Switzerland at the Olympics
Switzerland has sent athletes to compete in every Games since it first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games. Switzerland boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, but the equestrian events for those Games were held in Stockholm, Sweden earlier that year, where the Swiss dressage team won a bronze medal.
Swiss athletes have won a total of 192 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, and another 153 at the Winter Olympic Games.
The National Olympic Committee for Switzerland was created and recognized in 1912.Hosted Games
Switzerland has hosted the Games on two occasions, both in St. Moritz. The nation has never hosted the Summer Olympics.
Winter Olympics
