Switzerland at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Switzerland at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Flag of Switzerland.svg
IOC codeSUI
NOCSwiss Olympic Association
Websitewww.swissolympic.ch (in German and French)
in Atlanta
Competitors114 (71 men and 43 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer Stefan Schärer
Medals
Ranked 18th
Gold
4
Silver
3
Bronze
0
Total
7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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 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 Wilhelm Melliger
Calvaro V
Equestrian Individual jumping

Athletics[]

Men's 1,500 metres

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

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

  • 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


Women's 400 metres

  • Heat — 53.69 (→ did not advance)

Women's 10,000 metres

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

Women's 400m Hurdles

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

Badminton[]

Canoeing[]

Cycling[]

Road Competition[]

Alex Zulle during the road time trial

Men's Individual Time Trial

  • Tony Rominger
  • 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)
  • 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

  • Bruno Risi
  • Final — 8 points (→ 17th place)

Mountain Bike[]

Men's Cross Country

  • Thomas Frischknecht
  • Final — 2:20:14 (→ Med 2.png Silver Medal)
  • Final — 2:32:17 (→ 14th place)

Women's Cross Country

  • Final — 1:59.11 (→ 12th place)
  • Final — 2:03.04 (→ 16th place)

Equestrian[]

Fencing[]

Five fencers, two men and three women, represented Switzerland in 1996.

Men's épée
Women's épée
Women's team épée

Gymnastics[]

Handball[]

Judo[]

Modern pentathlon[]

Men's Competition

Rowing[]

Sailing[]

Shooting[]

Swimming[]

Women's 50m Freestyle

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

Women's 100m Freestyle

Women's 400m Freestyle

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Table tennis[]

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
  • Patty Schnyder
    1. First round — Lost to Conchita Martínez (Spain) 1-6 2-6

Wrestling[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Switzerland at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
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