Switzerland at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Switzerland competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 141 competitors, 136 men and 5 women, took part in 74 events in 17 sports.^[1]

Switzerland at the 1924 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SUI
NOC	Swiss Olympic Association
Website	www.swissolympic.ch (in German and French)
in Paris
Competitors	141 (136 men, 5 women) in 17 sports
Medals Ranked 6th	Gold 7 Silver 8 Bronze 10 Total 25
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Medalists

Further information: 1924 Summer Olympics medal table

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Alphonse Gemuseus	Equestrian	Individual jumping	July 27
Gold	August Güttinger	Gymnastics	Men's parallel bars	July 18
Gold	Josef Wilhelm	Gymnastics	Men's pommel horse	July 23
Gold	Édouard Candeveau, Alfred Felber, Émile Lachapelle	Rowing	Men's coxed pair	July 17
Gold	Emile Albrecht, Walter Lossli, Alfred Probst, Eugen Sigg, Hans Walter	Rowing	Men's coxed four	July 17
Gold	Hermann Gehri	Wrestling	Men's freestyle welterweight	July 14
Gold	Fritz Hagmann	Wrestling	Men's freestyle middleweight	July 14
Silver	Paul Martin	Athletics	Men's 800 m	July 7
Silver	Willy Schärer	Athletics	Men's 1500 m	July 10
Silver	Hans Bühler, Alphonse Gemuseus, Werner Stuber	Equestrian	Team jumping	July 27
Silver	Switzerland national football team Max Abegglen Félix Bédouret Charles Bouvier Walter Dietrich Karl Ehrenbolger Paul Fässler Gustav Gottenkieny Jean Haag Marcel Katz Edmond Kramer Adolphe Mengotti August Oberhauser Robert Pache Aron Pollitz Hans Pulver Rudolf Ramseyer Adolphe Reymond Louis Richard Teo Schär Paul Schmiedlin Paul Sturzenegger Walter Weiler	Football		June 9
Silver	Jean Gutweniger	Gymnastics	Men's horizontal bar	July 17
			Men's pommel horse	July 23
Silver	Fritz Hünenberger	Weightlifting	Men's 82.5 kg	July 23
Silver	Henri Wernli	Wrestling	Men's freestyle heavyweight	July 14
Bronze	Hans Grieder, August Güttinger, Jean Gutweniger, Georges Miez, Otto Pfister, Antoine Rebetez, Carl Widmer, Josef Wilhelm	Gymnastics	Men's team all-around	July 23
Bronze	Antoine Rebetez	Gymnastics	Men's pommel horse	July 23
Bronze	August Güttinger	Gymnastics	Men's rope climbing	July 20
Bronze	Josef Schneider	Rowing	Men's single sculls	July 17
Bronze	Rudolf Bosshard, Heini Thoma	Rowing	Men's double sculls	July 17
Bronze	Emile Albrecht, Alfred Probst, Eugen Sigg, Hans Walter	Rowing	Men's coxless four	July 17
Bronze	Josias Hartmann	Shooting	Men's 50 m rifle, prone	June 23
Bronze	Arthur Reinmann	Weightlifting	Men's 60 kg	July 21
Bronze	Otto Müller	Wrestling	Men's freestyle welterweight	July 14
Bronze	Charles Courant	Wrestling	Men's freestyle light heavyweight	July 14

Aquatics

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics

A single diver represented Switzerland in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Diver	Event	Semifinals			Final
		Points	Score	Rank	Points	Score	Rank
Arthur Bischoff	3 m board	29	385	6	did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Charles Kopp	100 m freestyle	1:15.0	4	did not advance
Robert Wyss	200 m breaststroke	3:03.6	2 Q	3:04.2	3 q	3:05.6	5

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Switzerland made its second Olympic water polo appearance.

