Switzerland competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 157 competitors, 148 men and 9 women, took part in 96 events in 17 sports. Gold Jack Günthard — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar Hans Eugster — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars Silver Fritz Schwab — Athletics, Men's 10 km Walk Henri Chammartin, Gustav Fischer, and Gottfried Trachsel — Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition Josef Stalder — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar Hans Eugster, Ernst Fivian, Ernst Gebendinger, Jack Günthard, Hans Schwarzentruber, Josef Stalder, Melchior Thalmann, and Jean Tschabold — Gymnastics, Men's Combined Exercises Enrico Bianchi, Émile Ess, Walter Leiser, Heini Scheller, and Karl Weidmann — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours Robert Bürchler — Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions Bronze Oswald Zappelli — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual Competition Paul Barth, Willy Fitting, Paul Meister, Otto Rüfenacht, Mario Valota, and Oswald Zappelli — Fencing, Men's Épée Team Competition Josef Stalder — Gymnastics, Men's All-Around Individual Josef Stalder — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars Hans Eugster — Gymnastics, Men's Rings Hans Kalt and Kurt Schmid — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs Athletics Basketball Men's Team Competition Qualification Round (Group A) Lost to Bulgaria (58-69) Lost to Belgium (49-59) → did not advance Boxing Canoeing Cycling Road Competition Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km) Rolf Graf — 5:12:45.3 (→ 17th place) Fausto Lurati — 5:24:58.0 (→ 50th place) Kobi Scherer — did not finish (→ no ranking) Track Competition Men's 1.000m Time Trial Fredy Arber Final — 1:15.4 (→ 15th place) Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race Fritz Siegenthaler — 16th place Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit Hans Pfenninger, Heinrich Müller, Max Wirth, and Oskar von Büren Eliminated in quarterfinals (→ 8th place) Diving Men's 3m Springboard Heinz Schaub Preliminary Round — 47.15 points (→ 35th place) Women's 10m Platform Ferdinanda Martini-Pautasso Preliminary Round — 30.04 points (→ 15th place) Equestrian Fencing Ten fencers, nine men and one woman, represented Switzerland in 1952. Men's épée Oswald Zappelli Paul Barth Paul Meister Men's team épée Otto Rüfenacht, Paul Meister, Oswald Zappelli, Paul Barth, Willy Fitting, Mario Valota Men's sabre Otto Greter Jules Amez-Droz Umberto Menegalli Men's team sabre Umberto Menegalli, Oswald Zappelli, Otto Greter, Jules Amez-Droz Women's foil Hedwig Rieder Gymnastics Hockey Modern pentathlon Three male pentathletes represented Switzerland in 1952. Individual Werner Vetterli Werner Schmid Erhard Minder Team Werner Vetterli Werner Schmid Erhard Minder Rowing Switzerland had 13 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1952. Men's