Switzerland at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Switzerland at the Paralympic Games

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IPC code  SUI
NPC Swiss Paralympic Committee
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London
Competitors 25 in 7 sports
Medals
Rank: 33		 Gold
3		 Silver
6		 Bronze
4		 Total
13
Paralympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games

Switzerland competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012.[1]

Medallists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Edith Wolf Athletics Women's 5000m T54 2 September
 Gold Heinz Frei Cycling Men's Time Trial H2 5 September
 Gold Sandra Graf Cycling Women's Time Trial H3 5 September
 Silver Edith Wolf Athletics Women's 800m T54 5 September
 Silver Marcel Hug Athletics Men's 800m T54 6 September
 Silver Edith Wolf Athletics Women's 1500m T54 7 September
 Silver Tobias Fankhauser Cycling Men's Road Race H1 7 September
 Silver Jean-Marc Berset Cycling Men's Road Race H2 7 September
 Silver Marcel Hug Athletics Men's Marathon T54 9 September
 Bronze Edith Wolf Athletics Women's 400m T54 3 September
 Bronze Ursula Schwaller Cycling Women's Time Trial H1-2 5 September
 Bronze Jean-Marc Berset
Heinz Frei
Ursula Schwaller 		Cycling Mixed Team Relay H1-4 8 September
 Bronze Sandra Graf Athletics Women's Marathon T54 9 September

Archery

Men
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Score Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Philippe Horner Ind. Compound Open 656 8  Evans (CAN)
L 4-6		 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Score Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Magali Comte Ind. Recurve Standing 514 12 Bye  Mohammadi (IRI)
W 6-2		  Lee (KOR)
L 4-6		 Did not advance

Athletics

Men’s Track and Road Events
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Philipp Handler 100m T13 11.45 5 Did not advance
200m T13 23.45 5 Did not advance
Bojan Mitic 100m T34 16.56 1 Q 16.69 4
200m T34 30.23 2 Q 30.35 4
Christoph Bausch 100m T44 12.09 4 Did not advance
200m T44 24.22 4 q 23.70 6
Beat Boesch 100m T52 17.99 2 Q 18.41 4
200m T52 31.93 2 Q 32.75 4
400m T52 1:04.83 3 Q 1:07.72 6
Marcel Hug 400m T54 48.87 2 Q 47.80 5
800m T54 1:38.27 2 Q 1:37.84 2nd
1500m T54 3:11.17 1 Q 3:12.76 4
5000m T54 11:31.78 1 Q 11:08.16 4
Marathon T54 N/A 1:30:21 2nd
Christoph Sommer Marathon T46 N/A 3:01:42 11
Heinz Frei Marathon T54 N/A 1:33:06 11
Women’s Track and Road Events
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Manuela Schaer 100m T54 16.92 3 Q 16.76 5
400m T54 57.47 4 q 57.57 7
800m T54 1:56.60 2 Q 1:50.90 5
Alexandra Helbling 100m T54 18.53 5 Did not advance
800m T54 1:56.49 6 Did not advance
1500m T54 3:43.59 6 Did not advance
Edith Wolf 400m T54 56.35 3 Q 56.25 3rd
800m T54 1:53.13 1 Q 1:49.87 2nd
1500m T54 3:32.04 2 Q 3:36.78 2nd
5000m T54 12:23.61 1 Q 12:27.87 1st
Marathon T54 N/A DNF
Patricia Keller 400m T54 1:01.74 7 Did not advance
5000m T54 12:51.49 4 q 12:29.38 10
Marathon T54 N/A 2:06:07 10
Sandra Graf 5000m T54 13:12.82 5 Did not advance
Marathon T54 N/A 1:46:35 3rd

Cycling

Road

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Tobias Fankhauser Road Race H1 1:53:11 2nd
Time Trial H1 40:34.48 9
Jean-Marc Berset Road Race H2 1:37:59 2nd
Time Trial H2 28:01.90 5
Heinz Frei Road Race H2 1:38:19 5
Time Trial H2 26:52.39 1st
Lukas Weber Road Race H2 1:38:19 4
Time Trial H2 27:27.73 4
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Ursula Schwaller Road Race H1-3 DNF
Time Trial H1-2 34:56.55 3rd
Sandra Graf Road Race H1-3 1:50:13 5
Time Trial H3 33:21.61 1st
Annina Schillig Road Race C4-5 1:55:43 7
Time Trial C5 28:40.72 10
Sara Tretola Road Race C4-5 1:57:19 12
Time Trial C5 27:07.57 8
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Rank
Jean-Marc Berset
Heinz Frei
Ursula Schwaller		 Team Relay H1-4 30:58.00 3rd

Track

Time Trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
Annina Schillig Women’s 500m Time Trial C4-5 43.248 13
Sara Tretola Women’s 500m Time Trial C4-5 44.122 14
Individual Pursuit
Athlete Event Heats Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Annina Schillig Women’s Individual Pursuit C5 4:21.481 10 Did not advance
Sara Tretola Women’s Individual Pursuit C5 4:14.950 9 Did not advance

Shooting

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Paul Schnider Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1 555 18 Did not advance
Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 551 14 Did not advance
Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 526 11 Did not advance

Swimming

Women
Athletes Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Chantal Cavin 50m freestyle S11 35.76 11 Did not advance
100m freestyle S11 1:19.80 12 Did not advance
400m freestyle S11 6:05.55 7 Q 6:11.29 7

Table tennis

Men
Athlete Event Group Stage Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Silvio Keller Individual C1  Nikelis (GER)
L 0-3		  Cho (KOR)
W 3-1		 2 Did not advance

Wheelchair Tennis

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Yann Avanthey Men’s Singles  Mharakurwa (ZIM)
L 4-6, 3-6		 Did not advance
Daniel Pellegrina Men’s Singles  Lee (KOR)
L 1-6, 1-6		 Did not advance
Yann Avanthey
Daniel Pellegrina		 Men’s Doubles N/A  Jewitt,
Phillipson (GBR)
L 3-6, 2-6		 Did not advance

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Switzerland- 2012 Paralympic News, Athletes, Medals". LOCOG. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
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