Switzerland at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Switzerland at the Olympic Games

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At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Competitors
Medals Gold
4		 Silver
3		 Bronze
0		 Total
7
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Switzerland competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Contents

[edit] Medals

Switzerland finished in 18th position in the final medal rankings, with four gold medals and three silver medals.

[edit] Image:Med_1.png Gold

  • Markus Gier and Michael Gier — Rowing, Men's Lightweight Double Sculls

[edit] Image:Med_2.png Silver

  • Daniela Baumer, Sabine Eichenberger, Gabi Müller and Ingrid Haralamow — Canoeing, Women's K4 500m Kayak Fours
  • Willi Melliger — Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres

  • Peter Philipp
  • Qualification — 3:41.60 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x400m Relay

  • Laurent Clerc, Kevin Widmer, Alain Rohr, and Mathias Rusterholz
  • Heat — 3:03.05
  • Semi Final — 3:05.36 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdles

  • Heat — 51.20s (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

  • Final Result — 7743 points (→ 28th place)


Women's 10.000 metres

  • Qualification — 33:56.95 (→ did not advance)
  • Ursula Jeitziner
  • Qualification — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Hurdles

  • Michele Schenk
  • Qualification — 55.70
  • Semifinals — 55.96 (→ did not advance)
  • Martina Stoop
  • Qualification — 56.32 (→ did not advance)

Women's High Jump

  • Sieglinde Cadusch
  • Qualification — 1.85m (→ did not advance)

Women's Heptathlon

  • Patricia Nadler
  • Final Result — 5803 points (→ 23rd place)

Women's Marathon

  • Franziska Rochat-Moser — 2:34.48 (→ 18th place)
  • Nelly Glauser — 2:37.19 (→ 34th place)

[edit] Modern Pentathlon

Men's Competition

  • Philipp Wäffler → 29th place (4774 pts)

[edit] Cycling

[edit] Road Competition

Men's Individual Time Trial

  • Final — 1:06:05 (→ 5th place)
  • Final — 1:06:33 (→ 7th place)

Women's Individual Road Race

  • Barbara Heeb
  • Final — 02:37:06 (→ 8th place)
  • Yvonne Schnorf
  • Final — 02:37:06 (→ 13th place)
  • Diana Rast
  • Final — 02:37:06 (→ 15th place)

Women's Individual Time Trial

  • Diana Rast
  • Final — 39:28 (→ 15th place)

[edit] Track Competition

Men's Points Race

  • Final — 8 points (→ 17th place)

[edit] Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country

  • Final — 2:20:14 (→ Image:Med_2.png Silver Medal)
  • Beat Wabel
  • Final — 2:32:17 (→ 14th place)

Women's Cross Country

  • Daniela Gassmann
  • Final — 1:59.11 (→ 12th place)
  • Silvia Fürst
  • Final — 2:03.04 (→ 16th place)

[edit] Swimming

Women's 50m Freestyle

  • Dominique Diezi
    1. Heat — 26.57 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

  • Sandrine Paquier
    1. Heat — 58.38 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

  • Chantal Strasser
    1. Heat — 4:24.49 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

  • Dominique Diezi, Nicole Zahnd, Lara Preacco, and Sandrine Paquier
    1. Heat — 3:53.30 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

  • Sandrine Paquier, Dominique Diezi, Nicole Zahnd, and Chantal Strasser
    1. Heat — 8:21.55 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

[edit] Tennis

Men's Singles Competition


Women's Singles Competition

  • Martina Hingis
    1. First round — Defeated Joelle Schad (Dominican Republic) 6-0 6-1
    2. Second round — Lost to Ai Sugiyama (Japan) 4-6 4-6