Switzerland competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. The nation returned to the Summer Olympic Games after participating in the Dutch-led boycott of the 1956 Summer Olympics. 149 competitors, 147 men and 2 women, took part in 90 events in 16 sports.
Medalists
Silver Gustav Fischer – Equestrian, Dressage Individual Competition Anton Bühler, Rudolf Günthardt and Hans Schwarzenbach – Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition Hans Rudolf Spillmann – Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions
Bronze Anton Bühler – Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition Ernst Hürlimann and Rolf Larcher – Rowing, Men's Double Sculls Henri Copponex, Pierre Girard and Manfred Metzger – Sailing, 5.5 Metre
Athletics
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
14 male cyclists represented Switzerland in 1960.
Individual road race Erwin Jaisli Emil Beeler Max Wechsler Hubert Bächli
Team time trial Erwin Jaisli Roland Zöffel René Rutschmann Hubert Bächli
Sprint Kurt Rechsteiner
1000m time trial Josef Helbling
Tandem Peter Vogel Peter Hirzel
Team pursuit Walter Signer Werner Weckert Hans Heinemann Egon Scheiwiller
Diving
Men AthleteEventPreliminarySemi-finalFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankPointsRankTotalRankHans Klug3 m springboard38.6531Did not advance
Equestrian
Fencing
Seven fencers, all men, represented Switzerland in 1960.
Men's foil Jean Cerrottini Michel Steininger Claudio Polledri
Men's épée Jules Amez-Droz Claudio Polledri Michel Steininger
Men's team épée Hans Bässler, Jules Amez-Droz, Paul Meister, Charles Ribordy, Claudio Polledri, Michel Steininger
Gymnastics
Hockey
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Switzerland in 1960.
Individual Erhard Minder Werner Vetterli Rolf Weber
Team Erhard Minder Werner Vetterli Rolf Weber
Rowing
Men's single sculls Hugo Waser
Men's double sculls Ernst Hürlimann Rolf Larcher
Men's coxless pair Walter Knabenhans Heinrich Scherer
Men's coxless four Paul Kölliker Göpf Kottmann Kurt Schmid Rolf Streuli
Men's eight Rico Bianchi Émile Ess Hugo Goeggel Hans Graber Werner Kölliker Walter Osterwalder Gottfried Schär Hansruedi Scheller Werner Ehrensperger
Sailing
Shooting
Ten shooters represented Switzerland in 1960.
25 m pistol Hansruedi Schneider Hans Albrecht
50 m pistol Albert Späni Frédéric Michel
300 m rifle, three positions Hans Rudolf Spillmann August Hollenstein
50 m rifle, three positions Kurt Müller Hans Schönenberger
50 m rifle, prone Hans Rudolf Spillmann Hans Schönenberger
Trap Pierre-André Flückiger Louis von Sonnenberg
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPeter Bärtschi100 m freestyle 1:02.9 45 Did not advanceHans-Ulrich Dürst400 m freestyle 4:52.5 33 colspan=2 Did not advanceKarl Fridlin 5:02.3 37 colspan=2 Did not advanceHans-Ulrich Dürst1500 m freestyle 19:21.9 24 colspan=2 Did not advanceRainer Goltzsche 20:45.1 30 colspan=2 Did not advanceRolf Burggraf100 m backstroke 1:11.0 32 Did not advanceWerner Risi200 m breaststroke 2:56.6 37 Did not advanceNicolas Wildhaber 2:58.7 38 Did not advancePeter BärtschiRainer GoltzscheKarl FridlinHans-Ulrich Dürst4 × 200 m freestyle 9:18.1 15 colspan=2 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankDoris Gontersweiler-Vetterli100 m backstroke 1:19.6 25 Did not advanceMaya Hungerbühler200 m breaststroke 3:10.1 27 Did not advance
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References