Switzerland_at_the_1992_Winter_Olympics
Switzerland at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Switzerland competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Nicolas Bochatay, a member of the delegation, was to represent the country in the speed skiing finals, but he was killed in an accident on the morning of the day of the competition he was to compete in.
Quick Facts Switzerland at the 1992 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
| Switzerland at the 1992 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | SUI |
| NOC | Swiss Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in Albertville, France 8–23 February 1992 | |
| Competitors | 74 (57 men, 17 women) in 8 sports |
| Flag bearers | Vreni Schneider, Alpine Skiing |
| Medals Ranked 14th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Gustav Weder Donat Acklin | Bobsleigh | Two-man | 16 February |
 Bronze | Steve Locher | Alpine skiing | Men's combined | 11 February |
| Bronze | Gustav Weder Donat Acklin Lorenz Schindelholz Curdin Morell | Bobsleigh | Four-man | 22 February |
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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]
More information Sport, Men ...
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Biathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobsleigh | 8 | – | 8 |
| Cross-country skiing | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Freestyle skiing | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Ice hockey | 22 | – | 22 |
| Nordic combined | 4 | – | 4 |
| Ski jumping | 4 | – | 4 |
| Total | 57 | 17 | 74 |
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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Paul Accola | Downhill | DNF | – | ||
| Xavier Gigandet | 1:52.50 | 15 | |||
| Daniel Mahrer | 1:52.39 | 13 | |||
| Franz Heinzer | 1:51.39 | 6 | |||
| Franz Heinzer | Super-G | DNF | – | ||
| Urs Kälin | 1:15.22 | 14 | |||
| Paul Accola | 1:14.60 | 10 | |||
| Marco Hangl | 1:13.90 | 6 | |||
| Michael von Grünigen | Giant Slalom | 1:06.95 | 1:03.72 | 2:10.67 | 13 |
| Hans Pieren | 1:06.34 | 1:03.23 | 2:09.57 | 11 | |
| Steve Locher | 1:05.80 | DNF | DNF | – | |
| Paul Accola | 1:04.88 | 1:03.14 | 2:08.02 | 4 | |
| Steve Locher | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Michael von Grünigen | 53.62 | 52.80 | 1:46.42 | 7 | |
| Paul Accola | 52.64 | 52.98 | 1:45.62 | 6 | |
| Patrick Staub | 52.56 | 52.88 | 1:45.44 | 4 | |
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Men's combined
More information Athlete, Downhill ...
| Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank | |
| William Besse | 1:46.66 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Steve Locher | 1:46.53 | 49.90 | 51.54 | 18.16 | |
| Paul Accola | 1:45.73 | 56.08 | 59.71 | 90.96 | 21 |
| Xavier Gigandet | 1:45.61 | 53.35 | 53.84 | 41.21 | 8 |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Chantal Bournissen | Downhill | DNF | – | ||
| Marlis Spescha | 1:55.83 | 21 | |||
| Heidi Zeller-Bähler | 1:54.73 | 13 | |||
| Heidi Zurbriggen | 1:54.04 | 10 | |||
| Heidi Zurbriggen | Super-G | DNF | – | ||
| Chantal Bournissen | DNF | – | |||
| Heidi Zeller-Bähler | 1:24.51 | 11 | |||
| Zoë Haas | 1:24.31 | 10 | |||
| Heidi Zurbriggen | Giant Slalom | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
| Vreni Schneider | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Corinne Rey-Bellet | 1:08.89 | 1:08.70 | 2:17.59 | 17 | |
| Zoë Haas | 1:07.77 | 1:10.12 | 2:17.89 | 18 | |
| Annick Bonzon | Slalom | 49.94 | DNF | DNF | – |
| Christine von Grünigen | 49.84 | 45.89 | 1:35.73 | 13 | |
| Katrin Neuenschwander | 49.20 | 45.08 | 1:34.28 | 9 | |
| Vreni Schneider | 48.66 | 45.30 | 1:33.96 | 7 | |
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Women's combined
More information Athlete, Downhill ...
| Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank | |
| Heidi Zurbriggen | DSQ | – | – | DSQ | – |
| Chantal Bournissen | 1:26.92 | 35.33 | 35.36 | 24.98 | 4 |
| Heidi Zeller-Bähler | 1:26.90 | 37.63 | 38.45 | 69.07 | 14 |
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Main article: Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km Sprint | Jean-Marc Chabloz | 3 | 30:32.9 | 77 |
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More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Jean-Marc Chabloz | 59:45.6 | 4 | 1'03:45.6 | 54 |
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- 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
- 2 One minute added per missed target.
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1992 Winter Olympics
More information Sled, Athletes ...
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| SUI-1 | Gustav Weder Donat Acklin |
Two-man | 1:00.49 | 9 | 1:00.97 | 3 | 1:00.84 | 1 | 1:00.96 | 1 | 4:03.26 | |
| SUI-2 | Christian Meili Christian Reich |
Two-man | 1:00.23 | 3 | 1:01.31 | 11 | 1:01.44 | 9 | 1:01.38 | 10 | 4:04.36 | 10 |
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More information Sled, Athletes ...
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| SUI-1 | Gustav Weder Donat Acklin Lorenz Schindelholz Curdin Morell |
Four-man | 57.97 | 2 | 58.78 | 6 | 58.59 | 3 | 58.79 | 3 | 3:54.13 | |
| SUI-2 | Christian Meili Bruno Gerber Christian Reich Gerold Löffler |
Four-man | 58.15 | 5 | 58.75 | 5 | 58.59 | 3 | 58.89 | 8 | 3:54.38 | 5 |
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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 10 km C |
Hans Diethelm | 31:41.8 | 50 |
| André Jungen | 31:41.2 | 49 | |
| Giachem Guidon | 31:23.9 | 44 | |
| 15 km pursuit1 F |
Hans Diethelm | 44:16.4 | 44 |
| Giachem Guidon | 43:06.1 | 34 | |
| André Jungen | 42:56.3 | 31 | |
| 30 km C |
Hans Diethelm | 1'30:13.2 | 36 |
| Giachem Guidon | 1'28:44.5 | 25 | |
| 50 km F |
André Jungen | 2'20:32.1 | 47 |
| Hans Diethelm | 2'14:41.6 | 30 | |
| Giachem Guidon | 2'10:55.0 | 15 | |
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- 1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
- C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
- Women
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km C |
Elvira Knecht | 16:05.5 | 44 |
| Barbara Mettler | 15:33.7 | 32 | |
| Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan | 15:09.5 | 20 | |
| Sylvia Honegger | 15:03.4 | 15 | |
| 10 km pursuit2 F |
Barbara Mettler | 31:16.3 | 42 |
| Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan | 30:28.8 | 37 | |
| Elvira Knecht | 30:17.2 | 36 | |
| Sylvia Honegger | 28:17.7 | 13 | |
| 15 km C |
Silke Braun-Schwager | DNF | – |
| Natascia Leonardi Cortesi | 46:32.7 | 25 | |
| Sylvia Honegger | 45:33.7 | 16 | |
| 30 km F |
Natascia Leonardi Cortesi | 1'33:21.0 | 31 |
| Elvira Knecht | 1'32:35.6 | 26 | |
| Sylvia Honegger | 1'30:16.6 | 19 | |
| Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan | 1'29:54.3 | 17 | |
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- 2 Starting delay based on 5 km results.
