Switzerland competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in

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. 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 Marianne Gossweiler (born 15 May 1943 in Schaffhausen) is a Swiss equestrian. She placed seventh in individual dressage and won a silver medal in team dressage at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She a won bronze medal in team dressage at the 1 ...

— Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition * Eric Hänni — Judo, Men's Lightweight (68 kg)

Bronze

Gottfried Kottmann Gottfried "Göpf" Kottmann (15 October 1932 – 6 November 1964) was a Swiss rower and bobsledder who competed from the mid-1950s until his death by drowning shortly after his second Olympic appearance in 1964. Rowing Kottmann, born 1932 in Zür ...

— Rowing, Men's Single Sculls

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Five cyclists represented Switzerland in 1964. ; Individual road race * Hans Lüthi *

Erwin Jaisli Erwin Jaisli (28 January 1937 – 15 January 2022) was a Swiss cyclist. 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 ...

Louis Pfenninger Louis Pfenninger (born 1 November 1944) is a former Swiss racing cyclist who won the Tour de Suisse in 1968 and 1972. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1964 Summer Olympics and rode the Tour de France ...

* Hans Heinemann ;

Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...

* Hans Lüthi *

* René Rutschmann

Equestrian

Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Switzerland in 1964. ; Men's épée *

Walter Bar Walter Bar (born 5 July 1938) is a Swiss fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport e ...

Michel Steininger Michel Steininger (born 5 February 1935) is a Swiss fencer. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, ...

* Claudio Polledri ; Men's team épée * Claudio Polledri,

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), ...

, Jean Gontier,

Gymnastics

Judo

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Eight shooters represented Switzerland in 1964. ;

25 m pistol 25 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often known as sport pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It was devised as a women's event in the 1960s, based upon the rules of 25 meter center-fire pistol but shot with a .22-caliber sp ...

* Hans Albrecht *

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 internation ...

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50 m pistol The 50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to th ...

* Ludwig Hemauer *

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 th ...

; 300 m rifle, three positions *

August Hollenstein August Hollenstein (28 March 1920 – 31 October 2003) was a Swiss sports shooter. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Game ...

* Kurt Müller ; 50 m rifle, three positions * Kurt Müller *

Erwin Vogt Erwin Vogt (born 17 September 1931) is a Swiss former sports shooter. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 19 ...

; 50 m rifle, prone *

* Hans Simonet

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

Nations at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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