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The 17 Greatest Swiss Athletes of All Time

By YPB Team

Alpine slopes, tennis courts, velodromes and racetracks all produced champions from one small country, winter icons lined up against summer outsiders. Where do you stand?

  1. Roger Federer — ranked #11
    Roger Federer
    Twenty-time Grand Slam champion who spent 237 straight weeks at world No. 1 and became the most decorated Swiss sportsperson ever.
    1000pts
  2. Vreni Schneider — ranked #22
    Vreni Schneider
    Alpine skier with three Olympic golds and 55 World Cup wins, the most successful Swiss female skier in history.
    864pts
  3. Stan Wawrinka — ranked #33
    Stan Wawrinka
    Three-time Grand Slam champion who beat the world No. 1 on the way to each of his major titles.
    546pts
  4. Sebastien Buemi — ranked #44
    Sebastien Buemi
    Racing driver with a Formula E world title, four Le Mans wins and multiple endurance championships.
    546pts
  5. Stephane Chapuisat — ranked #55
    Stephane Chapuisat
    Striker who won the Champions League with Borussia Dortmund and remains Switzerland's most celebrated footballer.
    473pts
  6. Martina Hingis — ranked #66
    Martina Hingis
    Youngest world No. 1 in tennis history, winner of five singles majors and 13 doubles majors.
    473pts
  7. Dario Cologna — ranked #77
    Dario Cologna
    Cross-country skier and four-time Olympic champion, the first Swiss winner of the Tour de Ski.
    387pts
  8. Daniela Ryf — ranked #88
    Daniela Ryf
    Triathlete who won the Ironman World Championship five times and dominated the 70.3 distance.
    387pts
  9. Belinda Bencic — ranked #99
    Belinda Bencic
    Tennis player who won Olympic singles gold in Tokyo and climbed into the world top five.
    387pts
  10. Bernhard Russi — ranked #1010
    Bernhard Russi
    Downhill great who won Olympic gold in 1972 and later designed Olympic race courses.
    387pts
  11. Lara Gut-Behrami — ranked #1111
    Lara Gut-Behrami
    Versatile racer who has claimed overall World Cup titles plus world championship and Olympic medals.
    387pts
  12. Fabian Cancellara — ranked #1212
    Fabian Cancellara
    Cyclist nicknamed Spartacus who took two Olympic time-trial golds and seven Monument classics.
    284pts
  13. Marco Odermatt — ranked #1313
    Marco Odermatt
    Modern alpine star with multiple overall World Cup crowns and Olympic giant slalom gold.
    284pts
  14. Jo Siffert — ranked #1414
    Jo Siffert
    Formula One and sports car driver of the 1960s who won two grands prix and the 24 Hours of Daytona.
    284pts
  15. Nino Schurter — ranked #1515
    Nino Schurter
    Mountain biker with ten cross-country world titles and a full set of Olympic medals including gold in Rio.
    284pts
  16. Didier Cuche — ranked #1616
    Didier Cuche
    Speed specialist whose five Hahnenkamm downhill wins at Kitzbuehel are a record for the classic race.
    0pts
  17. Simon Ammann — ranked #1717
    Simon Ammann
    Ski jumper who won four individual Olympic golds across the 2002 and 2010 Winter Games.
    0pts

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Seventeen Swiss athletes, mostly from the snow: a ski jumper, two who came down mountains, a rider against the clock, and one man who plays in summer: https://youpick.best/articles/federer-vs-nadal-vs-djokovic-ranked

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