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....

 was the host nation for the 1948 Winter Olympics

1948 Winter Olympics

The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936...

 in St. Moritz

St. Moritz

St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...

. It was the second time that Switzerland had hosted the Winter Games, after the 1928 Winter Olympics

1928 Winter Olympics

The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 11–19, 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics...

, also in St. Moritz.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...	Men's slalom
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...	Women's downhill
		Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The two-man competition was held on Friday, January 30, 1948 and on Saturdayday, January 31, 1948 while the four-man competition was held on Friday, February 6, 1948 and on Saturday, February 7, 1948.-Medal summary:-Participating...	Two-man
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...	Men's combined
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...	Women's slalom
		Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The two-man competition was held on Friday, January 30, 1948 and on Saturdayday, January 31, 1948 while the four-man competition was held on Friday, February 6, 1948 and on Saturday, February 7, 1948.-Medal summary:-Participating...	Two-man
		Figure skating Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested: men's singles, ladies singles, and pair skating.-Event summary:Barbara Ann Scott became the first Canadian to win the figure skating gold medal while Dick Button became the first American to win a figure skating title for the...	Men's singles
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...	Men's downhill tie
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...	Men's downhill tie
	Switzerland men's national ice hockey team	Ice hockey Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics In Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics, Team Canada returned to its dominance, winning their fourth Gold Medal out of the first five Olympic Games.-Rival United States teams:...	Men's competition Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics In Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics, Team Canada returned to its dominance, winning their fourth Gold Medal out of the first five Olympic Games.-Rival United States teams:...

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alfred Stäger	Downhill					DNF	–
Edy Reinalter Edy Reinalter Edy Reinalter was an Alpine skier and 1948 Olympic champion in Slalom.-External links:...						3:11.0	22
Romedi Spada						3:09.2	18
Adolf Odermatt						3:06.4	11
Fernand Grosjean Fernand Grosjean Fernand Grosjean is a Swiss alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics.He was born in Geneva.In 1948 he finished eighth in the alpine skiing downhill competition and 16th in the combined event....						3:03.1	8
Ralph Olinger						3:00.3
Karl Molitor Karl Molitor Karl Molitor is a Swiss alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.Born in Wengen, he married Antoinette Meyer . In 1948 he won a silver medal in the Alpine combined event and a bronze medal in the downhill competition...						3:00.3
Karl Gamma	Slalom	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Georges Schneider Georges Schneider Georges Schneider was a Swiss alpine skier and world champion.He was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds.Schneider became a world champion in the slalom in Aspen in 1950, before Zeno Colo and Stein Eriksen....		1:11.9	14	1:06.5	13	2:18.4	13
Karl Molitor Karl Molitor Karl Molitor is a Swiss alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.Born in Wengen, he married Antoinette Meyer . In 1948 he won a silver medal in the Alpine combined event and a bronze medal in the downhill competition...		1:10.2	6	1:06.0	11	2:16.2	8
Edy Reinalter Edy Reinalter Edy Reinalter was an Alpine skier and 1948 Olympic champion in Slalom.-External links:...		1:07.7	3	1:02.6	1	2:10.3

Men's combined

The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For atlethes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).

Athlete	Slalom			Total (downhill + slalom)
	Time 1	Time 2	Rank	Points	Rank
Adolf Odermatt	1:19.8	1:15.8	19	15.64	15
Fernand Grosjean Fernand Grosjean Fernand Grosjean is a Swiss alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics.He was born in Geneva.In 1948 he finished eighth in the alpine skiing downhill competition and 16th in the combined event....	1:19.6	1:22.7 (+0:05)	30	16.61	16
Edy Reinalter Edy Reinalter Edy Reinalter was an Alpine skier and 1948 Olympic champion in Slalom.-External links:...	1:16.3	1:05.8	4	12.01	10
Karl Molitor Karl Molitor Karl Molitor is a Swiss alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.Born in Wengen, he married Antoinette Meyer . In 1948 he won a silver medal in the Alpine combined event and a bronze medal in the downhill competition...	1:14.0	1:08.5	6	6.44

