| Switzerland at the 1960 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SUI |
| NOC | Swiss Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in Squaw Valley | |
| Competitors | 21 (14 men, 7 women) in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Andreas Däscher |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Switzerland competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Roger Staub | Alpine skiing | Men's giant slalom | February 21 |
| Gold | Yvonne Rüegg | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom | February 23 |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nando Pajarola | Downhill | 2:15.4 | 20 | ||||
| Jakob Arduser | 2:10.9 | 13 | |||||
| Roger Staub | 2:08.9 | 5 | |||||
| Willi Forrer | 2:07.8 | 4 | |||||
| Nando Pajarola | Giant Slalom | 1:56.2 | 25 | ||||
| Fredy Brupbacher | 1:55.0 | 22 | |||||
| Willi Forrer | 1:53.9 | 20 | |||||
| Roger Staub | 1:48.3 | | |||||
| Roger Staub | Slalom | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
| Willi Forrer | 1:16.1 | 16 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | |
| Adolf Mathis | 1:13.9 | 15 | 1:09.6 | 20 | 2:23.5 | 15 | |
| Georges Schneider | 1:13.0 | 14 | 1:39.7 | 38 | 2:52.7 | 31 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Annemarie Waser | Downhill | DSQ | – | ||||
| Liselotte Michel | 2:01.0 | 35 | |||||
| Margrit Gertsch | 1:50.4 | 26 | |||||
| Yvonne Rüegg | 1:41.6 | 9 | |||||
| Annemarie Waser | Giant Slalom | 1:46.0 | 23 | ||||
| Liselotte Michel | 1:42.5 | 14 | |||||
| Madeleine Berthod-Chamot | 1:41.9 | 9 | |||||
| Yvonne Rüegg | 1:39.9 | | |||||
| Yvonne Rüegg | Slalom | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
| Madeleine Berthod-Chamot | 1:12.1 | 37 | 1:03.3 | 22 | 2:15.4 | 28 | |
| Liselotte Michel | 58.8 | 13 | 59.2 | 6 | 1:58.0 | 5 | |
| Annemarie Waser | 57.6 | 7 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Konrad Hischier | 57:43.9 | 39 |
| Marcel Huguenin | 57:36.7 | 37 | |
| Lorenz Possa | 56:30.1 | 31 | |
| Alphonse Baume | 55:58.9 | 27 | |
| 30 km | Fritz Kocher | DNF | – |
| Lorenz Possa | 2'05:41.2 | 32 | |
| Marcel Huguenin | 2'03:25.6 | 28 | |
| Alphonse Baume | 2'02:04.2 | 24 | |
| 50 km | Fritz Kocher | DNF | – |
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Fritz Kocher Marcel Huguenin Lorenz Possa Alphonse Baume | 2'29:36.8 | 8 |
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franziska Schmidt | 21 | 19 | 1141.8 | 184 | 22 |
| Liliane Crosa | 22 | 17 | 1157.4 | 171 | 20 |
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Andreas Däscher | Normal hill | 86.0 | 101.1 | 18 | 77.0 | 100.1 | 24 | 201.2 | 20 |
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
France competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
Norway competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
Austria competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
Italy competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
Hungary competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
Finland competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California, United States.
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Czechoslovakia competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
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Poland competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
Belgium competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, returning to the Winter Games after missing the 1960 Winter Olympics.
Argentina competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States. The nation returned to the Winter Games after missing the 1956 Winter Olympics. Argentina got to lead the Parade of Nations in Greece's absence.
Spain competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
Bulgaria competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
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