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 |
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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
Participants by sport
badminton
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Thomas Wapp
- Individual: 17th place
- Mixed, doubles: 17th place
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Santi Wibowo
- Women, singles: 17th place
- Mixed, doubles: 17th place
fencing
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Nic Bürgin
- Epee, singles: 21st place
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Olivier Jacquet
- Epee, singles: 34th place
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Gianna Hablützel-Bürki
- Women, swords, singles: 11th place
- Women, epee, team: 9th place
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Michèle Wolf-Starzynski
- Women, swords, singles: 43rd place
- Women, epee, team: 9th place
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Sandra Kenel
- Women, swords, singles: 45th place
- Women, epee, team: 9th place
Handball
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Men's team
- 8th place
- Squad
Judo
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Isabelle dirt
- Women, half light weight: 18th place
canoe
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Peter Matti
- Double Canadier, Slalom: 9th place
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Ueli Matti
- Double Canadians: 9th place
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Sandra Friedli
- Women, single kayak, slalom: 13th place
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Nagwa El Desouki
- Women, single kayak, slalom: 26th place
athletics
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Stefan Burkart
- 100 meters: heats
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Alain Reimann
- 200 meters: heats
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Matthias Rusterholz
- 400 meters: quarter-finals
- 4 × 400 meters: semi-finals
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Laurent Clerc
- 400 meters: heats
- 4 × 400 meters: semi-finals
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André Bucher
- 800 meters: semi-finals
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Peter Philipp
- 1500 meters: heats
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Marcel Schelbert
- 400 meter hurdles: prelims
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Kevin Widmer
- 4 × 400 meters: semi-finals
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Alain Rohr
- 4 × 400 meters: semi-finals
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Pascal Charrière
- 50 kilometers of walking: 31st place
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Philipp Huber
- Decathlon: 28th place
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Mireille Donders
- Women, 100 meters: heats
- Women, 200 meters: heats
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Corinne Simasotchi
- Women, 400 meters: heats
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Anita Weyermann
- Women, 5000 meters: 14th place
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Daria Nauer
- Women, 10,000 meters: heats
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Ursula Jeitziner
- Women, 10,000 meters: heats
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Franziska Rochat-Moser
- Women, marathon: 18th place
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Nelly Glauser
- Women, marathon: 34th place
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Julie Rocheleau-Baumann
- Women, 100 meter hurdles: semi-finals
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Michèle Schenk
- Women, 400 meter hurdles: semi-finals
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Martina Stoop
- Women, 400 meter hurdles: prelims
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Sieglinde Cadusch
- Women, high jump: 19th place in qualification
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Patricia Nadler
- Women, heptathlon: 23rd place
Modern pentathlon
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Philipp Waeffler
- Individual: 29th place
Cycling
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Beat Zberg
- Road race: 52nd place
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Alex Zülle
- Road race: 104th place
- Individual time trial: 7th place
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Rolf Järmann
- Road race: 105th place
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Tony Rominger
- Individual time trial: 5th place
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Bruno Risi
- Points race: 11th place
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Beat Wabel
- Mountain bike, cross-country: 14th place
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Barbara Heeb
- Women, road races, singles: 8th place
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Yvonne Schnorf
- Women, road races, singles: 13th place
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Diana Rast
- Women, road races, singles: 15th place
- Women, individual time trial: 15th place
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Daniela Gassmann
- Women, mountain bikes, cross-country: 12th place
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Silvia Fürst
- Women, mountain bikes, cross-country: 16th place
horse riding
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Christine Stückelberger
- Dressage, individual: 17th place
- Dressage, team: 6th place
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Hans Staub
- Dressage, individual: 27th place
- Dressage, team: 6th place
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Eva Senn
- Dressage, individual: 33rd place
- Dressage, team: 6th place
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Barbara von Grebel-Schiendorfer
- Dressage, individual: 47th place
- Dressage, team: 6th place
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Urs Fäh
- Show jumping, singles: 5th place
- Show jumping, team: 6th place
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Beat Mändli
- Show jumping, singles: 11th place
- Show jumping, team: 6th place
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Markus Fuchs
- Show jumping, singles: 65th place in qualification
- Show jumping, team: 6th place
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Heinz Wehrli
- Versatility, team: 10th place
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Christoph Meier
- Versatility, team: 10th place
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Marius Marro
- Versatility, team: 10th place
Wrestling
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Urs Bürgler
- Heavyweight, Greco-Roman: 11th place
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Martin Muller
- Featherweight, freestyle: 20th place
rowing
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René Benguerel
- Quadruple: 5th place
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Michael Erdlen
- Quadruple: 5th place
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Ueli Bodenmann
- Quadruple: 5th place
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Simon storm
- Quadruple: 5th place
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Michael Bänninger
- Lightweight four without a helmsman: 11th place
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Mathias Binder
- Lightweight four without a helmsman: 11th place
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Markus Feusi
- Lightweight four without a helmsman: 11th place
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Nicolai Kern
- Lightweight four without a helmsman: 11th place
shoot
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Michel Ansermet
- Rapid fire pistol: 12th place
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Urs Tobler
- Rapid fire pistol: 12th place
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Andi Zumbach
- Air rifle: 28th place
- Small caliber, three-position battle: 32nd place
- Small caliber, lying: 26th place
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Kurt Koch
- Small caliber, lying: 20th place
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Xavier Bouvier
- Trap: 20th place
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Gaby Bühlmann
- Women, air rifle: 13th place
- Women, small caliber, three-position fight: 9th place
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Sabina Fuchs
- Women, air rifle: 13th place
- Women, small caliber, three-position fight: 22nd place
swim
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Dominique Diezi
- Women, 50 meters freestyle: 32nd place
- Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 17th place
- Women, 4 × 200 meters freestyle: 16th place
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Sandrine Paquier
- Women, 100 meters freestyle: 36th place
- Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 17th place
- Women, 4 × 200 meters freestyle: 16th place
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Chantal Strasser
- Women, 200 meters freestyle: 38th place
- Women, 400 meters freestyle: 35th place
- Women, 4 × 200 meters freestyle: 16th place
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Lara Preacco
- Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 17th place
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Nicole Zahnd
- Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 17th place
- Women, 4 × 200 meters freestyle: 16th place
sailing
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Christopher Rast
- 470s: 30th place
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Jean-Pierre Ziegert
- 470s: 30th place
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Patrick Thorens
- Tornado: 10th place
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Stéphane Homely
- Tornado: 10th place
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Nicole Meylan-Levecque
- Europe: 15th place
tennis
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Marc Rosset
- Singles: 9th place
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Martina Hingis
- Women, singles: 17th place
- Women, doubles: 5th place
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Patty Schnyder
- Women, singles: 33rd place
- Women, doubles: 5th place
Table tennis
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Tu Dai Yong
- Women, singles: 9th place
do gymnastics
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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
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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
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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 )