Switzerland at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Switzerland boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia because of the participation of the Soviet Union, who had invaded Hungary to crush the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. However, the equestrian events were held in Stockholm, Sweden earlier in the year because of the Australian quarantine laws. The Swiss team competed in Stockholm, winning a bronze medal.

Switzerland at the 1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SUI
NOC	Swiss Olympic Association
Website	www.swissolympic.ch (in German and French)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Medals Ranked 35th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Dressage

Athlete	Horse	Event	Judges scores		Overall
			Score	Rank	Overall score	Rank
Gottfried Trachsel	Kursus	Individual	166.0	6	807.00	6
Henri Chammartin	Wöhler		179.0	2	789.00	8
Gustav Fischer	Vasello		160.0	9	750.00	10
Gottfried Trachsel Henri Chammartin Gustav Fischer	See above	Team	—		2,346.00

Eventing

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping			Total
								Final
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Emil-Otto Gmür	Romeo	Individual	111.20	10	227.31	338.51	32	40.00	378.51	30	378.51	30
Roland Perret	Erlfried		105.60	5	259.58	365.18	34	40.00	405.18	31	405.18	31
Samuel Köchlin	Goya		150.00	40	407.21	557.21	39	20.00	577.21	33	577.21	33
Emil-Otto Gmür Roland Perret Samuel Köchlin	See above	Team	366.80	5	894.10	1,260.90	8	100.00	1,360.90	8	1,360.90	8

Show jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Final
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank
William de Rham	Va Vite	Individual	20.00	20	16.00	18	36.00	19
Marc Büchler	Duroc		28.50	33	36.00	39	64.50	37
Alexander Stoffel	Bricole		27.00	30	32.00	33	59.00	34
William de Rham Alexander Stoffel Marc Büchler	See above	Team	75.50	8	84.00	9	159.50	9

References

• The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Equestrian Games of the XVIth Olympiad (PDF). Swedish Equestrian Federation. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
• International Olympic Committee results database