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 "excerpt": "Willy Brüderlin, full name Wilhelm Brüderlin, was a Swiss rower from Zürich who won Olympic gold in the men's coxed four at the 1920 Antwerp Games.",
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 "markdown": "# Willy Bruderlin\n\n**Willy Brüderlin** (Wilhelm \"Willy\" Brüderlin; born 20 October 1894, date of death unknown) was a Swiss rower from Zürich who won the gold medal in the men's coxed four at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/results/157655)</sup>.\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Full name | Wilhelm \"Willy\" Brüderlin, born 20 October 1894, from Zürich, Switzerland<sup>[2](https://hermandw.be/FullOlym/biobru.htm)</sup>  |\n| Club | Grasshopper Club Zürich<sup>[6](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/39702)</sup> |\n| Olympic gold | Men's coxed four, 1920 Antwerp, final won on 29 August 1920 in 6:54.0<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/results/157655)</sup> |\n| Crewmates | Max Rudolf, Paul Rudolf, Hans Walter, and coxswain Paul Staub<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/results/157655)</sup> |\n| Other 1920 event | Men's eights, eliminated in the first round<sup>[3](https://www.olympedia.org/countries/SUI/sports/ROW.1)</sup> |\n\n## The 1920 Olympic coxed four\n\nAt Antwerp, Brüderlin rowed in the Swiss coxed four with [Max Rudolf](https://www.edgepedia.org/max-rudolf), Paul Rudolf, and [Hans Walter](https://www.edgepedia.org/hans-walter), steered by coxswain [Paul Staub](https://www.edgepedia.org/paul-staub)<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/results/157655)</sup>. In the opening round on 28 August 1920, Switzerland won its heat in 7:03.0, ahead of Sweden (7:12.0) and Brazil (7:25.4)<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/results/157655)</sup>. In the final the next day, the Swiss crew won in 6:54.0, an Olympic best for the event, with the United States second in 6:58.0 and Norway third, also timed at 6:58.0<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/results/157655)</sup>.\n\nThe 6:54.0 time stood as the Olympic record for the men's coxed fours event, as listed for the same class at the 1924 Paris Games<sup>[4](https://www.olympedia.org/results/157701)</sup>. Switzerland entered Antwerp as the reigning European champion in the class, having won the 1920 European Championship and, before World War I, the titles of 1911 through 1913<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/results/157655)</sup>.\n\n## Other competition\n\nBrüderlin also rowed in the Swiss eight at Antwerp, a crew that included the same core of Walter, the Rudolfs, and Staub; Switzerland was eliminated in the first round<sup>[3](https://www.olympedia.org/countries/SUI/sports/ROW.1)</sup>.\n\n## Context in Swiss rowing\n\nSwitzerland defended the Olympic coxed four title in 1924 in Paris, though Brüderlin was not in that crew<sup>[5](https://digital.la84.org/digital/api/collection/p17103coll1/id/32082/download)</sup>.\n\n## References\n\n1. [Coxed Fours, Men, Antwerp 1920, Olympedia](https://www.olympedia.org/results/157655)\n2. [Great Olympians, biographies, BRU](https://hermandw.be/FullOlym/biobru.htm)\n3. [Switzerland in Rowing, Olympedia](https://www.olympedia.org/countries/SUI/sports/ROW.1)\n4. [Coxed Fours, Men, Paris 1924, Olympedia](https://www.olympedia.org/results/157701)\n5. [Rowing and Olympism, LA84 Foundation](https://digital.la84.org/digital/api/collection/p17103coll1/id/32082/download)\n6. [Olympedia – Willy Brüderlin](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/39702)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Sports, games, and recreation › Individual sports and outdoor recreation › Water sports › Rowers and coxswains*\n\n*Initially written Oct 21, 2026 · Edited: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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