Olympic Summer Games 1996 / Participant (Switzerland)

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The Switzerland took in the 1996 Olympic Games in the US city of Atlanta with 114 athletes, 43 women and 71 men in 17 sports part.

Since 1896 it was Switzerland's 23rd participation in the Summer Olympics . This made Switzerland one of five nations that had taken part in all Summer Olympics up to that point.

Flag bearer

The handball player Stefan Schärer carried the flag of Switzerland during the opening ceremony on July 19 in the Centennial Olympic Stadium .

Medalist

With four won gold and three silver medals, the team of Switzerland was ranked 18 in the medal count .

gold

Name / s	sport	competition
Pascal Richard	Cycling	Road race, individual
Xeno Müller	rowing	One
Michael Gier , Markus Gier	rowing	Lightweight double scull
Donghua Li	do gymnastics	Pommel horse

silver

Name / s	sport	competition
Ingrid Haralamow , Daniela Baumer , Sabine Eichenberger , Gabi Müller	canoe	Women, four-person kayak, 500 meters
Thomas Frischknecht	Cycling	Mountain bike, cross-country
Willi Melliger	horse riding	Show jumping, singles

Participants by sport

badminton

• Thomas Wapp

  Individual: 17th place

  Mixed, doubles: 17th place

• Santi Wibowo

  Women, singles: 17th place

  Mixed, doubles: 17th place

fencing

• Nic Bürgin

  Epee, singles: 21st place

• Olivier Jacquet

  Epee, singles: 34th place

• Gianna Hablützel-Bürki

  Women, swords, singles: 11th place

  Women, epee, team: 9th place

• Michèle Wolf-Starzynski

  Women, swords, singles: 43rd place

  Women, epee, team: 9th place

• Sandra Kenel

  Women, swords, singles: 45th place

  Women, epee, team: 9th place

Handball

• Men's team

  8th place

• Squad

  Carlos Lima

  Christian Meisterhans

  Daniel Spengler

  Marc Baumgartner

  Matthias Zumstein

  Nick Christians

  René Barth

  Robbie Kostadinovich

  Rolf Dobler

  Roman Brunner

  Stefan Schärer

  Urs Schärer

Judo

• Isabelle dirt

  Women, half light weight: 18th place

canoe

• Peter Matti

  Double Canadier, Slalom: 9th place

• Ueli Matti

  Double Canadians: 9th place

• Ingrid Haralamow-Raimann

  Women, single kayak, 500 meters: 8th place

  Women, two-person kayak, 500 meters: semi-finals

  Women, four-person kayak, 500 meters: silver

• Daniela Baumer

  Women, two-person kayak, 500 meters: semi-finals

  Women, four-person kayak, 500 meters: silver

• Sabine Eichenberger

  Women, four-person kayak, 500 meters: silver

• Gabi Mueller

  Women, four-person kayak, 500 meters: silver

• Sandra Friedli

  Women, single kayak, slalom: 13th place

• Nagwa El Desouki

  Women, single kayak, slalom: 26th place

athletics

• Stefan Burkart

  100 meters: heats

• Alain Reimann

  200 meters: heats

• Matthias Rusterholz

  400 meters: quarter-finals

  4 × 400 meters: semi-finals

• Laurent Clerc

  400 meters: heats

  4 × 400 meters: semi-finals

• André Bucher

  800 meters: semi-finals

• Peter Philipp

  1500 meters: heats

• Marcel Schelbert

  400 meter hurdles: prelims

• Kevin Widmer

  4 × 400 meters: semi-finals

• Alain Rohr

  4 × 400 meters: semi-finals

• Pascal Charrière

  50 kilometers of walking: 31st place

• Philipp Huber

  Decathlon: 28th place

• Mireille Donders

  Women, 100 meters: heats

  Women, 200 meters: heats

• Corinne Simasotchi

  Women, 400 meters: heats

• Anita Weyermann

  Women, 5000 meters: 14th place

• Daria Nauer

  Women, 10,000 meters: heats

• Ursula Jeitziner

  Women, 10,000 meters: heats

• Franziska Rochat-Moser

  Women, marathon: 18th place

• Nelly Glauser

  Women, marathon: 34th place

• Julie Rocheleau-Baumann

  Women, 100 meter hurdles: semi-finals

• Michèle Schenk

  Women, 400 meter hurdles: semi-finals

• Martina Stoop

  Women, 400 meter hurdles: prelims

• Sieglinde Cadusch

  Women, high jump: 19th place in qualification

• Patricia Nadler

  Women, heptathlon: 23rd place

Modern pentathlon

• Philipp Waeffler

  Individual: 29th place

Cycling

• Pascal Richard

  Road race, individual: gold

• Beat Zberg

  Road race: 52nd place

Alex Zülle during the individual time trial

• Alex Zülle

  Road race: 104th place

  Individual time trial: 7th place

• Rolf Järmann

  Road race: 105th place

• Thomas Frischknecht

  Road race: 110th place

  Mountain bike, cross-country: silver

• Tony Rominger

  Individual time trial: 5th place

• Bruno Risi

  Points race: 11th place

• Beat Wabel

  Mountain bike, cross-country: 14th place

• Barbara Heeb

  Women, road races, singles: 8th place

• Yvonne Schnorf

  Women, road races, singles: 13th place

• Diana Rast

  Women, road races, singles: 15th place

  Women, individual time trial: 15th place

• Daniela Gassmann

