Switzerland competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in

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Medalists

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s were not awarded at the 1900 Games. A

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was given for a first place, and a

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was given for second. The

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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 Emil Kellenberger (3 April 1864 in Walzenhausen, Switzerland – 20 November 1943 in Walzenhausen) was a Swiss sport shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in ...

— shooting, three positions military rifle * Karl Röderer — shooting, individual military pistol *

Konrad Stäheli Konrad Stäheli (17 December 1866 – 5 November 1931) was a Switzerland, Swiss sports Shooting sports, shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century and participated in the 1900 Summer Olympics and the 1906 Intercalated G ...

— shooting, kneeling military rifle * Friedrich Lüthi, Paul Probst,

Louis Richardet Louis Marcel Richardet (17 May 1864 – 14 January 1923 in Geneva) was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won two gold medals with the Military pist ...

, Karl Röderer, Konrad Stäheli — shooting, team military pistol *

Franz Böckli Franz Böckli (March 15, 1858 – February 14, 1937) was a Swiss sport shooter who competed in the early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and earned a gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarde ...

Alfred Grütter Alfred Grütter (31 August 1860 – 30 January 1937) was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a gold medal with the Military rifle team for Switze ...

, Emil Kellenberger, Louis Richardet, Konrad Stäheli — shooting, team military rifle *

Bernard de Pourtalès Bernard Alexandre George Edmond de Pourtalès (5 June 1870 – 5 July 1935) was a Switzerland, Swiss infantry Captain (land and air), captain and sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. In 1900 he was a member of the Swiss boat ''Lérin ...

Hélène de Pourtalès Countess Hélène de Pourtalès (April 28, 1868 – November 2, 1945), born Helen Barbey, was an American-born sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics representing Switzerland and became the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal. S ...

Hermann de Pourtalès Count Hermann Alexander de Pourtalès (31 March 1847 – 28 November 1904) was a Swiss sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. Early life Pourtalès was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland on 31 March 1847. He was a son of Count Alexand ...

— 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

Switzerland had one boat compete in 1900, racing three times. The ''Lérina'' took gold in the first 1–2 ton race and added a silver medal in the second 1–2 ton race, but she did not finish in the open class. Sailing was the first of the sports open to women to be contested, making

the first female Olympian, Olympic medalist, and Olympic champion.

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 of the team events, as well as the individual gold medals in military pistol, kneeling military rifle, and overall military rifle.

References

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