Switzerland competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
Medalists MedalNameSportEvent Alpine skiing Men's downhill Alpine skiing Women's downhill Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom Bobsleigh Four-man Alpine skiing Men's downhill Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom Ski jumping Men's large hill (90m) Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom Bobsleigh Two-man Cross-country skiing Men's relay
Alpine skiing
Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankWalter TreschDownhill1:53.196Andreas Sprecher1:53.114Roland Collombin1:52.07Bernhard Russi1:51.43Walter TreschGiant Slalom1:35.86241:38.8983:14.7514Werner Mattle1:33.44111:37.5533:10.99Edmund Bruggmann1:33.43101:37.3213:10.75Adolf Rösti1:33.277DSQ–DSQ–
Men's slalom
AthleteClassificationFinalTimeRankTime 1RankTime 2RankTotalRankAdolf Rösti1:44.20158.081756.08161:54.1615Andreas Sprecher1:44.602DNF–––DNF–Walter Tresch1:43.91257.901655.61151:53.5113Edmund Bruggmannbye57.491254.5471:52.038
Women
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSilvia StumpDownhill1:40.9218Marianne Hefti1:40.3812Bernadette Zurbriggen1:39.497Marie-Theres Nadig1:36.68Rita GoodGiant SlalomDSQ–Silvia StumpDNF–Bernadette Zurbriggen1:34.1718Marie-Theres Nadig1:29.90Rita GoodSlalomDNF–––DNF–Bernadette ZurbriggenDNF–––DNF–Marie-Theres NadigDNF–––DNF–Silvia Stump49.1916DNF–DNF–
Bobsleigh
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSUI-1Jean WickiEdy HubacherTwo-man1:15.6121:15.3631:14.3661:14.0034:59.33SUI-2Hans CandrianHeinz SchenkerTwo-man1:15.8941:16.84111:14.3881:14.3355:01.447
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSUI-1Jean WickiHans LeuteneggerWerner CamichelEdy HubacherFour-man1:10.7111:11.4421:10.2131:10.7134:43.07SUI-2Hans CandrianErwin JuonGaudenz BeeliHeinz SchenkerFour-man1:12.36141:11.8951:10.0911:10.2214:44.564
Cross-country skiing
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank15 kmHansueli Kreuzer48:55.3734Alois Kälin46:50.3117Albert Giger46:38.3614Eduard Hauser46:30.531130 kmWerner Geeser1'46:20.3641Alfred Kälin1'41:35.3417Eduard Hauser1'40:14.9814Alois Kälin1'38:40.72750 kmGiuseppe Dermon2'56:24.2126Louis Jäggi2'53:00.7823Ulrich Wenger2'49:35.3514Werner Geeser2'44:34.136
Men's 4 × 10 km relay AthletesRaceTimeRankAlfred KälinAlbert GigerAlois KälinEduard Hauser2'07:00.06
Figure skating
Women AthleteCFFSPointsPlacesRank Charlotte Walter7132467.3869
Ice hockey
First round Winners (in bold) entered the medal round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th–11th places.
Consolation round Teams that lost their games in the qualification round played in this group.
RankTeamPldWLTGFGAPts743102210684310161469421117165104022916211 Yugoslavia40319171 West Germany 5-0 Switzerland Japan 3-3 Switzerland Switzerland 3-3 Yugoslavia Norway 5-3 Switzerland
Contestants Gérard Rigolet Alfio Molina Marcel Squaldo Charles Henzen Gaston Furrer René Huguenin Peter Aeschlimann René Berra Jacques Pousaz Heini Jenni Hans Keller Michel Türler Paul Probst Gérard Dubi Francis Reinhard Anton Neininger Guy Dubois Peter Lehmann
Ski jumping
AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2TotalDistancePointsDistancePointsPointsRankJosef ZehnderNormal hill76.0105.872.097.9203.728Hans Schmid76.5106.673.5102.3208.922Ernst von Grünigen78.0109.574.5102.9212.416Walter Steiner79.0110.676.0106.8217.414Ernst von GrünigenLarge hill82.079.878.073.2153.044Josef Zehnder92.597.084.084.1181.122Walter Steiner94.0101.6103.0118.2219.8Hans Schmid94.5101.889.0 (fall)54.6156.442
References Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Olympic Winter Games 1972, full results by sports-reference.com