  Women, mountain bikes, cross-country: 12th place

• Silvia Fürst

  Women, mountain bikes, cross-country: 16th place

horse riding

• Christine Stückelberger

  Dressage, individual: 17th place

  Dressage, team: 6th place

• Hans Staub

  Dressage, individual: 27th place

  Dressage, team: 6th place

• Eva Senn

  Dressage, individual: 33rd place

  Dressage, team: 6th place

• Barbara von Grebel-Schiendorfer

  Dressage, individual: 47th place

  Dressage, team: 6th place

• Willi Melliger

  Show jumping, singles: silver

  Show jumping, team: 6th place

• Urs Fäh

  Show jumping, singles: 5th place

  Show jumping, team: 6th place

• Beat Mändli

  Show jumping, singles: 11th place

  Show jumping, team: 6th place

• Markus Fuchs

  Show jumping, singles: 65th place in qualification

  Show jumping, team: 6th place

• Heinz Wehrli

  Versatility, team: 10th place

• Christoph Meier

  Versatility, team: 10th place

• Marius Marro

  Versatility, team: 10th place

Wrestling

• Urs Bürgler

  Heavyweight, Greco-Roman: 11th place

• Martin Muller

  Featherweight, freestyle: 20th place

rowing

• Xeno Müller

  One: gold

• René Benguerel

  Quadruple: 5th place

• Michael Erdlen

  Quadruple: 5th place

• Ueli Bodenmann

  Quadruple: 5th place

• Simon storm

  Quadruple: 5th place

• Markus Greed

  Lightweight double scull: gold

• Michael Greed

  Lightweight double scull: gold

• Michael Bänninger

  Lightweight four without a helmsman: 11th place

• Mathias Binder

  Lightweight four without a helmsman: 11th place

• Markus Feusi

  Lightweight four without a helmsman: 11th place

• Nicolai Kern

  Lightweight four without a helmsman: 11th place

shoot

• Michel Ansermet

  Rapid fire pistol: 12th place

• Urs Tobler

  Rapid fire pistol: 12th place

• Andi Zumbach

  Air rifle: 28th place

  Small caliber, three-position battle: 32nd place

  Small caliber, lying: 26th place

• Kurt Koch

  Small caliber, lying: 20th place

• Xavier Bouvier

  Trap: 20th place

• Gaby Bühlmann

  Women, air rifle: 13th place

  Women, small caliber, three-position fight: 9th place

• Sabina Fuchs

  Women, air rifle: 13th place

  Women, small caliber, three-position fight: 22nd place

swim

• Dominique Diezi

  Women, 50 meters freestyle: 32nd place

  Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 17th place

  Women, 4 × 200 meters freestyle: 16th place

• Sandrine Paquier

  Women, 100 meters freestyle: 36th place

  Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 17th place

  Women, 4 × 200 meters freestyle: 16th place

• Chantal Strasser

  Women, 200 meters freestyle: 38th place

  Women, 400 meters freestyle: 35th place

  Women, 4 × 200 meters freestyle: 16th place

• Lara Preacco

  Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 17th place

• Nicole Zahnd

  Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 17th place

  Women, 4 × 200 meters freestyle: 16th place

sailing

• Christopher Rast

  470s: 30th place

• Jean-Pierre Ziegert

  470s: 30th place

• Patrick Thorens

  Tornado: 10th place

• Stéphane Homely

  Tornado: 10th place

• Nicole Meylan-Levecque

  Europe: 15th place

tennis

• Marc Rosset

  Singles: 9th place

• Martina Hingis

  Women, singles: 17th place

  Women, doubles: 5th place

• Patty Schnyder

  Women, singles: 33rd place

  Women, doubles: 5th place

Table tennis

• Tu Dai Yong

  Women, singles: 9th place

do gymnastics

• Donghua Li

  Individual all-around: 48th place in qualification

  Bars: 68th place in qualification

  Floor: 76th place in qualification

  Horse jump: 83rd place in qualification

  Horizontal bar: 67th place in qualification

  Rings: 92nd place in qualification

  Pommel horse: gold

• Michael Engeler

  Individual all-around: 53rd place in qualification

  Bars: 46th place in qualification

  Floor: 88th place in qualification

  Horse jump: 69th place in qualification

  Horizontal bar: 55th place in qualification

  Rings: 81st place in qualification

  Pommel horse: 74th place in qualification

• Erich Wanner

  Individual all-around: 60th place in qualification

  Bars: 89th place in qualification

  Floor: 61st place in qualification

  Horse jump: 69th place in qualification

  Horizontal bar: 83rd place in qualification

  Rings: 74th place in qualification

  Pommel horse: 94th place in qualification

• Pascale Grossenbacher

  Women, individual all-around: 59th place in qualification

  Women, floor: 74th place in qualification

  Women, horse jump: 85th place in qualification

  Women, balance beam: 70th place in qualification

  Women, uneven bars: 62nd place in qualification

Web links

• Swiss Olympic team from 1996 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )