title: Switzerland at the 1996 Summer Olympics
text: # Switzerland at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  
  Switzerland competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 114 competitors, 71 men and 43 women, took part in 83 events in 17 sports.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Pascal Richard | Cycling | Men's road race |
  | Gold | Li Donghua | Gymnastics | Men's pommel horse |
  | Gold | Xeno Müller | Rowing | Men's single sculls |
  | Gold | Markus Gier Michael Gier | Rowing | Men's lightweight double sculls |
  | Silver | Thomas Frischknecht | Cycling | Men's mountainbike cross country |
  | Silver | Daniela Baumer Sabine Eichenberger Gabi Müller Ingrid Haralamow | Canoeing | Women's K-4 500 metres |
  | Silver | Wilhelm Melliger Calvaro V | Equestrian | Individual jumping |
  
  ## Athletics
  
  Men's 1,500 metres
  
  * Peter Philipp
  
     * Qualification — 3:41.60 (→ did not advance)
  
  Men's 4 × 400 m 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)
  
  Men's 50 km Walk
  
  * Pascal Charrière — 4:10:20 (→ 31st place)
  
  Women's 400 metres
  
  * Corinne Simasotchi
  
     * Heat — 53.69 (→ did not advance)
  
  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)
  
  ## 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)
  
  ## Fencing
  
  Five fencers, two men and three women, represented Switzerland in 1996.
  
  ### Men's épée
  
  * Nic Bürgin
  * Olivier Jacquet
  
  ### Women's épée
  
  * Gianna Hablützel-Bürki
  * Michèle Wolf
  * Sandra Kenel
  
  ### Women's team épée
  
  * Gianna Hablützel-Bürki, Michèle Wolf, Sandra Kenel
  
  ## Modern pentathlon
  
  Men's Competition
  
  * Philipp Wäffler → 29th place (4774 pts)
  
  ## 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 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
  
  * Dominique Diezi, Nicole Zahnd, Lara Preacco, and Sandrine Paquier
     * Heat — 3:53.30 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
  
  Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
  
  * Sandrine Paquier, Dominique Diezi, Nicole Zahnd, and Chantal Strasser
     * Heat — 8:21.55 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
  
  ## Tennis
  
  Men's Singles Competition
  
  * Marc Rosset
     * First round — Defeated Hicham Arazi (Morocco) 6-2 6-3
     * Second round — Defeated Frederik Fetterlein (Denmark) 7-6 7-5
     * Third round — Lost to Renzo Furlan (Italy) 0-6 2-4 retired
  
  Women's Singles Competition
  
  * Martina Hingis
     * First round — Defeated Joelle Schad (Dominican Republic) 6-0 6-1
     * Second round — Lost to Ai Sugiyama (Japan) 4-6 4-6
  * Patty Schnyder
     * First round — Lost to Conchita Martínez (Spain) 1-6 2-6
  