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Olivia Ausoni	Downhill					2:45.1	24
Irène Molitor						2:37.2	14
Antoinette Meyer Antoinette Meyer Antoinette Meyer, later Molitor was a Swiss alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics. She was born in Hospental and was the wife of Karl Molitor. In 1948 she won the silver medal in the slalom event. In the downhill competition she finished eleventh.-External links:* *...						2:35.4	11
Rosemarie Bleuer						2:33.3	9
Lina Mittner						2:31.2	5
Hedy Schlunegger Hedy Schlunegger Hedy Kaufmann-Schlunegger was a Swiss alpine skier. At the 1948 Winter Olympics, Hedy Schlunegger was the first Olympic Gold medalist in Lady's Downhill skiing....						2:28.3
Olivia Ausoni	Slalom	1:18.7	22	59.9	8	2:18.6	17
Rosemarie Bleuer		1:06.2	13	1:04.4	14	2:10.6	13
Renée Clerc		1:03.8	8	1:02.0	9	2:05.8	5
Antoinette Meyer Antoinette Meyer Antoinette Meyer, later Molitor was a Swiss alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics. She was born in Hospental and was the wife of Karl Molitor. In 1948 she won the silver medal in the slalom event. In the downhill competition she finished eleventh.-External links:* *...		1:00.7	4	57.0	1	1:57.7

Women's combined

The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For atlethes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).

Athlete	Slalom			Total (downhill + slalom)
	Time 1	Time 2	Rank	Points	Rank
Olivia Ausoni	1:44.4	1:08.5	27	38.02	26
Hedy Schlunegger Hedy Schlunegger Hedy Kaufmann-Schlunegger was a Swiss alpine skier. At the 1948 Winter Olympics, Hedy Schlunegger was the first Olympic Gold medalist in Lady's Downhill skiing....	1:11.4	1:07.1	15	10.20	8
Rosemarie Bleuer	1:05.5	1:03.8	6	8.80	6
Lina Mittner	1:03.3	1:16.3	17	12.54	14

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 Fritz Feierabend Fritz Feierabend was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid 1930s to the mid 1950s... Paul Eberhard Paul Eberhard Paul Hans Eberhard is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won the silver medal in the two-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:***...	Two-man	1:23.7	2	1:24.0	2	1:21.4	1	1:21.3	1	5:30.4
SUI-2	Felix Endrich Felix Endrich Felix Endrich was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the two-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St... Friedrich Waller Friedrich Waller Friedrich "Fritz" Waller was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won the gold medal in the two-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St...	Two-man	1:22.4	1	1:22.7	1	1:21.7	2	1:22.4	2	5:29.2

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
SUI-1	Fritz Feierabend Fritz Feierabend Fritz Feierabend was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid 1930s to the mid 1950s... Friedrich Waller Friedrich Waller Friedrich "Fritz" Waller was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won the gold medal in the two-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St... Felix Endrich Felix Endrich Felix Endrich was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the two-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St... Heinrich Angst Heinrich Angst Heinrich Angst was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a gold medal in the four-man event at the Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956....	Four-man	1:16.9	1	1:21.2	8	1:22.3	7	1:21.7	3	5:22.1	4
SUI-2	Franz Kapus Franz Kapus Franz Kapus was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the four-man event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.... Werner Spring Werner Spring Werner Spring was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and the early 1950s. He won two bronze medals at the FIBT World Championships with one in the two-man event and the other in the four-man event .... Bernhard Schilter Bernhard Schilter Bernhard Schilter was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He finished eighth in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:*... Paul Eberhard Paul Eberhard Paul Hans Eberhard is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won the silver medal in the two-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:***...	Four-man	1:17.6	6	1:20.8	3	1:22.3	7	1:24.7	12	5:25.4	8

