List of flag bearers for Switzerland at the Olympics

Switzerland at the
Olympics
IOC codeSUI
NOCSwiss Olympic Association
Websitewww.swissolympic.ch (in German and French)
Medals
Gold
117
Silver
128
Bronze
137
Total
382
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Switzerland at the Olympics.[1][2]

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

# Event year Season Flag bearer Sport
1 1920 Summer Luigi Antognini Athletics (track and field) [2]
2 1928 Winter Hans Eidenbenz Nordic combined
3 1932 Summer Paul Martin Athletics (track and field)
4 1936 Summer Paul Martin Athletics (track and field)
5 1948 Winter Felix Endrich Bobsleigh
6 1948 Summer Armin Scheurer Athletics (track and field)
7 1952 Winter Ulrich Poltera Ice hockey
8 1952 Summer Walter Lehmann Artistic gymnastics
9 1956 Winter Georges Schneider Alpine skiing
10 1960 Winter Andreas Däscher Ski jumping
11 1960 Summer August Hollenstein Shooting
12 1964 Winter Hans Ammann Cross-country skiing
13 1964 Summer Peter Laeng Athletics
14 1968 Winter Alois Kälin Nordic combined
15 1968 Summer Paul Weier Equestrianism
16 1972 Winter Edy Bruggmann Alpine skiing
17 1972 Summer Urs von Wartburg Athletics (track and field)
18 1976 Winter Werner Carmichel Bobsleigh
19 1976 Summer Christian Kauter Fencing
20 1980 Winter Marie-Theres Nadig Alpine skiing
21 1984 Winter Erika Hess Alpine skiing
22 1984 Summer Christine Stückelberger Equestrianism
23 1988 Winter Michela Figini Alpine skiing
24 1988 Summer Cornelia Bürki Athletics (track and field)
25 1992 Winter Vreni Schneider Alpine skiing
26 1992 Summer Daniel Giubellini Gymnastics
27 1994 Winter Gustav Weder Bobsleigh
28 1996 Summer Stefan Schärer Handball
29 1998 Winter Guido Acklin Bobsleigh
30 2000 Summer Thomas Frischknecht Mountain biking
31 2002 Winter Gian Simmen Snowboarding
32 2004 Summer Roger Federer Tennis
33 2006 Winter Philipp Schoch Snowboarding
34 2008 Summer Roger Federer Tennis
35 2010 Winter Stéphane Lambiel Figure skating
36 2012 Summer Stanislas Wawrinka Tennis
37 2014 Winter Simon Ammann Ski jumping
38 2016 Summer Giulia Steingruber Gymnastics
39 2018 Winter Dario Cologna Cross country skiing [3]
40 2020 Summer Max Heinzer Fencing [4]
Mujinga Kambundji Athletics (track and field)
41 2022 Winter Andres Ambühl Ice hockey [5]
Wendy Holdener Alpine skiing
42 2024 Summer Nina Christen Shooting sports [6]
Nino Schurter Mountain biking

See also

References

  1. ^ Switzerland. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Flagbearers for Switzerland". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. ^ "The Flagbearers for the PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  4. ^ "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  5. ^ "The flagbearers for the Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 27 July 2024.