Roster

• Charles Biefer
• Armand Boppart
• Henri Demiéville
• Robert Girod
• Charles Kopp
• Albert Moret
• Fernand Moret
• P. Renevier
• H. Rich
• René Ricolfi-Doria
• Robert Wyss

First round

Netherlands

7–0

Switzerland

Piscine des Tourelles

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Seventeen athletes represented Switzerland in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport. Martin and Schärer each won a silver medal—Switzerland's first medals in Olympic athletics.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Karl Borner	100 m	Unknown	3	did not advance
	200 m	Unknown	3	did not advance
Constant Bucher	Pentathlon	N/A						Elim-3
	Decathlon	N/A						5961.5925	15
Otto Garnus	Shot put	N/A				12.12	8	did not advance
	Discus throw	N/A				35.16	11	did not advance
Ernst Gerspach	Decathlon	N/A						6743.530	6
Josef Imbach	400 m	51.8	1 Q	48.0 OR	1 Q	48.3	2 Q	did not finish
William Marthé	5000 m	N/A				did not finish		did not advance
Paul Martin	800 m	N/A		2:00.2	1 Q	1:55.6	3 Q	1:52.6
Adolf Meier	Long jump	N/A				6.61	5	did not advance
	Decathlon	N/A						did not finish
Victor Moriaud	100 m	Unknown	4	did not advance
	110 m hurdles	N/A		Unknown	3	did not advance
Willi Moser	110 m hurdles	N/A		Unknown	2 Q	16.1	5	did not advance
	Javelin throw	N/A				46.80	13	did not advance
Werner Nüesch	Shot put	N/A				12.45	5	did not advance
	Discus throw	N/A				38.205	6	did not advance
Willy Schärer	1500 m	N/A				4:06.6	1 Q	3:55.0
Arthur Tell Schwab	10 km walk	N/A				Unknown	3 Q	49:50.0	5
Christian Simmen	400 m	Unknown	5	did not advance
Walter Strebi	100 m	11.2	2 Q	did not start		did not advance
Hans Wipf	Javelin throw	N/A				48.57	10	did not advance
Karl Borner Heinz Hemmi Josef Imbach Victor Moriaud	4 × 100 m relay	N/A		42.2	1 Q	42.2	2 Q	Disqualified

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Seven boxers represented Switzerland at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Stauffer became the first Swiss boxer to reach the quarterfinals.

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Georges Givel	Middleweight	Steichen (LUX) W	Elliott (GBR) L	did not advance			9
R. Nyffeler	Flyweight	Bye	Rennie (CAN) L	did not advance			9
Jacques Sauthier	Featherweight	Bye	Petrarca (ITA) L	did not advance			9
Louis Sauthier	Welterweight	Delarge (BEL) L	did not advance				17
Erich Siebert	Middleweight	Bye	Mallin (GBR) L	did not advance			9
Théodore Stauffer	Welterweight	Decker (AUT) W	Santoro (ARG) W	Dwyer (IRL) L	did not advance		5
Johann Weidel	Bantamweight	Bye	Sánchez (ESP) L	did not advance			9

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent  Argentina 1 0 .000  Austria 1 0 .000  Belgium 0 1 .000  Canada 0 1 .000  Great Britain 0 2 .000  Ireland 0 1 .000  Italy 0 1 .000  Luxembourg 1 0 .000  Spain 0 1 .000 Total 4 6 .400

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 2 1 .667 Round of 16 1 5 .167 Quarterfinals 0 1 .000 Semifinals 0 0 – Final 0 0 – Bronze match 0 0 – Total 4 6 .400

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Nine cyclists represented Switzerland in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport. The Swiss were perhaps the most successful nation not to win a medal; Blattmann took fifth in the individual time trial, the Swiss team took fourth in the team time trial, and Mermillod reached the semifinals of the sprint.

Road cycling

Cyclist	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Georges Antenen	Time trial	6:53:27.0	21
Albert Blattmann	Time trial	6:34:09.0	5
Fritz Bossi	Time trial	7:05:43.4	28
Otto Lehner	Time trial	6:43:39.0	14
Georges Antenen Albert Blattmann Fritz Bossi Otto Lehner	Team time trial	20:11:15.0	4

Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	First round		First repechage		Quarterfinals		Second repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Louis Mermillod	Sprint	Unknown	2 r	Unknown	1 Q	Unknown	2 r	Unknown	1 Q	Unknown	3	did not advance
Ernst Leutert Arnold Nötzli Ernst Richli Gustav Weilenmann	Team pursuit	5:23.0	1 Q	N/A		5:21.6	2	N/A		did not advance

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Nine equestrians represented Switzerland in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Gemuseus led the jumping team to a strong debut, taking the individual gold and propelling the team to a silver medal. The eventing team placed fourth.

