Switzerland at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Switzerland competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

Switzerland at the
1972 Winter Olympics
IOC codeSUI
NOCSwiss Olympic Association
Websitewww.swissolympic.ch (in German and French)
in Sapporo
Competitors52 (46 men, 6 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearerEdmund Bruggmann (alpine skiing)
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
4
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
10
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldBernhard RussiAlpine skiingMen's downhill
 GoldMarie-Theres NadigAlpine skiingWomen's downhill
 GoldMarie-Theres NadigAlpine skiingWomen's giant slalom
 GoldJean Wicki
Hans Leutenegger
Werner Camichel
Edy Hubacher
BobsleighFour-man
 SilverRoland CollombinAlpine skiingMen's downhill
 SilverEdmund BruggmannAlpine skiingMen's giant slalom
 SilverWalter SteinerSki jumpingMen's large hill (90m)
 BronzeWerner MattleAlpine skiingMen's giant slalom
 BronzeJean Wicki
Edy Hubacher
BobsleighTwo-man
 BronzeAlfred Kälin
Albert Giger
Alois Kälin
Eduard Hauser
Cross-country skiingMen's relay

Alpine skiing

Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Walter Tresch Downhill 1:53.19 6
Andreas Sprecher 1:53.11 4
Roland Collombin 1:52.07
Bernhard Russi 1:51.43
Walter Tresch Giant Slalom 1:35.86 24 1:38.89 8 3:14.75 14
Werner Mattle 1:33.44 11 1:37.55 3 3:10.99
Edmund Bruggmann 1:33.43 10 1:37.32 1 3:10.75
Adolf Rösti 1:33.27 7 DSQ DSQ
Men's slalom
Athlete Classification Final
Time Rank Time 1 Rank Time 2 Rank Total Rank
Adolf Rösti 1:44.20 1 58.08 17 56.08 16 1:54.16 15
Andreas Sprecher 1:44.60 2 DNF DNF
Walter Tresch 1:43.91 2 57.90 16 55.61 15 1:53.51 13
Edmund Bruggmann bye 57.49 12 54.54 7 1:52.03 8
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Silvia Stump Downhill 1:40.92 18
Marianne Hefti 1:40.38 12
Bernadette Zurbriggen 1:39.49 7
Marie-Theres Nadig 1:36.68
Rita Good Giant Slalom DSQ
Silvia Stump DNF
Bernadette Zurbriggen 1:34.17 18
Marie-Theres Nadig 1:29.90
Rita Good Slalom DNF DNF
Bernadette Zurbriggen DNF DNF
Marie-Theres Nadig DNF DNF
Silvia Stump 49.19 16 DNF DNF

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 Jean Wicki
Edy Hubacher
Two-man 1:15.61 2 1:15.36 3 1:14.36 6 1:14.00 3 4:59.33
SUI-2 Hans Candrian
Heinz Schenker
Two-man 1:15.89 4 1:16.84 11 1:14.38 8 1:14.33 5 5:01.44 7
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
SUI-1 Jean Wicki
Hans Leutenegger
Werner Camichel
Edy Hubacher
Four-man 1:10.71 1 1:11.44 2 1:10.21 3 1:10.71 3 4:43.07
SUI-2 Hans Candrian
Erwin Juon
Gaudenz Beeli
Heinz Schenker
Four-man 1:12.36 14 1:11.89 5 1:10.09 1 1:10.22 1 4:44.56 4

Cross-country skiing

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km Hansueli Kreuzer 48:55.37 34
Alois Kälin 46:50.31 17
Albert Giger 46:38.36 14
Eduard Hauser 46:30.53 11
30 km Werner Geeser 1'46:20.36 41
Alfred Kälin 1'41:35.34 17
Eduard Hauser 1'40:14.98 14
Alois Kälin 1'38:40.72 7
50 km Giuseppe Dermon 2'56:24.21 26
Louis Jäggi 2'53:00.78 23
Ulrich Wenger 2'49:35.35 14
Werner Geeser 2'44:34.13 6
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Alfred Kälin
Albert Giger
Alois Kälin
Eduard Hauser
2'07:00.06

Figure skating

Women
Athlete CF FS Points Places Rank
Charlotte Walter 7 13 2467.3 86 9

Ice hockey

First Round

Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-11th places.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
 United States 5–3   Switzerland

Consolation Round

Teams, which lost their games in the qualification round, played in this group.

Rank Team Pld W L T GF GA Pts
7  West Germany 431022106
8  Norway 431016146
9  Japan 421117165
10   Switzerland 40229162
11 Yugoslavia 40319171
  • West Germany 5-0 Switzerland
  • Japan 3-3 Switzerland
  • Switzerland 3-3 Yugoslavia
  • Norway 5-3 Switzerland
Contestants
Gérard Rigolet
Alfio Molina
Marcel Squaldo
Charles Henzen
Gaston Furrer
René Huguenin
Peter Aeschlimann
René Berra
Jacques Pousaz
Heini Jenni
Hans Keller
Michel Türler
Paul Probst
Gérard Dubi
Francis Reinhard
Anton Neininger
Guy Dubois
Peter Lehmann

Ski jumping

Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Distance Points Points Rank
Josef Zehnder Normal hill 76.0 105.8 72.0 97.9 203.7 28
Hans Schmid 76.5 106.6 73.5 102.3 208.9 22
Ernst von Grünigen 78.0 109.5 74.5 102.9 212.4 16
Walter Steiner 79.0 110.6 76.0 106.8 217.4 14
Ernst von Grünigen Large hill 82.0 79.8 78.0 73.2 153.0 44
Josef Zehnder 92.5 97.0 84.0 84.1 181.1 22
Walter Steiner 94.0 101.6 103.0 118.2 219.8
Hans Schmid 94.5 101.8 89.0 (fall) 54.6 156.4 42

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