Switzerland at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Switzerland at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
IOC code SUI
NOC Swiss Olympic Association
Website www.swissolympic.ch  (in German and French)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Medals
Ranked 35th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Switzerland boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia because of the participation of the Soviet Union, who had invaded Hungary to crush the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. However, the equestrian events were held in Stockholm, Sweden earlier in the year because of the Australian quarantine laws. The Swiss team competed in Stockholm, winning a bronze medal.

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Equestrian

Dressage

AthleteHorseEventJudges scoresOverall
ScoreRankOverall scoreRank
Gottfried Trachsel Kursus Individual 166.06807.006
Henri Chammartin Wöhler179.02789.008
Gustav Fischer Vasello160.09750.0010
Gottfried Trachsel
Henri Chammartin
Gustav Fischer
See above Team 2,346.00Bronze medal icon.svg

Eventing

AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
Final
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Emil-Otto Gmür Romeo Individual 111.2010227.31338.513240.00378.5130378.5130
Roland Perret Erlfried105.605259.58365.183440.00405.1831405.1831
Samuel Köchlin Goya150.0040407.21557.213920.00577.2133577.2133
Emil-Otto Gmür
Roland Perret
Samuel Köchlin
See above Team 366.805894.101,260.908100.001,360.9081,360.908

Show jumping

AthleteHorseEventRound 1Round 2Final
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRank
William de Rham Va Vite Individual 20.002016.001836.0019
Marc Büchler Duroc28.503336.003964.5037
Alexander Stoffel Bricole27.003032.003359.0034
William de Rham
Alexander Stoffel
Marc Büchler
See above Team 75.50884.009159.509

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