Equestrian	Event	Final
		Score	Time	Rank
Hans Bühler	Eventing	1477.5	N/A	14
	Jumping	24.00	2:20.0	20
René de Ribeaupierre	Eventing	904.5	N/A	28
Werner Fehr	Eventing	1395.0	N/A	18
Alphonse Gemuseus	Jumping	6.00	2:24.4
Adolphe Mercier	Dressage	223.6	N/A	16
Charles Schlumberger	Dressage	189.4	N/A	21
Charles Stoffel	Eventing	1466.0	N/A	15
Werner Stuber	Dressage	206.2	N/A	20
	Jumping	20.00	2:32.4	14
Hans von der Weid	Dressage	243.2	N/A	7
	Jumping	24.00	2:39.8	21
Hans Bühler René de Ribeaupierre Werner Fehr Charles Stoffel	Team eventing	4338.5	N/A	4
Hans Bühler Alphonse Gemuseus Werner Stuber Hans von der Weid	Team jumping	50.00	N/A

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Ten fencers, seven men and three women, represented Switzerland in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport; Switzerland was one of nine nations to send women to the first Olympic women's fencing competition.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
John Albaret	Foil	3–1	3 Q	0–5	6	did not advance
Constantin Antoniades	Épée	3–6	8	N/A		did not advance
Eugène Empeyta	Épée	6–2	1 Q	N/A		6–3	1 Q	4–7	7	did not advance
	Foil	0–3	4	did not advance
Édouard Fitting	Foil	Bye		2–3	5	did not advance
Frédéric Fitting	Épée	5–3	4 Q	N/A		9–1	1 Q	3–8	12	did not advance
	Foil	2–1	1 Q	2–3	4	did not advance
Henri Jacquet	Épée	5–4	3 Q	N/A		6–3	3 Q	4–7	10	did not advance
John Albaret Constantin Antoniades Eugène Empeyta Frédéric Fitting Henri Jacquet	Team épée	1–0	1 Q	N/A		0–2	3	did not advance
John Albaret Constantin Antoniades Eugène Empeyta Édouard Fitting Frédéric Fitting Charles Rochat	Team foil	Bye		N/A		1–2	3	did not advance

Women

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer	Event	Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Suzanne Bonnard	Foil	1–4	5	did not advance
Emma Fitting	Foil	3–3	3 Q	1–4	5	did not advance
Jeanne Morgenthaler	Foil	1–4	6	did not advance

Football

Main article: Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Switzerland competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first (and, as of 2008, only) time in 1924. The Swiss took the silver medal, losing the final to Uruguay.

Round 1

May 25, 1924

Switzerland	9–0	Lithuania
Sturzenegger 2' 43' 68' 85' Dietrich 14' Abegglen 41' 50' 58' Ramseyer 63' (pen.)	Report

Stade Pershing

Attendance: 8,110

Referee: A. Scamoni (ITA)

Round 2

May 28, 1924

Switzerland	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Czechoslovakia
Dietrich 79'	Report	Sloup 21' (pen.)

Stade Bergeyre

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: P. Chr. Andersen (NOR)

May 30, 1924

Switzerland	1–0	Czechoslovakia
Pache 87'	Report

Stade Bergeyre

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Marcel Slawik (FRA)

Quarterfinals

June 2, 1924

Switzerland	2–1	Italy
Sturzenegger 47' Abegglen 60'	Report	Della Valle 52'

Stade Bergeyre

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Johannes Mutters (NED)

Semifinals

June 5, 1924

Switzerland	2–1	Sweden
Abegglen 15' 77'	Report	Kock 41'

Stade Olympique, Colombes

Attendance: 7,448

Referee: Mihaly Ivancsics (HUN)

Final

June 9, 1924
16:30

Uruguay	3–0	Switzerland
Petrone 9' Cea 65' Romano 82'	Report

Stade Olympique, Colombes

Attendance: 41,000

Referee: Marcel Slawik (FRA)

Final rank

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Eight gymnasts represented Switzerland in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport, and first since 1904. The team took bronze. Güttinger, the top all-around individual at seventh place, won two apparatus medals: the gold in the parallel bars and the bronze in the rope climbing. Gutweninger had a pair as well, with silvers in the horizontal bar and the pommel horse. Wilhelm (gold) and Rebetez (bronze) had one medal each, as the Swiss swept the pommel horse medals, with Widmer finishing fourth as well.

