- Switzerland at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Infobox Olympics Switzerland
games=1996 Summer
competitors=
sports=
gold=4
silver=3
bronze=0
total=7Switzerland competed at the1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,United States .Medalists
Switzerland finished in 18th position in the final medal rankings, with four gold medals and three silver medals.
Gold
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Pascal Richard — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race*
Donghua Li — Gymnastics, Men's Pommeled Horse*
Xeno Müller — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls*
Markus Gier andMichael Gier — Rowing, Men's Lightweight Double ScullsSilver
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Thomas Frischknecht — Cycling, Men's Cross-Country Mountainbike*
Daniela Baumer ,Sabine Eichenberger ,Gabi Müller andIngrid Haralamow — Canoeing, Women's K4 500m Kayak Fours*
Willi Melliger — Equestrian, Jumping Individual CompetitionResults by event
Men's 1,500 metres
*Peter Philipp :* Qualification — 3:41.60 (→ did not advance)Men's 4x400m Relay
*Laurent Clerc,Kevin Widmer ,Alain Rohr , andMathias 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)Men's Competition
*Philipp Wäffler → 29th place (4774 pts)
=Cycling=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)Track Competition
Men's Points Race
*Bruno Risi :* Final — 8 points (→ 17th place)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)
=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 4x100m Freestyle Relay
*Dominique Diezi ,Nicole Zahnd ,Lara Preacco , andSandrine Paquier
*# Heat — 3:53.30 (→ did not advance, 17th place)Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
*Sandrine Paquier ,Dominique Diezi ,Nicole Zahnd , andChantal Strasser
*# Heat — 8:21.55 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
=Tennis=Men's Singles Competition
*Marc Rosset
*# First round — DefeatedHicham Arazi (Morocco) 6-2 6-3
*# Second round — DefeatedFrederik Fetterlein (Denmark) 7-6 7-5
*# Third round — Lost toRenzo Furlan (Italy) 0-6 2-4 retired
Women's Singles Competition
*Martina Hingis
*# First round — DefeatedJoëlle Schad (Dominican Republic) 6-0 6-1
*# Second round — Lost toAi Sugiyama (Japan) 4-6 4-6*
Patty Schnyder
*# First round — Lost toConchita Martinez (Spain) 1-6 2-6
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