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
18 km	Gottlieb Perren	1'26:27	43
	Karl Bricker Karl Bricker Karl Bricker was a Swiss cross country skier who competed in the 1940s and in the 1950s.In 1948 he finished 41st in the 18 km competition....	1'25:47	41
	Alfons Supersaxo Alfons Supersaxo Alfons Supersaxo was a Swiss Nordic skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s.He died in Saas-Fee....	1'24:29	34
	Theo Allenbach	1'23:54	30
	Robert Zurbriggen Robert Zurbriggen Robert Zurbriggen was a Swiss cross-country skier and biathlete who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics....	1'22:51	26
	Max Müller Max Müller (cross-country skier) Max Müller is a Swiss cross-country skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics. In 1948, he was a member of the Swiss relay team which finished fifth in the 4x10 km relay competition. In the 50 km event he finished 17th and in the 18 km competition he finished 25th.-References:*...	1'22:40	25
	Niklaus Stump Niklaus Stump Niklaus Stump was a Swiss cross-country and Nordic combined skier who competed during the 1940s.He was born in Toggenburg and died in Wildhaus....	1'22:15	20
	Edy Schild	1'22:15	20
50 km	Louis Bourban	4'33:50	19
	Max Müller Max Müller (cross-country skier) Max Müller is a Swiss cross-country skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics. In 1948, he was a member of the Swiss relay team which finished fifth in the 4x10 km relay competition. In the 50 km event he finished 17th and in the 18 km competition he finished 25th.-References:*...	4'30:51	17
	Edy Schild	4'05:37	6

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
Niklaus Stump Niklaus Stump Niklaus Stump was a Swiss cross-country and Nordic combined skier who competed during the 1940s.He was born in Toggenburg and died in Wildhaus.... Robert Zurbriggen Robert Zurbriggen Robert Zurbriggen was a Swiss cross-country skier and biathlete who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.... Max Müller Max Müller (cross-country skier) Max Müller is a Swiss cross-country skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics. In 1948, he was a member of the Swiss relay team which finished fifth in the 4x10 km relay competition. In the 50 km event he finished 17th and in the 18 km competition he finished 25th.-References:*... Edi Schild Edi Schild Edi Schild is a Swiss cross-country skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.In 1948 he was a member of the Swiss relay team which finished fifth in the 4x10 km relay competition. In the 50 km event he finished sixth and in the 18 km competition he finished 20th.-External links:*...	2'48:07	5

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Final rank
Karl Enderlin Karl Enderlin Karl Enderlin was a Swiss figure skater. He was a four-time Swiss national champion. He represented Switzerland at the 1948 Winter Olympics where he placed 14th.-Results:-References:...	14	10	154.244	110	14
Hans Gerschwiler Hans Gerschwiler Hans Gerschwiler was a Swiss figure skater.-Biography:Born in Switzerland, Gerschwiler made his international debut at the 1939 European Figure Skating Championships, where he placed 5th. Between 1939 and 1947, no international skating competitions were held, due to World War II...	2	3	181.122	23

Women

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Final rank
Doris Blanc	24	25	122.622	221	25
Lotti Höner	20	22	134.211	186	23
Maja Hug Maja Hug Maja Hug is a Swiss figure skater. She is a six-time Swiss national champion. She represented Switzerland at the 1948 Winter Olympics where she placed 15th....	13	19	141.522	137	15

Pairs

Athletes	Points	Places	Final rank
Luny Unold Hans Kuster	9.281	120	12

Ice hockey

The tournament was run in a round robin format with nine teams participating.

Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
	8	7	0	1	69	5	15
	8	7	0	1	80	18	15
	8	6	2	0	67	21	12
	8	4	4	0	55	28	8
	8	3	5	0	39	47	6
	8	2	6	0	29	97	4
	8	1	7	0	33	77	2
	8	0	8	0	24	156	0
*	8	5	3	0	86	33	10

• United States team was disqualified. Only eight teams are officially ranked.

• Switzerland 5-4 USA
• Switzerland 16-0 Italy
• Switzerland 11-2 Austria
• Switzerland 12-3 United Kingdom
• Switzerland 8-2 Sweden
• Switzerland 14-0 Poland
• Czechoslovakia 7-1 Switzerland
• Canada 3-0 Switzerland

Bronze:

