| Switzerland at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SUI |
| NOC | Swiss Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 114 (71 men and 43 women) in 17 sports |
| Flag bearer | Stefan Schärer |
| Medals Ranked 18th |
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| 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.
Medalists
Gold
SilverAthletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer OlympicsMen's 1,500 metres
- 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
- Pascal Charrière — 4:10:20 (→ 31st place)
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
- 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
- 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 OlympicsCanoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1996 Summer OlympicsCycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer OlympicsRoad 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 (→
- Final — 2:32:17 (→ 14th place)
Women's Cross Country
- Final — 1:59.11 (→ 12th place)
- Final — 2:03.04 (→ 16th place)
Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1996 Summer OlympicsFencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer OlympicsFive fencers, two men and three women, represented Switzerland in 1996.
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer OlympicsHandball
Main article: Handball at the 1996 Summer OlympicsJudo
Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer OlympicsModern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer OlympicsMen's Competition
- Philipp Wäffler → 29th place (4774 pts)
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer OlympicsSailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer OlympicsShooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer OlympicsSwimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer OlympicsWomen'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 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Dominique Diezi, Nicole Zahnd, Lara Preacco, and Sandrine Paquier
- 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
- Heat — 8:21.55 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer OlympicsTennis
Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer OlympicsMen'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 Joelle 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 OlympicsReferences
- "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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