Switzerland at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Switzerland at the Olympic Games
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At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
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Switzerland will compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of all of the Swiss athletes who have qualified for the Olympics and have been nominated by Swiss Olympic.

Contents 1 Nominated Athletes 1.1 Cycling 1.2 Equestrian 1.2.1 Eventing 1.3 Fencing 1.4 Judo 1.5 Sailing 1.6 Swimming 1.7 Synchronized Swimming 1.8 Taekwondo 2 External Links

[edit] Nominated Athletes

[edit] Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Women:

• Karin Thürig (Road and Track)

Men:

• Franco Marvulli (Track)
• Bruno Risi (Track)

[edit] Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics

[edit] Eventing

Women:

• Tiziana Realini (Quota place pending approval by International Equestrian Federation)

[edit] Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Women:

• Sophie Lamon (Individual Epée)

Men:

• Michael Kauter (Individual Epée)

[edit] Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men:

• Sergei Aschwanden (-90kg)

[edit] Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Women:

• Emmanuelle Rol (470)
• Anne-Sophie Thilo (470)
• Nathalie Brugger (Laser Radial)

Men:

• Richard Stauffacher (RS:X - Windsurfer)
• Enrico De Maria (Star)
• Flavio Marazzi (Star)
• Tobias Etter (470)
• Felix Steiger (470)
• Christoph Bottoni (Laser)

[edit] Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Women:

• Flavia Rigamonti (400m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle)

Men:

• Flori Lang (4x100m Freestyle Relay)
• Jonathan Massacand (100m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke)
• Dominik Meichtry (100m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle, 4x100m Freestyle Relay)
• Karel Novy (4x100m Freestyle Relay)
• Adrien Perez (4x100m Freestyle Relay)

[edit] Synchronized Swimming

Main article: Synchronized Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

• Magdalena Brunner
• Ariane Schneider

[edit] Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Women:

• Manuela Bezzola

[edit] External Links

• [1] Swiss Olympic - Selections for Beijing 2008 (available in German and French)

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