Switzerland at the 1976 Winter Olympics
| Switzerland at the 1976 Winter Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | SUI | ||||||||
| NOC | Swiss Olympic Association | ||||||||
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| in Innsbruck | |||||||||
| Competitors | 59 (52 men, 7 women) in 9 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Werner Carmichel (bobsleigh) | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
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| 1906 Intercalated Games | |||||||||
Switzerland competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Hemmi, HeiniHeini Hemmi | Alpine skiing | Men's giant slalom |
 Silver | Russi, BernhardBernhard Russi | Alpine skiing | Men's downhill |
| Silver | Good, ErnstErnst Good | Alpine skiing | Men's giant slalom |
| Silver | Schärer, ErichErich Schärer Bächli, UlrichUlrich Bächli Marti, RudolfRudolf Marti Benz, JosefJosef Benz | Bobsleigh | Four-man |
 Bronze | Schärer, ErichErich Schärer Benz, JosefJosef Benz | Bobsleigh | Two-man |
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| René Berthod | Downhill | 1:47.89 | 12 | ||||
| Walter Tresch | 1:47.29 | 7 | |||||
| Philippe Roux | 1:46.29 | 4 | |||||
| Bernhard Russi | 1:46.06 | | |||||
| Walter Tresch | Giant Slalom | 1:49.26 | 27 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Engelhard Pargätzi | 1:46.16 | 6 | 1:42.60 | 4 | 3:28.76 | 6 | |
| Heini Hemmi | 1:45.41 | 3 | 1:41.56 | 2 | 3:26.97 | | |
| Ernst Good | 1:44.60 | 2 | 1:42.57 | 3 | 3:27.17 | | |
| Ernst Good | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Heini Hemmi | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – | |
| Peter Lüscher | 1:02.76 | 13 | 1:05.34 | 7 | 2:08.10 | 8 | |
| Walter Tresch | 1:01.34 | 6 | 1:03.92 | 3 | 2:05.26 | 4 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Doris de Agostini | Downhill | 1:50.46 | 18 | ||||
| Marlies Oberholzer | 1:48.68 | 8 | |||||
| Bernadette Zurbriggen | 1:48.62 | 7 | |||||
| Bernadette Zurbriggen | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | ||||
| Marlies Oberholzer | 1:34.09 | 26 | |||||
| Marie-Theres Nadig | 1:30.44 | 5 | |||||
| Lise-Marie Morerod | 1:30.40 | 4 | |||||
| Marie-Theres Nadig | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Lise-Marie Morerod | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – | |
| Bernadette Zurbriggen | 49.78 | 17 | 47.40 | 11 | 1:37.18 | 12 | |
Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Christian Danuser | 1'20:16.43 | 7 | 1'27:16.43 | 40 |
| Albert Mächler | 1'17:28.66 | 6 | 1'23:28.66 | 25 | |
| Hansruedi Süssli | 1'16:53.73 | 3 | 1'19:53.73 | 14 |
- 1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
Bobsleigh
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1976 Winter Olympics
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| SUI-1 | Erich Schärer Sepp Benz |
Two-man | 56.43 | 5 | 56.53 | 5 | 56.33 | 3 | 56.41 | 3 | 3:45.70 | |
| SUI-2 | Fritz Lüdi Thomas Hagen |
Two-man | 56.95 | 9 | 57.32 | 10 | 57.35 | 10 | 57.48 | 11 | 3:49.10 | 10 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| SUI-1 | Fritz Lüdi Thomas Hagen Rudolf Schmid Karl Häseli |
Four-man | 55.29 | 7 | 55.33 | 6 | 56.37 | 9 | 57.05 | 9 | 3:44.04 | 9 |
| SUI-2 | Erich Schärer Ueli Bächli Ruedi Marti Sepp Benz |
Four-man | 54.96 | 5 | 54.81 | 2 | 55.28 | 1 | 55.84 | 1 | 3:40.89 | |
Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Alfred Kälin | 47:05.39 | 27 |
| Eduard Hauser | 46:29.14 | 17 | |
| Franz Renggli | 45:53.49 | 12 | |
| Albert Giger | 45:47.07 | 11 | |
| 30 km | Hansüli Kreuzer | 1'39:58.44 | 50 |
| Alfred Kälin | 1'36:09.97 | 29 | |
| Eduard Hauser | 1'35:50.29 | 25 | |
| Albert Giger | 1'32:17.71 | 7 | |
| 50 km | Christian Pfeuti | 2'49:50.90 | 32 |
| Venanz Egger | 2'48:30.70 | 31 | |
| Heinz Gähler | 2'45:51.64 | 20 | |
| Franz Renggli | 2'45:25.24 | 18 | |
- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Franz Renggli Eduard Hauser Heinz Gähler Alfred Kälin |
2'11:28.53 | 5 |
Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Women
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle Rieder | 16 | – | – | – | DNF | – |
- Pairs
| Athletes | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karin Künzle Christian Künzle |
6 | 7 | 128.97 | 64 | 7 |
Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 1976 Winter Olympics
First Round
Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-12th places.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
 West Germany |
5–1 | Switzerland
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Consolation Round
| Rank | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 8 |
| 8 |  Austria |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 6 |
| 9 |  Japan |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 6 |
| 10 |  Yugoslavia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 6 |
| 11 | Switzerland |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 4 |
| 12 | .svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 38 | 0 |
- Yugoslavia 6-4 Switzerland
- Switzerland 8-3 Bulgaria
- Japan 6-4 Switzerland
- Austria 3-5 Switzerland
- Romania 4-3 Switzerland
| Contestants Alfio Molina André Jorns Charles Henzen Andreas Meyer Jakob Kölliker Üli Hofmann Ernst Lüthi Aldo Zenhäusern Nando Mathieu Bernhard Neininger Anton Neininger Renzo Holzer Walter Dürst Guy Dubois Georg Mattli Jürg Berger Rolf Schiemer Daniel Widmer |
Nordic combined
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Karl Lustenberger | Individual | 72.5 | 74.5 | 202.5 | 10 | 52:57.52 | 175.60 | 27 | 378.10 | 19 |
Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1976 Winter Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Robert Mösching | Normal hill | 75.0 | 104.3 | 75.0 | 103.3 | 207.6 | 35 |
| Hans Schmid | 78.0 | 112.1 | 79.0 | 114.2 | 226.3 | 13 | |
| Walter Steiner | 80.0 | 117.3 | 78.5 | 114.9 | 232.2 | 9 | |
| Ernst von Grünigen | 80.5 | 119.1 | 80.5 | 119.6 | 238.7 | 5 | |
| Robert Mösching | Large hill | 84.0 | 87.6 | 79.0 | 80.1 | 167.7 | 38 |
| Ernst von Grünigen | 84.5 | 93.3 | 81.5 | 89.1 | 182.4 | 23 | |
| Hans Schmid | 86.5 | 95.6 | 83.0 | 90.7 | 186.3 | 20 | |
| Walter Steiner | 89.5 | 99.8 | 93.0 | 108.7 | 208.5 | 9 | |
Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 1500 m | Franz Krienbühl | 2:12.52 | 27 |
| 5000 m | Franz Krienbühl | 7:53.11 | 17 |
| 10,000 m | Franz Krienbühl | 15:36.43 | 8 |
References
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Olympic Winter Games 1976, full results by sports-reference.com
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