Switzerland at the 1st European Games , which took place in June 2015 in the capital of Azerbaijan , in the city of Baku , was represented by 81 athletes. [1] .
| Switzerland at the European Games | ||||
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| IOC Code | SUI | |||
| NOC | Swiss Olympic Committee | |||
| European Games in Baku | ||||
| Athletes | 81 in 23 sports | |||
| Standard bearer | Julia Steingruber | |||
| Medals Place 13 | Gold 7 | Silver four | Bronze four | Total 15 |
| Participation in the European Games | ||||
| 2015 • 2019 | ||||
Swiss athlete Yolanda Neff won the first ever gold medal in the European Games, becoming the first in a cross-country mountain bike competition [2] .
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Team Composition
- Wrestling
- Greco-Roman wrestling
- Jonas Bossert
- Damian Ditsche
- Cycling
- Cycling mountain bike
- Fabian Giger
- Lucas Flukiger
- Nino Schurter
- Linda Indergand
- Yolanda Neff
- Catherine Stirnemann
- Karate
- Elena Kvirichi
- Triathlon
- Andrea Salvisberg
- Nikola Spirig
Results
Fight
In wrestling competitions, 24 sets of awards were played. 8 for men and women in freestyle wrestling and 8 in Greco-Roman. The tournament was held according to the Olympic system with the elimination. Participants who lost in their duels to future finalists of the competition fell into the consolation round. Each match consists of two rounds of 3 minutes, the winner is the athlete who scores the most points. At the end of the bout, depending on the results, classification points are awarded to athletes in each round. [3]
- Men
- Greco-Roman wrestling
Legend:
VT - victory on the carcass;
PP - victory on points with a technical score from the loser;
PO - victory on points without a technical point for the loser;
SP - technical superiority, victory on points with a difference of more than 6 points with a technical score from the loser;
ST - technical superiority, victory on points with a difference of more than 6 points without a technical point for the loser;
| Competition | Athletes | First round | 1/8 finals | Quarter final | Semifinal | The final | A place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rival Result | Rival Result | Rival Result | Rival Result | Rival Result | |||
| up to 75 kg | Damian Ditsche | R. Gil Sorley ( ESP ) At 5: 0 (VT) | Mark Madsen ( DEN ) N 0: 4 (ST) | Completed the presentation | eleven | ||
| up to 80 kg | Jonas Bossert | Lasha Gobadze ( GEO ) P 1: 3 (PP) | Completed the presentation | 14 | |||
Cycling
Mountain bike
Mountain bike competitions were held in a bicycle park built specifically for games. The distance for men was 36.7 km, and for women 27.9 km.
- Men
| Competition | Athletes | Result | A place | Lagging behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross country | Nino Schurter | 1:41:04 | +0: 00 | |
| Lucas Flukiger | 1:41:17 | +0: 13 | ||
| Fabian Giger | 1:41:37 | +0: 33 |
- Women
| Competition | Athletes | Result | A place | Lagging behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross country | Yolanda Neff | 1: 31.05 | +0: 00 | |
| Catherine Stirnemann | 1:33:08 | +2: 03 | ||
| Linda Indergand | 1:35:16 | five | +4: 11 |
Kayaking and Canoeing
Kayaking and canoeing competitions were held in the city of Mingechevir on the basis of the Olympic training and sports center "Kyur" . 15 sets of awards were played. In each discipline, the competition took place in three stages: preliminary round, semi-final and final.
| Competition | Athletes | Preliminary round | Semifinal | The final | Summary a place | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim | Time | A place | Swim | Time | A place | Time | A place | |||
| K-1, 1000 meters | Fabio Wiss | one | 3: 38,626 | 2 ( Q ) | 3 | 3: 29,661 | 4 ( QB ) | Final B | 15 | |
| 3: 37,377 | 6 | |||||||||
Karate
Karate competitions were held in the Baku Crystal Hall . In each weight category, 8 athletes took part, divided into 2 groups. From each group 2 athletes entered the semifinals, who played medals of the European Games according to the playoff system.
- Women
| Competition | Athletes | Group stage | 1/2 finals | The final | Summary a place | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 fight | 2 fight | 3 fight | A place | |||||
| Up to 68 kg | Elena Kvirichi | Group B | A.T. Buchinger ( AUT ) N 0: 2 | For 3rd place | four | |||
| T. Freemansdottir ( ISL ) At 9: 0 | H. Buruju ( TUR ) In 1: 0 | M. Rakovich ( MNE ) N 0: 1 | 2 ( Q ) | M. Rakovich ( MNE ) N 0: 4 | ||||
Triathlon
Triathlon competitions consisted of 3 stages - swimming (1.5 km), cycling (40 km), running (9.945 km).
- Men
| Competition | Athletes | Swimming | Change | Cycling | Change | Run | Total time | A place | Lagging behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Andrea Salvisberg | 18:42 | 0:50 | 56:35 | 0:26 | 33:34 | 1:50:07 | 9 | +1: 36 |
- Women
| Competition | Athletes | Swimming | Change | Cycling | Change | Run | Total time | A place | Lagging behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Nikola Spirig | 20:50 | 0:48 | 1:03:37 | 0:27 | 34:46 | 2:00:28 | +0: 00 |
Notes
- ↑ 81 athletes will represent Switzerland at the European Games (May 27, 2015).
- ↑ Swiss athlete became the first ever winner of the European Games gold medal
- ↑ International rules of struggle. Chapter 7, Article 46 (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment August 17, 2015. Archived on October 5, 2015.