| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Non-starter | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | |
| Full name | Jules Alexis "Louis"•Zutter | |
| Used name | Louis•Zutter | |
| Born | 2 December 1865 in Les Ponts-de-Martel, Neuchâtel |  SUI |
| Died | 10 November 1946 (aged 80 years 11 months 8 days) in Boudry, Neuchâtel | SUI |
| Affiliations | Société des Amis Gymnastes de Neuchâtel — Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel | SUI |
| NOC | Switzerland | SUI |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 2 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 3 |
Artistic gymnast Louis Zutter and sports shooter Albert Baumann became Switzerland’s first two Olympians at the inaugural 1896 Athens Olympics initiated by Pierre de Coubertin. Zutter became his country’s first Olympic Champion when winning the pommel horse event. He added two bronze medals for second place in the vault and parallel bars.
Zutter travelled to Greece with the German team, primarily to visit his brother Alexis who was a gymnastics teacher in Greece at the time. Zutter’s travelling companions proved to be his leading rivals at The Games and he was runner-up to German gymnasts in two of the three disciplines he contested.
The Official Report noted that “Mr. Zutter surpassed all other competitors by his marvellous agility, and he very deservedly carried off the first prize.” Upon arriving home, he was honoured by his Neuchâtel club and presented with a ring and a watch.
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Summer Olympics | Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | SUI |
Louis Zutter | |||
| Vault, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
| Pommel Horse, Men (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| Wrestling | SUI |
Louis Zutter | ||||
| All-Around, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) |
