Switzerland at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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]
| 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 | |
Medalists
Athletics
Men'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
Canoeing
Cycling
Road Competition
Alex Zulle during the road time trial
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)
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
Fencing
Five fencers, two men and three women, represented Switzerland in 1996.
Gymnastics
Handball
Judo
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
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 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
Tennis
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 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
References
- "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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