| Switzerland at the 1992 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SUI |
| NOC | Swiss Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
| inAlbertville, France 8–23 February 1992 | |
| Competitors | 74 (57 men, 17 women) in 8 sports |
| Flag bearers | Vreni Schneider,Alpine Skiing |
| Medals Ranked 14th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Switzerland was represented at the1992 Winter Olympics inAlbertville, France by theSwiss Olympic Association.
In total, 74 athletes including 57 men and 17 woman represented Switzerland in eight different sports including alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, Nordic combined and ski jumping.
Switzerland won three medals, all in short track speed skating, at the games afterGustav Weder andDonat Acklin won gold in thetwo-man bobsleigh,Steve Locher won bronze in thealpine skiing men's combined and Gustav Weder, Donat Acklin,Lorenz Schindelholz andCurdin Morell won bronze in thefour-man bobsleigh.
Nicolas Bochatay, a member of the delegation, was to represent the country in the demonstration speed skiing events. However, he was killed in an accident on the morning of the competition final.
In total, 74 athletes represented Switzzerland at the1992 Winter Olympics inAlbertville, France across eight different sports.[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Biathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobsleigh | 8 | – | 8 |
| Cross-country skiing | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Freestyle skiing | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Ice hockey | 22 | – | 22 |
| Nordic combined | 4 | – | 4 |
| Ski jumping | 4 | – | 4 |
| Total | 57 | 17 | 74 |
Switzerland won a total of three medals at the games including one gold and two bronze.[1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Gustav Weder Donat Acklin | Bobsleigh | Two-man | 16 February |
 Bronze | Steve Locher | Alpine skiing | Men's combined | 11 February |
| Bronze | Gustav Weder Donat Acklin Lorenz Schindelholz Curdin Morell | Bobsleigh | Four-man | 22 February |
In total, 21 Swiss athletes participated in the alpine skiing events –Paul Accola,William Besse,Annick Bonzon,Chantal Bournissen,Xavier Gigandet,Michael von Grünigen,Zoë Haas,Marco Hangl,Franz Heinzer,Urs Kälin,Steve Locher,Daniel Mahrer,Katrin Neuenschwander,Hans Pieren,Corinne Rey-Bellet,Vreni Schneider,Marlis Spescha,Patrick Staub,Heidi Zeller-Bähler andHeidi Zurbriggen.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Paul Accola | Downhill | DNF | – | ||
| Xavier Gigandet | 1:52.50 | 15 | |||
| Daniel Mahrer | 1:52.39 | 13 | |||
| Franz Heinzer | 1:51.39 | 6 | |||
| Franz Heinzer | Super-G | DNF | – | ||
| Urs Kälin | 1:15.22 | 14 | |||
| Paul Accola | 1:14.60 | 10 | |||
| Marco Hangl | 1:13.90 | 6 | |||
| Michael von Grünigen | Giant Slalom | 1:06.95 | 1:03.72 | 2:10.67 | 13 |
| Hans Pieren | 1:06.34 | 1:03.23 | 2:09.57 | 11 | |
| Steve Locher | 1:05.80 | DNF | DNF | – | |
| Paul Accola | 1:04.88 | 1:03.14 | 2:08.02 | 4 | |
| Steve Locher | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Michael von Grünigen | 53.62 | 52.80 | 1:46.42 | 7 | |
| Paul Accola | 52.64 | 52.98 | 1:45.62 | 6 | |
| Patrick Staub | 52.56 | 52.88 | 1:45.44 | 4 | |
Source:[2]
| Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank | |
| William Besse | 1:46.66 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Steve Locher | 1:46.53 | 49.90 | 51.54 | 18.16 | |
| Paul Accola | 1:45.73 | 56.08 | 59.71 | 90.96 | 21 |
| Xavier Gigandet | 1:45.61 | 53.35 | 53.84 | 41.21 | 8 |
Source:[2]
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Chantal Bournissen | Downhill | DNF | – | ||
| Marlis Spescha | 1:55.83 | 21 | |||
| Heidi Zeller-Bähler | 1:54.73 | 13 | |||
| Heidi Zurbriggen | 1:54.04 | 10 | |||
| Heidi Zurbriggen | Super-G | DNF | – | ||
| Chantal Bournissen | DNF | – | |||
| Heidi Zeller-Bähler | 1:24.51 | 11 | |||
| Zoë Haas | 1:24.31 | 10 | |||
| Heidi Zurbriggen | Giant Slalom | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
| Vreni Schneider | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Corinne Rey-Bellet | 1:08.89 | 1:08.70 | 2:17.59 | 17 | |
| Zoë Haas | 1:07.77 | 1:10.12 | 2:17.89 | 18 | |
| Annick Bonzon | Slalom | 49.94 | DNF | DNF | – |
| Christine von Grünigen | 49.84 | 45.89 | 1:35.73 | 13 | |