Artistic

Gymnast	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Hans Grieder	All-around	99.646	22
	Horizontal bar	16.946	24
	Parallel bars	20.94	12
	Pommel horse	18.440	15
	Rings	17.070	43
	Rope climbing	10 (9.0 s)	18
	Sidehorse vault	9.17	29
	Vault	7.08	41
August Güttinger	All-around	105.176	7
	Horizontal bar	18.886	8
	Parallel bars	21.63
	Pommel horse	19.600	8
	Rings	17.570	37
	Rope climbing	10 (7.8 s)
	Sidehorse vault	8.41	48
	Vault	9.08	17
Jean Gutweninger	All-around	102.342	14
	Horizontal bar	19.236
	Parallel bars	21.26	8
	Pommel horse	21.130
	Rings	17.846	32
	Rope climbing	6 (9.8 s)	35
	Sidehorse vault	8.50	46
	Vault	8.37	23
Georges Miez	All-around	98.796	23
	Horizontal bar	19.050	5
	Parallel bars	20.36	21
	Pommel horse	18.830	14
	Rings	16.486	45
	Rope climbing	7 (9.6 s)	31
	Sidehorse vault	8.70	42
	Vault	8.17	25
Otto Pfister	All-around	95.746	28
	Horizontal bar	16.920	25
	Parallel bars	18.96	39
	Pommel horse	18.430	16
	Rings	17.246	41
	Rope climbing	7 (9.6 s)	31
	Sidehorse vault	8.86	39
	Vault	8.33	24
Antoine Rebetez	All-around	89.583	38
	Horizontal bar	19.053	4
	Parallel bars	19.08	35
	Pommel horse	20.730
	Rings	17.920	30
	Rope climbing	5 (10.2 s)	41
	Sidehorse vault	7.80	62
	Vault	0.00	67
Carl Widmer	All-around	94.936	32
	Horizontal bar	16.190	31
	Parallel bars	19.76	31
	Pommel horse	20.500	4
	Rings	16.996	44
	Rope climbing	9 (9.2 s)	23
	Sidehorse vault	7.66	63
	Vault	4.83	57
Josef Wilhelm	All-around	97.096	25
	Horizontal bar	17.150	22
	Parallel bars	21.40	4
	Pommel horse	21.230
	Rings	17.386	40
	Rope climbing	4 (10.4 s)	45
	Sidehorse vault	9.06	34
	Vault	6.87	46
Hans Grieder August Güttinger Jean Gutweninger Georges Miez Otto Pfister Antoine Rebetez Carl Widmer Josef Wilhelm	Team	816.661

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

11 rowers represented Switzerland in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. All five of the Swiss boats won medals, including two golds and three bronzes.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Rower	Event	Semifinals		Repechage		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Josef Schneider	Single sculls	7:15.6	1 Q	Advanced directly		8:01.1
Rudolf Bosshard Heini Thoma	Double sculls	6:55.0	1 Q	N/A		Unknown
Édouard Candeveau Alfred Felber Émile Lachapelle	Coxed pair	7:49.6	1 Q	N/A		8:39.0
Émile Albrecht Alfred Probst Eugen Sigg Hans Walter	Coxless four	Unknown	2 Q	N/A		Unknown
Émile Albrecht Walter Loosli Alfred Probst Eugen Sigg Hans Walter Emile Lachapelle	Coxed four	Unknown	2 r	7:27.2	1 Q	7:18.4

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

A single sailor represented Switzerland in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, and first since 1900. Switzerland had the only female sailor in 1924.

Sailor	Event	Qualifying				Final
		Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Total	Race 1	Race 2	Total	Rank
Ella Maillart	Olympic monotype	5	3	N/A		did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Seven sport shooters represented Switzerland in 1924.

