Switzerland at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Switzerland at the Olympic Games
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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
Olympic history (summary)
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Intercalated Games
1906

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.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Pascal Richard	Cycling	Men's road race
Gold	Li Donghua	Gymnastics	Men's pommel horse
Gold	Xeno Müller	Rowing	Men's single sculls
Gold	Markus Gier Michael Gier	Rowing	Men's lightweight double sculls
Silver	Thomas Frischknecht	Cycling	Men's mountainbike cross country
Silver	Daniela Baumer Sabine Eichenberger Gabi Müller Ingrid Haralamow	Canoeing	Women's K-4 500 metres
Silver	Willi Melliger Calvaro	Equestrian	Individual jumping

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's 1,500 metres

• Peter Philipp

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

Men's 4 × 400 m 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

• Marcel Schelbert

• Heat — 51.20s (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Philipp Huber

• 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

• Daria Nauer

• 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)

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

• Tony Rominger

• Final — 1:06:05 (→ 5th place)

• Alex Zülle

• 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)

Track Competition

Men's Points Race

• Bruno Risi

• Final — 8 points (→ 17th place)

Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country

• Thomas Frischknecht

• Final — 2:20:14 (→ 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)

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.

Men's épée

• Nic Bürgin
• Olivier Jacquet

Women's épée

• Gianna Hablützel-Bürki
• Michèle Wolf
• Sandra Kenel

Women's team épée

• Gianna Hablützel-Bürki, Michèle Wolf, Sandra Kenel

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
  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 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

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

Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

• Sandrine Paquier, Dominique Diezi, Nicole Zahnd, and Chantal Strasser
  1. 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
  1. First round — Defeated Hicham Arazi (Morocco) 6-2 6-3
  2. Second round — Defeated Frederik Fetterlein (Denmark) 7-6 7-5
  3. Third round — Lost to Renzo Furlan (Italy) 0-6 2-4 retired

Women's Singles Competition

• Martina Hingis
  1. First round — Defeated Joëlle Schad (Dominican Republic) 6-0 6-1
  2. Second round — Lost to Ai Sugiyama (Japan) 4-6 4-6
• Patty Schnyder
  1. First round — Lost to Conchita Martínez (Spain) 1-6 2-6

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics