Switzerland at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Switzerland boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia because of the Soviet Union's invasion of Hungary. However, the equestrian events were held in Stockholm, Sweden earlier in the year because of Australian quarantine laws. The Swiss team competed in Stockholm, winning a bronze medal.

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Dressage

Athlete	Horse	Event	Grand Prix		Grand Prix Special		Grand Prix Freestyle		Overall
			Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Technical	Artistic	Overall score	Rank
Gottfried Trachsel		Individual		Q		Q
Henri Chammartin				Q			Did not advance
Gustav Fischer				Q		Q
Gottfried Trachsel Henri Chammartin Gustav Fischer	See above	Team					—

Eventing

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping						Total
								Qualifier			Final
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Emil-Otto Gmür		Individual	111.20	10	227.31	338.51				Q
Roland Perret											Did not advance
Samuel Köchlin										Q
Emil-Otto Gmür Roland Perret Samuel Köchlin	See above	Team									—				8

Show jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification								Final
			Round 1		Round 2			Round 3			Round A		Round B			Total
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
William de Rham		Individual		Q			Q			Q		Q
Marc Büchler					Did not advance
Alexander Stoffel				Q			Q			Q		Q
William de Rham Alexander Stoffel Marc Büchler	See above	Team	—									Q					9

References

• The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Equestrian Games of the XVIth Olympiad (PDF). Swedish Equestrian Federation. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
• International Olympic Committee results database