Switzerland At The 1928 Winter Olympics

	Switzerland At The 1928 Winter Olympics Switzerland was the host nation for the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. The lone bronze medal won in men's ice hockey remains the lowest output by a host nation at a modern Olympic games (Winter or Summer). Medalists Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing ;Men Figure skating ;Women ;Pairs Ice hockey Group C The top team (highlighted) advanced to the medal round. Medal round The top teams from each of the three groups, plus Canada, which had received a bye into the medal round, played a 3-game round-robin to determine the medal winners. Nordic combined Events: * 18 km cross-country skiing * normal hill ski jumping The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athletes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both ev ... [...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]
	René Fonjallaz René Fonjallaz (1907 – 26 December 1993) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He won the silver medal in the four-man event at the 1931 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz. Fonjallaz also finished eighth in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Moritz, rm, , it, San Maurizio, french: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in .... References External links * 1928 Winter Olympic five-man results 1907 births 1993 deaths Bobsledders at the 1928 Winter Olympics Swiss male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders of Switzerland 20th-century Swiss people {{Switzerland-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hans Zeier Hans Zeier (24 April 1899 – 11 August 1989) was a Swiss cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 50 kilometre event at the 1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M .... References External links * 1899 births 1989 deaths Swiss male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Switzerland Cross-country skiers at the 1928 Winter Olympics {{Switzerland-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Walter Bussmann Walter Bussmann (20 October 1904 – 11 February 1957) was a Swiss cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 18 kilometre event at the 1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M .... References External links * 1904 births 1957 deaths Swiss male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Switzerland Cross-country skiers at the 1928 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Otto Furrer Otto Furrer (19 October 1903 – 26 July 1951) was a Swiss alpine skier and cross-country skier and world champion. Furrer was born in Zermatt. He became a world champion in the combined event, received a silver medal in the slalom and a bronze medal in the downhill in Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1932.Official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships – ''FIS-ski.com'' - (Retrieved on 15 November 2008) He was killed in an accident on the Matterhorn The (, ; it, Cervino, ; french: Cervin, ; rm, Matterhorn) is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Florian Zogg Florian Zogg (born 26 September 1900, date of death unknown) was a Swiss cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 18 kilometre event at the 1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M .... References 1900 births Year of death missing Swiss male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of Switzerland Cross-country skiers at the 1928 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing {{Switzerland-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Alfons Julen Alfons Julen (20 February 1899 – 9 May 1988) was a cross country skier from Zermatt, Switzerland who competed in military patrol at the first winter Olympics in Chamonix in 1924. The Swiss team, which consisted of Alfred Aufdenblatten, Julen, Anton Julen and Denis Vaucher, finished first in the competition. Julen competed in cross country 18 km at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, and in military patrol, which was a demonstration event in 1928. He was brother of Anton Julen Anton Julen (20 February 1898 – August 1982) was a cross country skier from Zermatt, Switzerland who competed in military patrol at the first winter Olympics in Chamonix in 1924. The Swiss team, which consisted of Alfred Aufdenblatten, Alf ..., and cousin of the Olympians Oswald Julen (Nordic combined) and Simon Julen (cross country skiing). References External links * 1899 births 1988 deaths Swiss military patrol (sport) runners Swiss male cross-country skiers Olympic biat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Pichard William Pichard (12 October 1897 – 23 December 1957) was a Swiss bobsledder. He competed in the four-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M .... References External links * 1897 births 1957 deaths Swiss male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Switzerland Bobsledders at the 1928 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from the canton of Vaud {{Switzerland-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	André Mollien André Mollien (1906 – 14 February 1952) was a Swiss bobsledder. He competed in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M .... References 1906 births 1952 deaths Swiss male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Switzerland Bobsledders at the 1928 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing {{Switzerland-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	René Ansermoz René Ansermoz (born 1904, date of death unknown) was a Swiss bobsledder. He competed in the four-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M .... References External links * 1904 births Year of death missing Swiss male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Switzerland Bobsledders at the 1928 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing Date of birth missing 20th-century Swiss sportspeople {{Switzerland-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Schneiter John Schneiter (1899 – 15 September 1976) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s and early 1930s. At the 1928 Winter Olympics he was a member of the Swiss team ''Suisse II'' which finished 13th in the five man competition. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the first FIBT World Championships in Montreux, Switzerland, at the Caux-sur-Montreux hotel in 1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be .... References profile 1899 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jean Mollien Jean Mollien (1903 – 14 February 1952) was a Swiss bobsledder. He competed in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M .... References 1903 births 1952 deaths Swiss male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Switzerland Bobsledders at the 1928 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing {{Switzerland-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]