Switzerland at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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Three competitors from Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

competed in two sports at the 1896 Summer Olympics
1896 Summer Olympics
The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era...

. The Swiss won one championship and placed second in two more events, for a total of three medals. They had 8 entries in 5 events.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
Louis Zutter
Louis Zutter
Jules Alexis Louis Zutter was a Swiss gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens....

 
Gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...

 
Men's Pommel Horse
Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, eight gymnastics events, all for men, were contested in Panathinaiko Stadium. They were organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Wrestling and Gymnastics. Events took place on 9 April, 10 April, and 11 April 1896...

Louis Zutter
Louis Zutter
Jules Alexis Louis Zutter was a Swiss gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens....

 
Gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...

 
Men's Parallel Bars
Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, eight gymnastics events, all for men, were contested in Panathinaiko Stadium. They were organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Wrestling and Gymnastics. Events took place on 9 April, 10 April, and 11 April 1896...

Louis Zutter
Louis Zutter
Jules Alexis Louis Zutter was a Swiss gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens....

 
Gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...

 
Men's Vault
Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, eight gymnastics events, all for men, were contested in Panathinaiko Stadium. They were organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Wrestling and Gymnastics. Events took place on 9 April, 10 April, and 11 April 1896...


Gymnastics

All of Switzerland's medals were won by Zutter in the gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...

 competitions. Zutter's only event that did not result in a medal was in the horizontal bar. Champaud entered three events, but did not medal in any.
Event Place Gymnast
Parallel bars 2nd Louis Zutter
Louis Zutter
Jules Alexis Louis Zutter was a Swiss gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens....

Charles Champaud
Charles Champaud
Charles Champaud , Bulgarianized Charles Shampov , was a Swiss gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Champaud competed in the parallel bars, vault, and pommel horse events...

Horizontal bar Louis Zutter
Vault 2nd Louis Zutter
Charles Champaud
Pommel horse 1st Louis Zutter
Charles Champaud

Shooting

Baumann took 8th of 42 in the military rifle competition.
Event Place Shooter Score Hits
Military rifle 8th Albert Baumann
Albert Baumann
Albert Baumann was a Swiss shooter. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Baumann competed in the military rifle event. He placed eighth with a score of 1,294....

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