Switzerland v Germany v France

The Locarno Treaties, signed in 1925, normalized relations between the First World War's former adversaries, Germany and France, allowing the French to join the traditional international match between Germany and Switzerland. Rainfall affected the overall performance levels.

Perhaps the best event in Basel was the 800 meters, where Switzerland's Olympic silver medalist Paul Martin outpaced Germany's champion Herbert Böcher and France's future world record holder Séra Martin, whose sprint, initiated at the 600-metre mark, couldn't be sustained to the finish. Germany was so confident of winning the international match that they only fielded Otto Peltzer in the 1500 only, which he won routinely.

Körnig Dominant

Helmut Körnig, who had snatched the title of Germany's fastest man from Hubert Houben, stormed to dominant victories in both the 100 and 200.

Making his return, Joseph Guillemot suffered a sprint defeat in the 5000, adding to his loss against Great Britain. This time, Siegfried Dieckmann defeated the chain-smoking Frenchman who had famously beaten Paavo Nurmi at the Antwerp Olympics six years prior. Future 1500m world record holder Jules Ladoumègue finished third, gradually beginning to make a name for himself.

Germany accumulated 127.5 points and won the international match. France scored 87.5 points, and Switzerland 68. In the all-time head-to-head standings between Germany and Switzerland, the sausage and beer country extended its lead to 6–0.

Results

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