Switzerland at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Switzerland at the
1932 Winter Olympics
IOC codeSUI
NOCSwiss Olympic Association
Websitewww.swissolympic.ch (in German and French)
in Lake Placid
Competitors7 (men) in 3 sports
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Switzerland competed at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Silver Reto Capadrutt
Oscar Geier		 Bobsleigh Two-man

Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1932 Winter Olympics
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
SUI-1 Reto Capadrutt
Oscar Geier 		Two-man 2:05.88 1 2:07.21 2 2:03.52 2 1:59.67 2 8:16.28 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
SUI-1 Reto Capadrutt
Hans Eisenhut
Charles Jenny
Oscar Geier 		Four-man 2:06.81 4 2:03.40 4 2:01.47 4 2:00.50 5 8:12.18 4

Nordic combined

Main article: Nordic combined at the 1932 Winter Olympics

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 of cross-country skiing. Some athletes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events.

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.

Athlete Event Cross-country Ski Jumping Total
Time Points Rank Distance 1 Distance 2 Total points Rank Points Rank
Fritz Kaufmann Individual 1'59:20 97.50 32 59.5 60.5 223.2 1 320.70 23
Cesare Chiogna 1'58:33 102.00 30 58.0 59.5 219.6 4 321.60 22
Fritz Steuri 1'54:57 115.50 26 51.0 51.0 200.4 11 315.90 26

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1932 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Fritz Steuri Normal hill 58.0 97.6 15 53.5 94.8 20 192.4 18
Cesare Chiogna 60.0 102.1 9 63.0 107.7 9 209.8 9
Fritz Kaufmann 63.5 106.5 6 65.5 109.3 5 215.8 6

References

  • (ed.) George Lattimer (1932). Official Report III Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1932 (PDF). III Olympic Winter Games Committee. Retrieved 2008-06-10. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  • Olympic Winter Games 1932, full results by sports-reference.com


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