| Katrin Neuenschwander | 49.20 | 45.08 | 1:34.28 | 9 | |
| Vreni Schneider | 48.66 | 45.30 | 1:33.96 | 7 | |
Source:[2]
| Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank | |
| Heidi Zurbriggen | DSQ | – | – | DSQ | – |
| Chantal Bournissen | 1:26.92 | 35.33 | 35.36 | 24.98 | 4 |
| Heidi Zeller-Bähler | 1:26.90 | 37.63 | 38.45 | 69.07 | 14 |
Source:[2]
In total, one Swiss athlete participated in the biathlon events –Jean-Marc Chabloz.[1]
| Event | Athlete | Misses1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km Sprint | Jean-Marc Chabloz | 3 | 30:32.9 | 77 |
Source:[2]
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Jean-Marc Chabloz | 59:45.6 | 4 | 1'03:45.6 | 54 |
Source:[2]
In total, eight Swiss athletes participated in the bobsleigh events –Donat Acklin,Bruno Gerber,Gerold Löffler,Christian Meili,Curdin Morell,Christian Reich,Lorenz Schindelholz andGustav Weder.[1]
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| SUI-1 | Gustav Weder Donat Acklin | Two-man | 1:00.49 | 9 | 1:00.97 | 3 | 1:00.84 | 1 | 1:00.96 | 1 | 4:03.26 | |
| SUI-2 | Christian Meili Christian Reich | Two-man | 1:00.23 | 3 | 1:01.31 | 11 | 1:01.44 | 9 | 1:01.38 | 10 | 4:04.36 | 10 |
Source:[2]
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| SUI-1 | Gustav Weder Donat Acklin Lorenz Schindelholz Curdin Morell | Four-man | 57.97 | 2 | 58.78 | 6 | 58.59 | 3 | 58.79 | 3 | 3:54.13 | |
| SUI-2 | Christian Meili Bruno Gerber Christian Reich Gerold Löffler | Four-man | 58.15 | 5 | 58.75 | 5 | 58.59 | 3 | 58.89 | 8 | 3:54.38 | 5 |
Source:[2]
In total, nine Swiss athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events –Brigitte Albrecht,Silke Schwager,Natascia Leonardi,Hans Diethelm,Giachem Guidon,Sylvia Honegger,André Jungen,Elvira Knecht andBarbara Mettler.[1]
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 10 km C | Hans Diethelm | 31:41.8 | 50 |
| André Jungen | 31:41.2 | 49 | |
| Giachem Guidon | 31:23.9 | 44 | |
| 15 km pursuit1 F | Hans Diethelm | 44:16.4 | 44 |
| Giachem Guidon | 43:06.1 | 34 | |
| André Jungen | 42:56.3 | 31 | |
| 30 km C | Hans Diethelm | 1'30:13.2 | 36 |
| Giachem Guidon | 1'28:44.5 | 25 | |
| 50 km F | André Jungen | 2'20:32.1 | 47 |
| Hans Diethelm | 2'14:41.6 | 30 | |
| Giachem Guidon | 2'10:55.0 | 15 | |
Source:[2]
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km C | Elvira Knecht | 16:05.5 | 44 |
| Barbara Mettler | 15:33.7 | 32 | |
| Brigitte Albrecht | 15:09.5 | 20 | |
| Sylvia Honegger | 15:03.4 | 15 | |
| 10 km pursuit2 F | Barbara Mettler | 31:16.3 | 42 |
| Brigitte Albrecht | 30:28.8 | 37 | |
| Elvira Knecht | 30:17.2 | 36 | |
| Sylvia Honegger | 28:17.7 | 13 | |
| 15 km C | Silke Schwager | DNF | – |
| Natascia Leonardi | 46:32.7 | 25 | |
| Sylvia Honegger | 45:33.7 | 16 | |
| 30 km F | Natascia Leonardi | 1'33:21.0 | 31 |
| Elvira Knecht | 1'32:35.6 | 26 | |
| Sylvia Honegger | 1'30:16.6 | 19 | |
| Brigitte Albrecht | 1'29:54.3 | 17 | |
Source:[2]
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Sylvia Honegger Brigitte Albrecht Natascia Leonardi Elvira Knecht | 1'02:54.1 | 9 |
Source:[2]
In total, five Swiss athletes participated in the freestyle skiing events –Jürg Biner,Bernard Brandt,Conny Kissling,Thomas Lagler andPetsch Moser.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | ||
| Bernard Brandt | Moguls | 35.58 | 14.82 | 39 | did not advance | ||
| Petsch Moser | 31.06 | 18.56 | 29 | did not advance | |||
| Thomas Lagler | 32.63 | 22.02 | 17 | did not advance | |||
| Jürg Biner | 32.00 | 23.02 | 11Q | 32.60 | 22.69 | 10 | |
Source:[2]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | ||
| Conny Kissling | Moguls | 40.83 | 17.46 | 13 | did not advance | ||
Source:[2]
In total, 22 Swiss athletes participated in the ice hockey events –Samuel Balmer,Sandro Bertaggia,Andreas Beutler,Patrice Brasey,Mario Brodmann,Manuele Celio,Jörg Eberle,Keith Fair,Doug Honegger,Patrick Howald,Peter Jaks,Dino Kessler,André Künzi,Sven Leuenberger,Alfred Lüthi,Gil Montandon,Reto Pavoni,André Rötheli,Mario Rottaris,Andreas Ton,Renato Tosio andThomas Vrabec.[1]
Twelve participating teams were placed in two groups. After playing around-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the Medal Round while the last two teams competed in the consolation round for the 9th to 12th places.
| Team advanced to theFinal Round | |
| Team sent to compete in theConsolation round |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 8 |
 Unified Team | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 8 |
 Czechoslovakia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
 France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 4 |
 Switzerland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 2 |
 Norway | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 38 | -31 | 0 |
Source:[2]
| Unified Team | 8:1 | Switzerland |
| Canada | 6:1 | Switzerland |
| France | 4:3 | Switzerland |
| Switzerland | 6:3 | Norway |
| Czechoslovakia | 4:2 | Switzerland |
Source:[2]
| Switzerland | 7:2 |  Poland |
Source:[2]
9th-place match
| Norway | 5:2 | Switzerland10th |
Source:[2]
In total, four Swiss athletes participated in the Nordic combined events –Hippolyt Kempf,Urs Niedhart,Andreas Schaad andMarco Zarucchi.[1]
Men's individual
Events:
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Start at | Time | Rank | |||
| Urs Niedhart | Individual | 179.3 | 41 | +5:28.0 | 54:07.4 | 38 | |
| Hippolyt Kempf | 189.7 | 36 | +4:18.7 | 50:24.5 | 26 | ||
| Marco Zarucchi | 201.1 | 20 | +3:02.7 | 50:55.3 | 29 | ||
| Andreas Schaad | 201.1 | 20 | +3:02.7 | 48:02.1 | 14 | ||
Source:[2]
Men's Team
Events:
| Athletes | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Start at | Time | Rank | |
| Hippolyt Kempf Andreas Schaad Marco Zarucchi | 521.9 | 11 | +10:16.0 | 1'33:38.4 | 10 |
Source:[2]
In total, four Swiss athletes participated in the ski jumping events –Sylvain Freiholz,Markus Gähler,Martin Trunz andStefan Zünd.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Markus Gähler | Normal hill | 80.5 | 90.8 | 79.0 | 89.4 | 180.2 | 44 |
| Martin Trunz | 80.0 | 92.0 | 80.5 | 90.8 | 182.8 | 41 | |
| Sylvain Freiholz | 83.0 | 97.8 | 81.5 | 93.4 | 191.2 | 24 | |
| Stefan Zünd | 83.0 | 100.8 | 80.0 | 94.0 | 194.8 | 20 | |
| Markus Gähler | Large hill | 100.0 | 77.0 | 90.5 | 61.7 | 138.7 | 35 |
| Sylvain Freiholz | 99.0 | 77.6 | 108.5 | 93.4 | 171.0 | 14 | |
| Martin Trunz | 105.0 | 87.0 | 88.5 | 60.4 | 147.4 | 31 | |
| Stefan Zünd | 104.0 | 87.1 | 94.5 | 71.8 | 158.9 | 22 | |
Source:[2]
| Athletes | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| Points1 | Rank | |
| Markus Gähler Stefan Zünd Sylvain Freiholz Martin Trunz | 537.9 | 8 |
Source:[2]
Speed skiing was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Winter Olympics. A men's individual and a women's individual event were held.[3] On 22 February 1992, during a warm-up for the men's individual final, Swiss skierNicolas Bochatay became airborne over a bump and was killed in a crash with a Snowcat ski grooming machine.[4] Bochatay was not the only fatality as a course official was struck and killed by a skier during a training run. Speed skiing has never been a part of the Winter Olympics since.[3]