Shooter	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Josias Hartmann	50 m rifle, prone	394
Walter Lienhard	50 m rifle, prone	390	10
Jakob Reich	50 m rifle, prone	392	7
	600 m free rifle	81	31
Arnold Rösli	600 m free rifle	79	35
Willy Schnyder	50 m rifle, prone	376	41
Conrad Stucheli	600 m free rifle	82	24
Albert Tröndle	600 m free rifle	73	51
Jakob Reich Arnold Rösli Willy Schnyder Conrad Stucheli Albert Tröndle	Team free rifle	635	4

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Charles Aeschlimann	Singles	Bye	Dumas (ARG) W 7–5, 6–4, 6–0	von Kehrling (HUN) L 6–4, 8–6, 5–7, 2–6, 3–6	did not advance
Pablo Debran	Singles	McCrea (IRL) W 6–4, 6–4, 6–0	de Morpurgo (ITA) L 2–6, 3–6, 3–6	did not advance
Maurice Ferrier	Singles	Schybergson (FIN) W 6–4, 6–3, 6–3	Jacob (IND) L 7–5, 3–6, 1–6, 1–6	did not advance
Hans Syz	Singles	Bye	Spence (RSA) L 3–6, 2–6, 5–7	did not advance
Charles Aeschlimann Maurice Ferrier	Doubles	—	Bye	Žemla / Koželuh (TCH) L 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4	did not advance
Pablo Debran Hanns Syz	Doubles	—	McCrea / Ireland (IRL) W 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 1–6, 6–4	Tegner / Ulrich (DEN) L 6–3, 0–6, 0–6, 1–6	did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	1H Snatch	1H Clean & Jerk	Press	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Albert Aeschmann	Men's -75 kg	67.5	87.5	82.5	87.5	117.5	442.5	5
Felix Bichsel	Men's -67.5 kg	70	95	65	75	105	410	8
Jules van Gunten	Men's -67.5 kg	65	77.5	72.5	75	100	390	15
Fritz Hünenberger	Men's -82.5 kg	80	107.5	80	97.5	125	490
Joseph Jaquenoud	Men's -67.5 kg	65	85	77.5	85	105	417.5	5
Edgar Juillerat	Men's -60 kg	55	70	67.5	75	100	367.5	8
Eugène Peney	Men's +82.5 kg						DNF	—
Arthur Reinmann	Men's -60 kg	57.5	70	80	75	100	382.5
Anton Schärer	Men's -82.5 kg	75	85	100	95	120	475	7

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Freestyle wrestling

Men's

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Édouard Belet	Lightweight	—	Bacon (GBR) W	Gardiner (GBR) L	did not advance
Auguste Corti	Lightweight	—	Haavisto (FIN) L	did not advance
Charles Courant	Light heavyweight	—	Strack (USA) W	Hansen (DEN) W	Svensson (SWE) L Bronze medal semifinal Bye	Bronze medal final Bye
Hermann Gehri	Welterweight	—	Fichu (FRA) W	Johnson (USA) W	Leino (FIN) W	Lookabough (USA) W
Fritz Hagemann	Middleweight	—	Christoffersen (DEN) W	Penttilä (FIN) W	Rhys (GBR) W	Ollivier (BEL) W
Otto Müller	Welterweight	—	Lookabough (USA) L	Did not advance	Bronze medal semifinal  Stockton (CAN) W	Bronze medal final  Johnson (USA) W
Fritz Roth	Light heavyweight	—	Hansen (DEN) L	did not advance
Hans Roth	Heavyweight	—	Nyström (FIN) W	Pohjala (FIN) L	did not advance
Ernst Tognetti	Middleweight	—	Rowe (GBR) W	Ollivier (BEL) L	Bronze medal semifinal  Penttilä (FIN) L	did not advance
Henri Wernli	Heavyweight	—	Dame (FRA) W	Richthoff (SWE) W	Steele (USA) L Silver medal semifinal  Nilsson (SWE) W	Silver medal final  MacDonald (GBR) W

Greco-Roman

Men's

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Fourth round	Fifth round	Sixth round	Seventh round	Eighth round	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
J. Grandjean	Middleweight	Clody (FRA) L	Pštros (TCH) L	did not advance					—	=20
Louis Veuve	Middleweight	Okulicz-Kozaryn (POL) L	Grbić (YUG) L	did not advance					—	=20