Switzerland at the 1936 Winter Olympics
The Switzerland took part in the IV Olympic Winter Games in 1936 in Garmisch -Partenkirchen with a delegation of 34 athletes participate. These occurred in seven sports and have a gold and two silver medals win. This means that Switzerland was ranked 5 in the medals table.
The most successful participants of Switzerland was Joseph Beerli has won a gold medal in four-man bobsleigh and a silver medal.
Participants by sport
Bobs (10 )
Four-Man I
- Reto Capadrutt
- Hans Aichele
- Fritz Feierabend
- Hans Bütikofer
Four-Man II
- Pierre Musy
- Arnold Gartmann
- Charles Bouvier
- Joseph Beerli
Two- I ( 7th place)
- Reto Capadrutt
- Charles Bouvier
Two- II
- Fritz Feierabend
- Joseph Beerli
Hockey (12 )
Men ( 13th)
- Albert Künzler
- Arnold Hirtz
- Oscar Schmidt
- Ernst Hug
- Adolf Martignoni
- Hans Cattini
- Richard Torriani
- Ferdinand Cattini
- Herbert Kessler
- Otto Heller
- Karl Kessler
- Thomas Pleisch
Cross-country skiing ( 4)
18km
- August Sonderegger ( place 26)
- Willy Bernath ( place 31 )
- Adolf Freiburg House (sleeps 40)
- Eduard Müller ( No. 51 )
Nordic Combined ( 3)
- Oswald Julen ( No. 21 )
- Willy Bernath ( 22nd place)
- Ernst Berger ( 30th place )
Alpine Skiing ( 3)
Women
- Marcelle Buhler
- Anny Rüegg ( overthrown in training, at no competitions participated )
- Erna Steuri
Ski Jumping ( 3)
- Richard Buhler ( 19th place )
- Marcel Raymond ( # 28 )
- Reto Badrutt ( No. 34 )