Switzerland at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Switzerland at the
1992 Winter Olympics
IOC codeSUI
NOCSwiss Olympic Association
Websitewww.swissolympic.ch (in German and French)
in Albertville, France
8–23 February 1992
Competitors74 (57 men, 17 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearers Vreni Schneider, Alpine Skiing
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
3
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Switzerland was represented at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France by the Swiss 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 after Gustav Weder and Donat Acklin won gold in the two-man bobsleigh, Steve Locher won bronze in the alpine skiing men's combined and Gustav Weder, Donat Acklin, Lorenz Schindelholz and Curdin Morell won bronze in the four-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.

Competitors

In total, 74 athletes represented Switzzerland at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, 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

Medalists

Main article: 1992 Winter Olympics medal table

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

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

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 and Heidi Zurbriggen.[1]

Men
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]

Women
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]

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, one Swiss athlete participated in the biathlon events – Jean-Marc Chabloz.[1]

Men
Event Athlete Misses 1 Time Rank
10 km Sprint Jean-Marc Chabloz 3 30:32.9 77

Source:[2]

Event Athlete Time Misses Adjusted time 2 Rank
20 km Jean-Marc Chabloz 59:45.6 4 1'03:45.6 54
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2 One minute added per missed target.

Source:[2]

Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, eight Swiss athletes participated in the bobsleigh events – Donat Acklin, Bruno Gerber, Gerold Löffler, Christian Meili, Curdin Morell, Christian Reich, Lorenz Schindelholz and Gustav 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]

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, nine Swiss athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events – Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan, Silke Braun-Schwager, Natascia Leonardi Cortesi, Hans Diethelm, Giachem Guidon, Sylvia Honegger, André Jungen, Elvira Knecht and Barbara Mettler.[1]

Men
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
1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Source:[2]

Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
5 km
C 		Elvira Knecht 16:05.5 44
Barbara Mettler 15:33.7 32
Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan 15:09.5 20
Sylvia Honegger 15:03.4 15
10 km
pursuit2
F 		Barbara Mettler 31:16.3 42
Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan 30:28.8 37
Elvira Knecht 30:17.2 36
Sylvia Honegger 28:17.7 13
15 km
C 		Silke Braun-Schwager DNF –
Natascia Leonardi Cortesi 46:32.7 25
Sylvia Honegger 45:33.7 16
30 km
F 		Natascia Leonardi Cortesi 1'33:21.0 31
Elvira Knecht 1'32:35.6 26
Sylvia Honegger 1'30:16.6 19
Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan 1'29:54.3 17
2 Starting delay based on 5 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Source:[2]

Women's 4 × 5 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Sylvia Honegger
Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan
Natascia Leonardi Cortesi
Elvira Knecht 		1'02:54.1 9

Source:[2]

Freestyle skiing

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, five Swiss athletes participated in the freestyle skiing events – Jürg Biner, Bernard Brandt, Conny Kissling, Thomas Lagler and Petsch Moser.[1]

Men
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 11 Q 32.60 22.69 10

Source:[2]

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Points Rank Time Points Rank
Conny Kissling Moguls 40.83 17.46 13 did not advance

Source:[2]

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics

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 and Thomas Vrabec.[1]

Group B

Twelve participating teams were placed in two groups. After playing a round-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 the Final Round
     Team sent to compete in the Consolation 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]

Consolation round 9th-12th places

  Switzerland 7:2  Poland

Source:[2]

9th-place match

 Norway 5:2   Switzerland 10th

Source:[2]

Nordic combined

Main article: Nordic combined at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, four Swiss athletes participated in the Nordic combined events – Hippolyt Kempf, Urs Niedhart, Andreas Schaad and Marco Zarucchi.[1]

Men's individual

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps.)
  • 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
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:

  • normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps per team member were counted.)
  • 10 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
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]

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, four Swiss athletes participated in the ski jumping events – Sylvain Freiholz, Markus Gähler, Martin Trunz and Stefan 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]

Men's team large hill
Athletes Result
Points 1 Rank
Markus Gähler
Stefan Zünd
Sylvain Freiholz
Martin Trunz 		537.9 8
1 Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.

Source:[2]

Speed skiing incident

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 skier Nicolas 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Switzerland at the 1992 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Albertville 1992 Official Report" (PDF). Le Comite d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques Albertville. 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2025 – via LA84 Foundation.
  3. ^ a b "Speed Skiing". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Nicolas Bochatay". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
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