Switzerland at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Switzerland competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 157 competitors, 148 men and 9 women, took part in 96 events in 17 sports.
Gold
- Jack Günthard — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar
- Hans Eugster — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars
Silver
- Fritz Schwab — Athletics, Men's 10 km Walk
- Henri Chammartin, Gustav Fischer, and Gottfried Trachsel — Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition
- Josef Stalder — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar
- Hans Eugster, Ernst Fivian, Ernst Gebendinger, Jack Günthard, Hans Schwarzentruber, Josef Stalder, Melchior Thalmann, and Jean Tschabold — Gymnastics, Men's Combined Exercises
- Enrico Bianchi, Émile Ess, Walter Leiser, Heini Scheller, and Karl Weidmann — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
- Robert Bürchler — Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions
Bronze
- Oswald Zappelli — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual Competition
- Paul Barth, Willy Fitting, Paul Meister, Otto Rüfenacht, Mario Valota, and Oswald Zappelli — Fencing, Men's Épée Team Competition
- Josef Stalder — Gymnastics, Men's All-Around Individual
- Josef Stalder — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars
- Hans Eugster — Gymnastics, Men's Rings
- Hans Kalt and Kurt Schmid — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
Athletics
Basketball
;Men's Team Competition
- Qualification Round
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
;Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race
- Rolf Graf — 5:12:45.3
- Fausto Lurati — 5:24:58.0
- Kobi Scherer — did not finish
;Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Fritz Siegenthaler — 16th place
Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
Men's 3m Springboard
Women's 10m Platform
- Fernanda Martini-Pautasso
Equestrian
Fencing
Ten fencers, nine men and one woman, represented Switzerland in 1952.
;Men's épée
- Oswald Zappelli
- Paul Barth
- Paul Meister
;Men's team épée
- Otto Rüfenacht, Paul Meister, Oswald Zappelli, Paul Barth, Willy Fitting, Mario Valota
;Men's sabre
;Men's team sabre
- Umberto Menegalli, Oswald Zappelli, Otto Greter, Jules Amez-Droz
;Women's foil
Hockey
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Switzerland in 1952.
;Individual
;Team
- Werner Vetterli
- Werner Schmid
- Erhard Minder
Rowing
Switzerland had 13 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1952.
; Men's single sculls
; Men's double sculls
; Men's coxless pair
; Men's coxed pair
; Men's coxed four
- Rico Bianchi
- Karl Weidmann
- Heini Scheller
- Émile Ess
- Walter Leiser
Sailing
Shooting
Nine shooters represented Switzerland in 1952.
;25 m pistol
;50 m pistol
;300 m rifle, three positions
;50 m rifle, three positions
;50 m rifle, prone
;Trap
Weightlifting
Wrestling
