Switzerland at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Switzerland at the
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
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IOC codeSUI
Websitewww.stv-fsg.ch/de/
Medals
Gold
19
Silver
16
Bronze
15
Total
50

Although Switzerland became the first country to establish a national Gymnastics federation (doing so in 1832)[1] Swiss men did not compete at a World Championships until 1934.[2] While women were first allowed to compete at the 1934 World Championships, Swiss women wouldn't make their debut until 1978.[3]

When the Swiss men debuted at the World Championships, they achieved great success, winning numerous medals at their first four appearances. Ariella Käslin became the first Swiss female gymnast to win a medal at a World Championships, winning silver on vault in 2009.[4]

Medalists

Medal Name Year Event
 Gold Walter Bach, Hans Grieder, Hermann Hänggi, Eugen Mack, Georges Miez, Eduard Steinemann, Josef Walter, Melchior Wezel Hungary 1934 Budapest Men's team
 Gold Eugen Mack Men's all-around
 Gold Georges Miez Men's floor exercise
 Silver Eugen Mack
 Gold Eugen Mack Men's pommel horse
 Silver Eduard Steinemann
 Silver Eugen Mack Men's rings
 Gold Eugen Mack Men's vault
 Silver Eduard Steinemann
 Gold Eugen Mack Men's parallel bars
 Silver Josef Walter
 Bronze Walter Bach
 Silver Georges Miez Men's horizontal bar
 Silver Albert Bachmann, Walter Beck, Eugen Mack, Hans Negelin, Michael Reusch, Leo Schürmann, Smid Czechoslovakia 1938 Prague Men's team
 Bronze Eugen Mack Men's all-around
 Silver Eugen Mack Men's floor exercise
 Gold Michael Reusch Men's pommel horse
 Bronze Leo Schürmann
 Silver Michael Reusch Men's rings
 Gold Eugen Mack Men's vault
 Silver Walter Beck
 Bronze Hans Negelin
 Gold Michael Reusch Men's parallel bars
 Gold Michael Reusch Men's horizontal bar
 Bronze Walter Beck
 Gold Marcel Adatte, Hans Eugster, Ernst Gebendinger, Jack Günthard, Walter Lehmann, Josef Stalder, Melchior Thalmann, Jean Tschabold Switzerland 1950 Basel Men's team
 Gold Walter Lehmann Men's all-around
 Silver Marcel Adatte
 Gold Josef Stalder Men's floor exercise
 Gold Ernst Gebendinger
 Gold Josef Stalder Men's pommel horse
 Silver Marcel Adatte
 Bronze Walter Lehmann
 Gold Walter Lehmann Men's rings
 Bronze Hans Eugster
 Gold Ernst Gebendinger Men's vault
 Bronze Walter Lehmann
 Gold Hans Eugster Men's parallel bars
 Bronze Walter Lehmann Men's horizontal bar
 Bronze Josef Stalder
 Bronze Hans Bründler, Oswald Bühler, Hans Eugster, Jack Günthard, Hans Schwartzentruber, Josef Stalder, Melchior Thalmann, Jean Tschabold Italy 1954 Rome Men's team
 Silver Josef Stalder Men's pommel horse
 Silver Josef Stalder Men's parallel bars
 Bronze Hans Eugster
 Bronze Li Donghua Australia 1994 Brisbane Men's pommel horse
 Gold Li Donghua Japan 1995 Sabae Men's pommel horse
 Silver Li Donghua Puerto Rico 1996 San Juan Men's pommel horse
 Bronze Dieter Rehm China 1999 Tianjin Men's vault
 Silver Ariella Käslin United Kingdom 2009 London Women's vault
 Bronze Giulia Steingruber Canada 2017 Montreal Women's vault

Medal tables

By gender

GenderGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Men19151448
Women0112

By event

EventGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Men's pommel horse44311
Men's vault3238
Men's parallel bars3227
Men's floor exercise3205
Men's individual all-around2114
Men's team2114
Men's rings1214
Men's horizontal bar1135
Women's vault0112

See also

References

  1. ^ "Men's Artistic Gymnastics - History". International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. ^ "1934 World Gymnastics Championships Budapest, Hungary June 11-12, 1934" (PDF). USA Gymnastics.
  3. ^ "Swiss Gymnastics: A Long History of Overcoming Adversity". The Medal Count. December 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "Ariella Käslin springt zur ersten WM-Medaille einer Schweizer Turnerin" [Ariella Käslin vaults to the first World Championship medal for a Swiss gymnast]. Watson (in German). October 17, 2009.