Switzerland at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Switzerland at the Olympic Games

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IOC code	SUI
NOC	Swiss Olympic Association external link (German)

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta

Competitors

Medals

Gold
4

Silver
3

Bronze
0

Total
7

Olympic history (summary)

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Switzerland competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

1 Medals
- 1.1 Gold
- 1.2 Silver
2 Results by event

[edit] Medals

Switzerland finished in 18th position in the final medal rankings, with four gold medals and three silver medals.

[edit] Gold

Pascal Richard — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race

Donghua Li — Gymnastics, Men's Pommeled Horse

Xeno Müller — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls

Markus Gier and Michael Gier — Rowing, Men's Lightweight Double Sculls

[edit] Silver

Thomas Frischknecht — Cycling, Men's Cross-Country Mountainbike

Daniela Baumer, Sabine Eichenberger, Gabi Müller and Ingrid Haralamow — Canoeing, Women's K4 500m Kayak Fours

Willi Melliger — Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres

Peter Philipp

Qualification — 3:41.60 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x400m 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)

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)

[edit] Modern Pentathlon

Men's Competition

Philipp Wäffler → 29th place (4774 pts)

[edit] Cycling

[edit] 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)

[edit] Track Competition

Men's Points Race

Bruno Risi

Final — 8 points (→ 17th place)

[edit] 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)

[edit] Swimming

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 4x100m Freestyle Relay

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

Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

Sandrine Paquier, Dominique Diezi, Nicole Zahnd, and Chantal Strasser
1. Heat — 8:21.55 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

[edit] Tennis

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 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 Martinez (Spain) 1-6 2-6

v • d • e Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States

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