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Switzerland At The 1964 Summer Olympics
Switzerland competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 66 competitors, 65 men and 1 woman, took part in 51 events in 13 sports. Medalists Gold * Henri Chammartin — Equestrian, Dressage Individual Competition Silver * Henri Chammartin, Gustav Fischer and Marianne Gossweiler — Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition * Eric Hänni — Judo, Men's Lightweight (68 kg) Bronze * Gottfried Kottmann — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls Athletics Boxing Cycling Five cyclists represented Switzerland in 1964. ; Individual road race * Hans Lüthi * Erwin Jaisli * Louis Pfenninger * Hans Heinemann ;Team time trial * Erwin Jaisli * Hans Lüthi * Louis Pfenninger * René Rutschmann Equestrian Fencing Five fencers, all men, represented Switzerland in 1964. ; Men's épée * Walter Bar * Michel Steininger * Claudio Polledri ; Men's team épée * Claudio Polledri, Paul Meister, Walter Bar, Jean Gontier, Michel Steininger Gymnastics Judo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Olympic Association
Swiss Olympic (also known as german: Schweizerischer Olympischer Verband, french: Association Olympique Suisse, it, Associazione Olimpica Svizzera, rm, Assiociaziun Olimpica Svizra) is the National Olympic Committee and the umbrella organisation for organised Swiss sport under private law. It has 104 members (81 national sports federations and 23 partner organisations), to which some two million people belong, practising sports in about 19,000 clubs. Swiss Olympic has its headquarters in the House of Sports in Ittigen near Bern. Swiss Olympic represents Olympic as well as non-Olympic sports and is a non-profit organisation. The big sports federations are divided into regional and cantonal associations. Former National Council member Jürg Stahl has been President since 2017. Roger Schnegg has been Director since January 2012. History Since 1 January 1997, the Olympic movement of Switzerland has been backed by the Swiss Olympic Association (Swiss Olympic - known as Schweizeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing At The 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from October 18 to 19 1964. 65 fencers from 25 nations competed. Each nation was limited to three fencers. The event was won by Grigory Kriss of the Soviet Union, the nation's first gold medal in the event after a bronze four years earlier. The Soviets also took bronze, with Guram Kostava finishing in third place. Between the two was silver medalist Bill Hoskyns of Great Britain; it was the second consecutive Games with a British silver medalist in the event. Italy's six-Games gold medal streak in the men's individual épée ended with the nation missing the podium entirely; Gianluigi Saccaro finished fourth after losing the bronze-medal barrage to Kostava. Background This was the 14th appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (with only foil and sabre events held) but has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting At The 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 300 Metre Free Rifle, Three Positions
The men's 300 m rifle three positions was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was the ninth appearance of the event at an Olympic Games. The competition was held on 15 October 1964, with 30 shooters from 18 nations competing. Nations had been limited to two shooters each since the 1952 Games. The event was won by Gary Anderson of the United States, the nation's first victory in the event since 1920 and second overall (tying Switzerland and the Soviet Union for most all-time). Both Americans made the podium, as Martin Gunnarsson took bronze. Shota Kveliashvili of the Soviet Union earned silver, extending the nation's podium streak to four Games. Background This was the ninth appearance of the men's 300 metre three-positions rifle event, which was held 11 times between 1900 and 1972.The event was open to women in 1968 and 1972. Three of the top 10 shooters from 1960 returned: gold medalist Hubert Hammerer of Austria, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Stoll
Ernst Stoll (4 June 1927 – 22 September 2017) was a Swiss sports shooter. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... References 1927 births 2017 deaths Swiss male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Switzerland Shooters at the 1964 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Zürich {{Switzerland-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Hemauer
Ludwig Hemauer (3 August 1917 – 28 August 2006) was a Swiss sports shooter. He competed in the 50 metre pistol event at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... References 1917 births 2006 deaths Swiss male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Switzerland Shooters at the 1964 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{Switzerland-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting At The 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 Metre Pistol
The men's ISSF 50 meter pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held on 18 October 1964 at the shooting ranges in Tokyo. 52 shooters from 34 nations competed. Nations had been limited to two shooters each since the 1952 Games. The event was won by Väinö Markkanen of Finland, the nation's second victory in the event (only the second nation to have multiple wins, behind the United States at 4). American Franklin Green took silver, returning the United States to the podium in the event after a one-Games absence. Yoshihisa Yoshikawa of Japan repeated as bronze medalist, the fourth man to earn multiple medals in the free pistol. Background This was the 11th appearance of the ISSF 50 meter pistol event. The event was held at every Summer Olympics from 1896 to 1920 (except 1904, when no shooting events were held) and from 1936 to 2016; it was nominally ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hansruedi Schneider
Hansruedi Schneider (born 22 December 1926) is a Swiss former sports shooter. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... References External links * 1926 births Possibly living people Swiss male sport shooters Olympic shooters of Switzerland Shooters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1964 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from the canton of Bern {{Switzerland-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Albrecht
Hans Albrecht (born 7 September 1924) is a Swiss former sports shooter. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... References External links * 1924 births Possibly living people Swiss male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Switzerland Shooters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1964 Summer Olympics People from Dielsdorf District Sportspeople from the canton of Zürich {{Switzerland-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting At The 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 Metre Rapid Fire Pistol
The men's ISSF 25 meter rapid fire pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was the 12th appearance of the event. The competition was held on 19 October 1964 at the Camp Asaka shooting ranges in Tokyo. 53 shooters from 34 nations competed. Nations had been limited to two shooters each since the 1952 Games. The event was won by Pentti Linnosvuo of Finland, the nation's first victory in the event. Linnosvuo was the fourth man to win multiple medals in the event, adding to his 1960 silver; it was his fourth straight Games finishing in the top 5 of the event. Ion Tripșa of Romania took silver, putting that nation back on the podium after a one-Games absence. Czechoslovakia's first rapid fire pistol medal came in the form of Lubomír Nácovský's bronze. Background This was the 12th appearance of what had been standardised in 1948 as the men's ISSF 25 meter rapid fire pistol event, the only event on the 2020 progra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Gontier
Jean Gontier (born 26 January 1942) is a Swiss fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... References 1942 births Living people Swiss male fencers Olympic fencers for Switzerland Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics {{Switzerland-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Meister
Paul Meister (20 January 1926 – 17 December 2018) was a Swiss fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1926 births 2018 deaths Sportspeople from Basel-Stadt Swiss male fencers Olympic fencers for Switzerland Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swiss people {{Switzerland-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing At The 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's Team épée
The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twelfth appearance of the event. The competition was held October 20–21, 1964, with 86 fencers from 18 nations competing. Results Round 1 Ties between teams were broken by individual victories (in parentheses), then by touches received. Championship rounds Fifth place semifinal Rosters ;Argentina * Félix Galimi * Zelmar Casco * Jesús Taboada * Francisco Serp ;Australia * Russell Hobby * John Humphreys * Imants Terrauds * Ivan Lund * Ian Bowditch ;Austria * Udo Birnbaum * Herbert Polzhuber * Roland Losert * Rudolf Trost * Marcus Leyrer ;Colombia * Emilio Echeverry * Ernesto Sastre * Dibier Tamayo * Humberto Posada ;France * Claude Brodin * Yves Dreyfus * Claude Bourquard * Jack Guittet * Jacques Brodin ;Great Britain * Bill Hoskyns * John Pelling * Peter Jacobs * Michael Howard * Allan Jay ;Germany * Franz Rompza * Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |