ATHLETE
Oswald Zappelli
1913 - 1968

Oswald Zappelli
Oswald Zappelli (27 October 1913 – 3 April 1968) was a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the individual épée event at the 1948 Summer Olympics and bronze medals in the individual and team épée events at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oswald Zappelli is the 1,670th most popular athlete (down from 1,270th in 2019), the 611th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 600th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Swiss Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Oswald Zappelli ranks 1,670 out of 6,025. Before him are Wolfgang Güldenpfennig, Emil Hegle Svendsen, Dudley Storey, Hugh Anderson, Isaac Berger, and Constantin Alexandru. After him are Hanns Kilian, Miroslav Poljak, Vladimir Nevzorov, Pál Simon, Francis Tyler, and Burglinde Pollak.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWolfgang Güldenpfennig
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 1,664
Emil Hegle Svendsen
1985 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 1,665
Dudley Storey
1939 - 2017
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 1,666
Hugh Anderson
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 1,667
Isaac Berger
1936 - 2022
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 1,668
Constantin Alexandru
1953 - 2014
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 1,669
Oswald Zappelli
1913 - 1968
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 1,670
Hanns Kilian
1905 - 1981
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 1,671
Miroslav Poljak
1944 - 2015
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 1,672
Vladimir Nevzorov
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 1,673
Pál Simon
1881 - 1922
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 1,674
Francis Tyler
1904 - 1956
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 1,675
Burglinde Pollak
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 1,676
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1913, Oswald Zappelli ranks 335. Before him are Ansa Ikonen, Erich Koschik, Suzan Kahramaner, Takashi Yokoyama, Julie Gibson, and Andrzej Mostowski. After him are Sverre Hansen, Tahirou Congacou, Wálter Guimarães, Fritz Keller, Ellen Albertini Dow, and François Bourbotte. Among people deceased in 1968, Oswald Zappelli ranks 243. Before him are Diógenes Lara, Cai Chusheng, Carl Bertilsson, Panagiotis Poulitsas, Nikolai Stepulov, and Elvia Carrillo Puerto. After him are Harry Hebner, Jennie Fletcher, Virgilio Levratto, Marcel Pinel, Alexander Hall, and Robert Burks.
Others Born in 1913
Go to all RankingsAnsa Ikonen
ACTOR
1913 - 1989
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 329
Erich Koschik
ATHLETE
1913 - 1985
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 330
Suzan Kahramaner
MATHEMATICIAN
1913 - 2006
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 331
Takashi Yokoyama
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1945
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 332
Julie Gibson
ACTOR
1913 - 2019
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 333
Andrzej Mostowski
MATHEMATICIAN
1913 - 1975
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 334
Oswald Zappelli
ATHLETE
1913 - 1968
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 335
Sverre Hansen
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1974
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 336
Tahirou Congacou
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1993
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 337
Wálter Guimarães
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1979
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 338
Fritz Keller
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1985
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 339
Ellen Albertini Dow
ACTOR
1913 - 2015
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 340
François Bourbotte
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1972
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 341
Others Deceased in 1968
Go to all RankingsDiógenes Lara
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1968
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 237
Cai Chusheng
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1968
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 238
Carl Bertilsson
ATHLETE
1889 - 1968
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 239
Panagiotis Poulitsas
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1968
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 240
Nikolai Stepulov
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1968
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 241
Elvia Carrillo Puerto
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1878 - 1968
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 242
Oswald Zappelli
ATHLETE
1913 - 1968
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 243
Harry Hebner
SWIMMER
1891 - 1968
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 244
Jennie Fletcher
SWIMMER
1890 - 1968
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 245
Virgilio Levratto
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1968
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 246
Marcel Pinel
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1968
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 247
Alexander Hall
FILM DIRECTOR
1894 - 1968
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 248
Robert Burks
FILM DIRECTOR
1909 - 1968
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 249
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Oswald Zappelli ranks 611 out of 1,015. Before him are Albert Scherrer (1908), Denis Oswald (1947), René-Pierre Quentin (1943), Erika Hess (1962), Urs Bühler (1971), and Marco Giampaolo (1967). After him are Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker (1939), Alain Geiger (1960), Georges Stuber (1925), Edy Reinalter (1920), George Gruntz (1932), and Otto Licha (1912).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsAlbert Scherrer
RACING DRIVER
1908 - 1986
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 605
Denis Oswald
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 606
René-Pierre Quentin
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 607
Erika Hess
SKIER
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 608
Urs Bühler
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 609
Marco Giampaolo
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 610
Oswald Zappelli
ATHLETE
1913 - 1968
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 611
Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 612
Alain Geiger
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 613
Georges Stuber
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2006
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 614
Edy Reinalter
SKIER
1920 - 1962
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 615
George Gruntz
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2013
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 616
Otto Licha
ATHLETE
1912 - 1996
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 617
Among ATHLETES In Switzerland
Among athletes born in Switzerland, Oswald Zappelli ranks 18. Before him are Walter Graf (1937), Georges Trombert (1874), Werner Günthör (1961), Christine Stückelberger (1947), Emil Kellenberger (1864), and Denis Oswald (1947). After him are Otto Licha (1912), Charles Bouvier (1898), Friedrich Waller (1920), Pierre Musy (1910), Kurt Schmid (1932), and Edy Hubacher (1940).
Walter Graf
1937 - 2021
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 12
Georges Trombert
1874 - 1949
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 13
Werner Günthör
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 14
Christine Stückelberger
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 15
Emil Kellenberger
1864 - 1943
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 16
Denis Oswald
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 17
Oswald Zappelli
1913 - 1968
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 18
Otto Licha
1912 - 1996
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 19
Charles Bouvier
1898 - 1964
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 20
Friedrich Waller
1920 - 2004
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 21
Pierre Musy
1910 - 1990
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 22
Kurt Schmid
1932 - 2000
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 23
Edy Hubacher
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 24