 | 90.8 | 79.0 | 89.4 | 180.2 | 44 |
| Martin Trunz | 80.0 | 92.0 | 80.5 | 90.8 | 182.8 | 41 | |
| Sylvain Freiholz | 83.0 | 97.8 | 81.5 | 93.4 | 191.2 | 24 | |
| Stefan Zünd | 83.0 | 100.8 | 80.0 | 94.0 | 194.8 | 20 | |
| Markus Gähler | Large hill | 100.0 | 77.0 | 90.5 | 61.7 | 138.7 | 35 |
| Sylvain Freiholz | 99.0 | 77.6 | 108.5 | 93.4 | 171.0 | 14 | |
| Martin Trunz | 105.0 | 87.0 | 88.5 | 60.4 | 147.4 | 31 | |
| Stefan Zünd | 104.0 | 87.1 | 94.5 | 71.8 | 158.9 | 22 | |
Source:[2]
- Men's team large hill
| Athletes | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| Points 1 | Rank | |
| Markus Gähler Stefan Zünd Sylvain Freiholz Martin Trunz |
537.9 | 8 |
- 1 Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.
Source:[2]
Speed skiing incident
Speed skiing was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Winter Olympics. A men's individual and a women's individual event were held.[3] On 22 February 1992, during a warm-up for the men's individual final, Swiss skier Nicolas Bochatay became airborne over a bump and was killed in a crash with a Snowcat ski grooming machine.[4] Bochatay was not the only fatality as a course official was struck and killed by a skier during a training run. Speed skiing has never been a part of the Winter Olympics since.[3]