- C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
- Women's 4 × 5 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Sylvia Honegger Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan Natascia Leonardi Cortesi Elvira Knecht |
1'02:54.1 | 9 |
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Main article: Curling at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
 Switzerland |
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| CC Lausanne-Olympique, Lausanne Skip: Urs Dick |
Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | ||
| Bernard Brandt | Moguls | 35.58 | 14.82 | 39 | did not advance | ||
| Petsch Moser | 31.06 | 18.56 | 29 | did not advance | |||
| Thomas Lagler | 32.63 | 22.02 | 17 | did not advance | |||
| Jürg Biner | 32.00 | 23.02 | 11 Q | 32.60 | 22.69 | 10 | |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | ||
| Conny Kissling | Moguls | 40.83 | 17.46 | 13 | did not advance | ||
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Main article: Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Group B
Twelve participating teams were placed in two groups. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the Medal Round while the last two teams competed in the consolation round for the 9th to 12th places.
| Team advanced to the Final Round | |
| Team sent to compete in the Consolation round |
More information Team, GP ...
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 8 |
 Unified Team |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 8 |
 Czechoslovakia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
 France |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 4 |
 Switzerland |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 2 |
 Norway |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 38 | -31 | 0 |
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| Unified Team | 8:1 | Switzerland |
| Canada | 6:1 | Switzerland |
| France | 4:3 | Switzerland |
| Switzerland | 6:3 | Norway |
| Czechoslovakia | 4:2 | Switzerland |
Consolation round 9th-12th places
| Switzerland | 7:2 |  Poland |
9th-place match
| Norway | 5:2 | Switzerland 10th |
Contestants
- Reto Pavoni
- Renato Tosio
- Samuel Balmer
- Sandro Bertaggia
- Sven Leuenberger
- Patrice Brasey
- Doug Honegger
- Dino Kessler
- Andreas Beutler
- André Künzi
- Jörg Eberle
- Alfred Lüthi
- Andreas Ton
- Patrick Howald
- Gil Montandon
- Thomas Vrabec
- Mario Brodmann
- Mario Rottaris
- Keith Fair
- Manuele Celio
- André Rötheli
- Peter Jaks
- Head coach: Juhani Tamminen
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Men's individual
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Start at | Time | Rank | |||
| Urs Niedhart | Individual | 179.3 | 41 | +5:28.0 | 54:07.4 | 38 | |
| Hippolyt Kempf | 189.7 | 36 | +4:18.7 | 50:24.5 | 26 | ||
| Marco Zarucchi | 201.1 | 20 | +3:02.7 | 50:55.3 | 29 | ||
| Andreas Schaad | 201.1 | 20 | +3:02.7 | 48:02.1 | 14 | ||
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Men's Team
Three participants per team.
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps per team member were counted.)
- 10 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
More information Athletes, Ski jumping ...
| Athletes | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Start at | Time | Rank | |
| Hippolyt Kempf Andreas Schaad Marco Zarucchi |
521.9 | 11 | +10:16.0 | 1'33:38.4 | 10 |
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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1992 Winter Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Markus Gähler | Normal hill | 80.5 | 90.8 | 79.0 | 89.4 | 180.2 | 44 |
| Martin Trunz | 80.0 | 92.0 | 80.5 | 90.8 | 182.8 | 41 | |
| Sylvain Freiholz | 83.0 | 97.8 | 81.5 | 93.4 | 191.2 | 24 | |
| Stefan Zünd | 83.0 | 100.8 | 80.0 | 94.0 | 194.8 | 20 | |
| Markus Gähler | Large hill | 100.0 | 77.0 | 90.5 | 61.7 | 138.7 | 35 |
| Sylvain Freiholz | 99.0 | 77.6 | 108.5 | 93.4 | 171.0 | 14 | |
| Martin Trunz | 105.0 | 87.0 | 88.5 | 60.4 | 147.4 | 31 | |
| Stefan Zünd | 104.0 | 87.1 | 94.5 | 71.8 | 158.9 | 22 | |
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- Men's team large hill
More information Athletes, Result ...
| Athletes | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| Points 1 | Rank | |
| Markus Gähler Stefan Zünd Sylvain Freiholz Martin Trunz |
537.9 | 8 |
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- 1 Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.