Switzerland at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 114 (71 men and 43 women) in 17 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Stefan Schärer | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 18 |
Gold 4 |
Silver 3 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 7 |
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Switzerland competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 114 competitors, 71 men and 43 women, took part in 83 events in 17 sports.[1]
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Richard, PascalPascal Richard | Cycling | Men's road race | |
| Gold | Donghua, LiLi Donghua | Gymnastics | Men's pommel horse | |
| Gold | Müller, XenoXeno Müller | Rowing | Men's single sculls | |
| Gold | Gier, MarkusMarkus Gier Michael Gier | Rowing | Men's lightweight double sculls | |
 Silver | Frischknecht, ThomasThomas Frischknecht | Cycling | Men's mountainbike cross country | |
| Silver | Baumer, DanielaDaniela Baumer Sabine Eichenberger Gabi Müller Ingrid Haralamow | Canoeing | Women's K-4 500 metres | |
| Silver | Melliger, WilliWilli Melliger Calvaro | Equestrian | Individual jumping | |
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men's 1,500 metres
- 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)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Pascal Charrière — 4:10:20 (→ 31st place)
Women's 400 metres
- Corinne Simasotchi
- Heat — 53.69 (→ did not advance)
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
- 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)
Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Road Competition
Men's Individual Time Trial
- Final — 1:06:05 (→ 5th place)
- Final — 1:06:33 (→ 7th place)
Women's Individual Road Race
- Final — 02:37:06 (→ 8th place)
- Final — 02:37:06 (→ 13th place)
- Final — 02:37:06 (→ 15th place)
Women's Individual Time Trial
- Final — 39:28 (→ 15th place)
Track Competition
Men's Points Race
- Final — 8 points (→ 17th place)
Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country
- Final — 2:20:14 (→
Silver Medal)
- Final — 2:20:14 (→
- 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)
Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrianism at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Five fencers, two men and three women, represented Switzerland in 1996.
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Handball
Main article: Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men's Competition
- Philipp Wäffler → 29th place (4774 pts)
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Women's 50m Freestyle
- Dominique Diezi
- Heat — 26.57 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
- Sandrine Paquier
- Heat — 58.38 (→ did not advance, 36th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
- Chantal Strasser
- Heat — 4:24.49 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
- Dominique Diezi, Nicole Zahnd, Lara Preacco, and Sandrine Paquier
- Heat — 3:53.30 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
- Sandrine Paquier, Dominique Diezi, Nicole Zahnd, and Chantal Strasser
- Heat — 8:21.55 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Tennis
Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men's Singles Competition
- Marc Rosset
- First round — Defeated Hicham Arazi (Morocco) 6-2 6-3
- Second round — Defeated Frederik Fetterlein (Denmark) 7-6 7-5
- Third round — Lost to Renzo Furlan (Italy) 0-6 2-4 retired
Women's Singles Competition
- Martina Hingis
- First round — Defeated Joëlle Schad (Dominican Republic) 6-0 6-1
- Second round — Lost to Ai Sugiyama (Japan) 4-6 4-6
- Patty Schnyder
- First round — Lost to Conchita Martínez (Spain) 1-6 2-6
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "Switzerland at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
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