Switzerland at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Switzerland at the 1900 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SUI
NOC	Swiss Olympic Association
Website	www.swissolympic.ch (German) (French)
in Paris
Competitors	18 in 4 sports
Medals Ranked 5th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 6 2 1 9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Switzerland competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[1]

Medalists

Gold medals were not awarded at the 1900 Games. A silver medal was given for a first place, and a bronze medal was given for second. The International Olympic Committee has retroactively assigned gold, silver, and bronze medals to competitors who earned 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-place finishes, respectively, in order to bring early Olympics in line with current awards.

Gold

• Emil Kellenberger — shooting, three positions military rifle
• Karl Röderer — shooting, individual military pistol
• Konrad Stäheli — shooting, kneeling military rifle
• Friedrich Lüthi, Paul Probst, Louis Richardet, Karl Röderer, Konrad Stäheli — shooting, team military pistol
• Franz Böckli, Alfred Grütter, Emil Kellenberger, Louis Richardet, Konrad Stäheli — shooting, team military rifle
• Bernard de Pourtalès, Hélène de Pourtalès, Hermann de Pourtalès — sailing, 1-2 ton race 1

Silver

• Emil Kellenberger — shooting, kneeling military rifle
• Bernard de Pourtalès, Hélène de Pourtalès, Hermann de Pourtalès — sailing, 1-2 ton race 2

Bronze

• Konrad Stäheli — shooting, individual military pistol

Results by event

Fencing

Switzerland first competed in fencing at the Olympics in the sport's second appearance. The nation sent three fencers.

Gymnastics

Switzerland competed again at the second gymnastics competition. This time, the nation won no medals in a heavily France-dominated single event.

Sailing

Shooting

After winning no medals in the first Olympic shooting competitions, Switzerland dominated the second edition of the events, winning five of the nine events as well as taking two other medals. The Swiss shooters took gold medals in both the team events, as well as the individual gold medals in military pistol, kneeling military rifle, and overall military rifle.

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