Switzerland at the 1960 Summer Olympics
# Switzerland at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Switzerland competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 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

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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
