Switzerland at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Switzerland at the Olympic Games
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At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris
Competitors	18 in 4 sports
Medals Rank: 5	Gold 6	Silver 2	Bronze 1	Total 9
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Switzerland competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Medalists

Gold medals were not awarded at the 1900 Games. A silver medal was given for a first place, and a bronze medal was given for second. The International Olympic Committee 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 — shooting, three positions military rifle
• Karl Röderer — shooting, individual military pistol
• Konrad Stäheli — shooting, kneeling military rifle
• Friedrich Lüthi, Paul Probst, Louis Richardet, Karl Röderer, Konrad Stäheli — shooting, team military pistol
• Franz Böckli, Alfred Grütter, Emil Kellenberger, Louis Richardet, Konrad Stäheli — shooting, team military rifle
• Bernard de Pourtalès, Hélène de Pourtalès, Hermann de Pourtalès — 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

Main article: Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Switzerland first competed in fencing at the Olympics in the sport's second appearance. The nation sent three fencers.

Event	Place	Fencer	Round 1	Quarterfinals	Repechage	Semifinals	Final
Foil	25-34	Paul Robert	Advanced by jury	Not advanced by jury	Did not advance
	38-54	Jean Weill	Not advanced by jury	Did not advance
Sabre	19-23	de Boffa	5th-6th in pool	Did not advance

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Switzerland competed again at the second gymnastics competition. This time, the nation won no medals in a heavily France-dominated single event.

Event	Place	Gymnast	Score
Combined	19	Jules Ducret	264
	23	Jeanfavre	261

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Event	Place	Sailors	Time (total)
1-2 ton class race 1	1st	Bernard de Pourtalès Hélène de Pourtalès Hermann de Pourtalès	2:15:32
1-2 ton class race 2	2nd	Bernard de Pourtalès Hélène de Pourtalès Hermann de Pourtalès	3:35:14
Open class	—	Bernard de Pourtalès Hélène de Pourtalès Hermann de Pourtalès	Did not finish

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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

Event	Place	Shooter	Score
Rapid fire pistol	5th	Paul Probst	57
Military pistol individual	1st	Karl Röderer	503
	3rd	Konrad Stäheli	453
	4th	Louis Richardet	448
	7th	Friedrich Lüthi	435
	9th	Paul Probst	432
Military pistol team	1st	Friedrich Lüthi, Paul Probst, Louis Richardet, Karl Röderer, Konrad Stäheli	2271
Military rifle standing	5th	Franz Böckli	294
	6th	Emil Kellenberger	292
	7th	Alfred Grütter	282
	14th	Konrad Stäheli	272
	17th	Louis Richardet	269
Military rifle kneeling	1st	Konrad Stäheli	324
	2nd	Emil Kellenberger	314
	7th	Franz Böckli	300
	9th	Louis Richardet	297
	25th	Alfred Grütter	265
Military rifle prone	5th	Emil Kellenberger	324
	12th	Louis Richardet	307
	21st	Franz Böckli	289
	23rd	Alfred Grütter	285
		Konrad Stäheli	285
Military rifle three positions	1st	Emil Kellenberger	930
	8th	Franz Böckli	883
	9th	Konrad Stäheli	881
	16th	Louis Richardet	873
	19th	Alfred Grütter	832
Military rifle team	1st	Franz Böckli, Alfred Grütter, Emil Kellenberger, Louis Richardet, Konrad Stäheli	4399