Hans Bänninger Hans Bänninger Hans Bänninger is an ice hockey player for the Swiss national team. He won a silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics.- References :...   Reto Perl Reto Perl Reto Perl is an ice hockey player for the Swiss national team. He won a silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics.- References :...   Emil Handschin Emil Handschin Emil Handschin is an ice hockey player for the Swiss national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics.- References :...   Ferdinand Cattini Ferdinand Cattini Ferdinand Cattini is a retired ice hockey player. He participated at the 1948 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998.-External links:*...   Hans Cattini Hans Cattini Hans Cattini is a retired ice hockey player. He participated at the 1948 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998....   Hanggi Boller  Hans Dürst Hans Dürst Hans Dürst is an ice hockey player for the Swiss national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics.- References :...   Walter Paul Dürst Walter Paul Dürst Walter Paul Dürst is an ice hockey player for the Swiss national team. He won a silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics.- References :...   Bibi Torriani Bibi Torriani Richard "Bibi" Torriani was a Swiss ice hockey player and luger who competed from the 1920s to the 1950s.-Hockey career:...   Gebhard Poltera Gebhard Poltera Gebhard Poltera is an ice hockey player for the Swiss national team. He won a silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics.- References :...   Ulrich Poltera Ulrich Poltera Ulrich "Uli" Poltera was an ice hockey player for the Swiss national team. He won a silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics.- References :...   Hans-Martin Trepp Hans-Martin Trepp Hans-Martin Trepp was an ice hockey player for the Swiss national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics.- References :...   Beat Rüedi Beat Rüedi Beat Rüedi is an ice hockey player for the Swiss national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics.- References :...   Fredy Bieler  Heini Lohrer Heini Lohrer Heinrich Lohrer is an ice hockey player for the Swiss national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics.- References :...   Werner Lohrer Werner Lohrer Werner Lohrer is an ice hockey player for the Swiss national team. He won a silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics.- References :...   Otto Schubiger Otto Schubiger Otto Schubiger is an ice hockey player for the Swiss national team. He won a silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics.- References :...

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

Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics

At the 1948 Winter Olympics, three cross country skiing events were contested. The 18 km competition was held on Saturday, January 31, 1948, the relay event was held on Tuesday, February 3, 1948, and the 50 km event was held on Friday, February 6, 1948....

, meaning that athletes competing here were skiing for two disciplines at the same time. Details can be found above in this article, in the cross-country skiing section.

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. Athletes would perform three jumps, of which the two best jumps (distance and form) were counted.

Athlete	Event	Cross-country		Ski Jumping					Total
		Points	Rank	Distance 1	Distance 2	Distance 3	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Gottlieb Perren	Individual	186.00	20	56.0	57.5	56.5	187.8	26	373.80	18
Alfons Supersaxo Alfons Supersaxo Alfons Supersaxo was a Swiss Nordic skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s.He died in Saas-Fee....		196.50	16	63.0	57.0	61.5	203.9	13	400.40	13
Theo Allenbach		199.50	12	52.5	52.0	50.0	176.6	32	376.10	17
Niklaus Stump Niklaus Stump Niklaus Stump was a Swiss cross-country and Nordic combined skier who competed during the 1940s.He was born in Toggenburg and died in Wildhaus....		208.50	7	65.5	63.5 (fall)	60.0	213.0	5	421.50	4

Skeleton

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Run 5		Run 6		Total
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Christian Fischbacher Christian Fischbacher Christian H. Fischbacher was a Swiss skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He competed in the skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, but did not finish.-References:* **...	DNF	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	DNF	–
Dialma Baseglia	49.2	11	49.0	10	48.6	6	DNF	–	–	–	–	–	DNF	–
Gottfried Kägi Gottfried Kägi Gottfried Kägi was a Swiss skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished fifth in the men's skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:**...	48.9	10	48.8	8	48.7	7	1:00.8	4	1:01.6	5	1:01.1	4	5:29.9	5
Milo Bigler Milo Bigler Milo Bigler is a Swiss skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished 11th in the skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:* **...	48.4	7	48.4	5	48.7	7	2:00.2	10	1:02.1	8	DNF	–	DNF	–

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Distance 1	Distance 2	Total points	Rank
Willi Klopfenstein	Normal hill	60.0	62.5	209.3	13
Andreas Däscher		61.0	61.0	203.8	17
Hans Zurbriggen		61.0	67.0	214.0	10
Fritz Tschannen Fritz Tschannen Fritz Tschannen is a Swiss accordion player and former ski jumper who competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. Born in Saint-Imier, he received his first accordion at the age of five and gave his first solo concert three years later. By the age of 18 he was working as an accordion...		64.5	66.0	214.8	9

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Rudolf Kleiner	47.8	39
1500 m	Sepp Rogger	2:34.7	43
	Rudolf Kleiner	2:33.0	42
	Hanspeter Vogt	2:30.5	34
5000 m	Alfred Altenburger	9:40.6	39
	Sepp Rogger	9:29.3	34