Although Switzerland became the first country to establish a national Gymnastics federation (doing so in 1832) Swiss men did not compete at a World Championships until 1934. While women were first allowed to compete at the 1934 World Championships, Swiss women wouldn't make their debut until 1978.
When the Swiss men debuted at the World Championships, they achieved great success, winning numerous medals at their first four appearances. Ariella Käslin became the first Swiss female gymnast to win a medal at a World Championships, winning silver on vault in 2009.
Medalists MedalNameYearEvent Walter Bach, Hans Grieder, Hermann Hänggi, Eugen Mack, Georges Miez, Eduard Steinemann, Josef Walter, Melchior Wezel 1934 Budapest Men's team Eugen Mack Men's all-around Georges Miez Men's floor exercise Eugen Mack Eugen Mack Men's pommel horse Eduard Steinemann Eugen Mack Men's rings Eugen Mack Men's vault Eduard Steinemann Eugen Mack Men's parallel bars Josef Walter Walter Bach Georges Miez Men's horizontal bar Albert Bachmann, Walter Beck, Eugen Mack, Hans Negelin, Michael Reusch, Leo Schürmann, Smid 1938 Prague Men's team Eugen Mack Men's all-around Eugen Mack Men's floor exercise Michael Reusch Men's pommel horse Leo Schürmann Michael Reusch Men's rings Eugen Mack Men's vault Walter Beck Hans Negelin Michael Reusch Men's parallel bars Michael Reusch Men's horizontal bar Walter Beck Marcel Adatte, Hans Eugster, Ernst Gebendinger, Jack Günthard, Walter Lehmann, Josef Stalder, Melchior Thalmann, Jean Tschabold 1950 Basel Men's team Walter Lehmann Men's all-around Marcel Adatte Josef Stalder Men's floor exercise Ernst Gebendinger Josef Stalder Men's pommel horse Marcel Adatte Walter Lehmann Walter Lehmann Men's rings Hans Eugster Ernst Gebendinger Men's vault Walter Lehmann Hans Eugster Men's parallel bars Walter Lehmann Men's horizontal bar Josef Stalder Hans Bründler, Oswald Bühler, Hans Eugster, Jack Günthard, Hans Schwartzentruber, Josef Stalder, Melchior Thalmann, Jean Tschabold 1954 Rome Men's team Josef Stalder Men's pommel horse Josef Stalder Men's parallel bars Hans Eugster Li Donghua 1994 Brisbane Men's pommel horse Li Donghua 1995 Sabae Men's pommel horse Li Donghua 1996 San Juan Men's pommel horse Dieter Rehm 1999 Tianjin Men's vault Ariella Käslin 2009 London Women's vault Giulia Steingruber 2017 Montreal Women's vault Noe Seifert 2025 Jakarta Men's all-around
Medal tables By gender
By event
See also Switzerland men's national artistic gymnastics team Switzerland women's national artistic gymnastics team List of Olympic female artistic gymnasts for Switzerland
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