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. 85 competitors, 81 men and 4 women, took part in 68 events in 12 sports.

Medalists

Silver

* Bernhard Dunand,

Louis Noverraz Louis Noverraz (10 May 1902 – 15 May 1972) was a Swiss competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the 5.5 Metre class at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Bernard Dunand and Marcel Stern. He sa ...

and

Marcel Stern Marcel Stern (9 January 1922 – 16 April 2002) was a Swiss competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the 5.5 Metre class at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; a ...

— Sailing, Men's 5½ Meter Class

Bronze

Xaver Kurmann Xaver Kurmann (born 29 August 1948) is a retired Swiss amateur cyclist. Had his best results in the individual pursuit event on track, winning two world titles and two Olympic medals between 1968 and 1972, but he also won a bronze medal in the 1 ...

— Cycling, Men's 4000m Individual Pursuit * 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 *

Peter Bolliger Peter Bolliger (born 18 May 1937) is a Swiss rower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was born in Basel, Switzerland. In 1964 he finished seventh with his partner Nicolas Gobet in the coxless pair ev ...

, Gottlieb Fröhlich,

Jakob Grob Jakob Grob (born 28 March 1939) is a Swiss rower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was born in Obstalden Obstalden is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Obstalden is pa ...

, Denis Oswald and

Hugo Waser Hugo Waser (born 9 August 1936) is a Swiss rower who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. Waser was born in Stansstad. In 1960 Waser was eliminated in the repechage of the single s ...

— Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours * Kurt Müller — Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Four cyclists represented Switzerland in 1968. ; Individual road race *

Bruno Hubschmid Bruno Hubschmid (born 7 March 1950) is a Swiss former cyclist. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich ...

; Individual pursuit *

; Team pursuit *

Walter Richard Walter Richard (born 13 October 1939) is a former Swiss cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympi ...

Jürgen Schneider Jürgen Schneider (born 19 December 1949) is a Swiss former cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Ol ...

Equestrian

Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Switzerland in 1968. ; Men's épée *

Peter Lötscher Peter Lötscher (4 February 1941 – 24 October 2017) was a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and co ...

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, ...

Alexandre Bretholz Alexandre Bretholz (born 9 June 1944) is a Swiss fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of ...

; Men's team épée *

Denys Chamay Denys Chamay (12 December 1941 – 23 September 2013) was a Swiss fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Gam ...

Christian Kauter Christian Kauter (born 6 May 1947) is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The Internatio ...

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Switzerland in 1968. ;Individual *

Alex Tschui Alex Tschui (born 6 February 1939) is a Swiss modern pentathlete. He competed at 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 ...

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Ten shooters, all men, represented Switzerland in 1968. Kurt Müller won bronze in the 300 m rifle, three positions event. ;

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 ...

* Kurt Klingler * Josef Ziltener ;

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 ...

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 ...

* Albert Späni ; 300 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, three positions * Kurt Müller * Peter Ruch ; 50 m rifle, prone * Hansruedi Schafroth * Hans Sinniger ; Skeet * Paul Vittet

Swimming

Wrestling

References

Nations at the 1968 Summer Olympics

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

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