SWITZERLAND

President of the Confederation : Madam  Micheline Calmy-Rey (2011)
Minister in charge of sports: Sir  Ueli Maurer
President of Swiss Olympic: Sir Jörg Schild

Land surface : 41 285 km²
Population : 7,785
Capital : Berne
Language : Italian, german, french, romansh
Currency : swiss franc
GDP per capita ($PPP) : 45 997 $

Budget of State (2009): 60 milliards francs
Budget of the ministry responsible for sports: 200 millions francs
Principal financing source for sport: - public sport (Confederation, cantons, communes)
- private sport (Swiss Olympic, federations, clubs, lotteries, sponsors, etc.)
National sports federations : 83
Sports societies : 20 000
Sports people member of a club : 2 700 000 millions

National and international political priorities in the sports sector (2009)
- national: promotion of physical activity and sport, formation, elite sport and ethic and security in sport (anti-doping, violence, bribery, etc.)
- international: development of sport policies through EPAS, provide attractive frame conditions to International Sports Federations established in Switzerland, bilateral exchanges with targetted counties

Organisation of sport in the country (2009)
Public sport tasks: support to mass sport (health promotion), physical education at school, subsidiary support to some Swiss Olympic activities
Private sport tasks: encourage the population to make sport, encourage and support the performance sport, support and co-ordination of National Sports Federations activities

Results of the last Olympic Games
Summer Games (Beijing, 2008)
Total of won medals: 6
Gold: 2 ; Silver: 0 ; Bronze: 4
Winter Games (Vancouver, 2010)
Total of won medals:
Gold: 6 ; Silver: 0 ; Bronze: 3

World champion in 2010 (including non olympic sport):
27 titles of world champions
European champion (in 2010):
22 titles of european champions

Links :
Ministry: http://www.baspo.admin.ch/internet/baspo/fr/home.html

National Olympic Committee:

http://www.swissolympic.ch/

Sports director :
Mr. Remund Matthias
Director
Office fédéral du sport
2532 Macolin

Name: Chatelain Pascal
Title: Chief International Affairs
Address: Office fédéral du sport, 2532 Macolin
Tel. : +41 (0) 32 327 61 63
Tel. 2 : +41 (0) 32 327 61 11
Fax : +41 (0) 32 327 64 65
Courriel : pascal.chatelain@baspo.admin.ch