Switzerland at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Switzerland competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 85 competitors, 81 men and 4 women, took part in 68 events in 12 sports.

Silver

 * Bernhard Dunand, Louis Noverraz and Marcel Stern &mdash; Sailing, Men's 5½ Meter Class

Bronze

 * Xaver Kurmann &mdash; Cycling, Men's 4000m Individual Pursuit
 * Henri Chammartin, Gustav Fischer and Marianne Gossweiler &mdash; Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition
 * Peter Bolliger, Gottlieb Fröhlich, Jakob Grob, Denis Oswald and Hugo Waser &mdash; Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
 * Kurt Müller &mdash; Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions

Cycling
Four cyclists represented Switzerland in 1968.


 * Individual road race
 * Bruno Hubschmid


 * Individual pursuit
 * Xaver Kurmann


 * Team pursuit
 * Walter Richard
 * Jürgen Schneider
 * Bruno Hubschmid
 * Xaver Kurmann

Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Switzerland in 1968.


 * Men's épée
 * Peter Lötscher
 * Michel Steininger
 * Alexandre Bretholz


 * Men's team épée
 * Denys Chamay, Peter Lötscher, Christian Kauter, Alexandre Bretholz, Michel Steininger

Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented Switzerland in 1968.


 * Individual
 * Alex Tschui

Shooting
Ten shooters, all men, represented Switzerland in 1968. Kurt Müller won bronze in the 300 m rifle, three positions event.


 * 25 m pistol
 * Kurt Klingler
 * Josef Ziltener


 * 50 m pistol
 * Ernst Stoll
 * Albert Späni


 * 300 m rifle, three positions
 * Kurt Müller
 * Erwin Vogt


 * 50 m rifle, three positions
 * Kurt Müller
 * Peter Ruch


 * 50 m rifle, prone
 * Hansruedi Schafroth
 * Hans Sinniger


 * Skeet
 * Paul Vittet