title: Switzerland at the 1984 Winter Olympics
text: # Switzerland at the 1984 Winter Olympics
  
  Switzerland competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Max Julen | Alpine skiing | Men's giant slalom | 14 February |
  | Gold | Michela Figini | Alpine skiing | Women's downhill | 16 February |
  | Silver | Maria Walliser | Alpine skiing | Women's downhill | 16 February |
  | Silver | Peter Müller | Alpine skiing | Men's downhill | 16 February |
  | Bronze | Silvio Giobellina Heinz Stettler Urs Salzmann Rico Freiermuth | Bobsleigh | Four-man | 18 February |
  
  ## Alpine skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Conradin Cathomen | Downhill | | | | | 1:47.63 | 14 |
  | Urs Räber | Downhill | | | | | 1:46.32 | 5 |
  | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Downhill | | | | | 1:46.05 | 4 |
  | Peter Müller | Downhill | | | | | 1:45.86 | |
  | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
  | Joël Gaspoz | Giant Slalom | 1:21.98 | 8 | 1:21.62 | 10 | 2:43.60 | 10 |
  | Thomas Bürgler | Giant Slalom | 1:21.75 | 7 | 1:22.09 | 15 | 2:43.84 | 11 |
  | Max Julen | Giant Slalom | 1:20.54 | 1 | 1:20.64 | 2 | 2:41.18 | |
  | Max Julen | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
  | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
  | Joël Gaspoz | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
  | Thomas Bürgler | Slalom | 53.16 | 11 | 48.87 | 9 | 1:42.03 | 10 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Brigitte Oertli | Downhill | | | | | 1:14.93 | 12 |
  | Ariane Ehrat | Downhill | | | | | 1:13.95 | 4 |
  | Maria Walliser | Downhill | | | | | 1:13.41 | |
  | Michela Figini | Downhill | | | | | 1:13.36 | |
  | Maria Walliser | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
  | Monika Hess | Giant Slalom | 1:10.90 | 14 | 1:13.68 | 19 | 2:24.58 | 15 |
  | Michela Figini | Giant Slalom | 1:10.58 | 12 | 1:12.76 | 11 | 2:23.34 | 12 |
  | Erika Hess | Giant Slalom | 1:10.54 | 11 | 1:11.97 | 3 | 2:22.51 | 7 |
  | Brigitte Oertli | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
  | Erika Hess | Slalom | 49.57 | 10 | 48.34 | 3 | 1:37.91 | 5 |
  | Monika Hess | Slalom | 49.55 | 9 | 49.12 | 10 | 1:38.67 | 11 |
  
  ## Biathlon
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 km Sprint | Beat Meier | 4 | 34:22.1 | 32 |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time $^2$ | Rank |
  | 20 km | Beat Meier | 1'14:24.4 | 7 | 1'21:24.4 | 31 |
  
      $^1$ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
      $^2$ One minute added per missed target.
  
  ## Bobsleigh
  
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | SUI-1 | Hans Hiltebrand Meinrad Müller | Two-man | 51.73 | 4 | 52.21 | 5 | 51.35 | 5 | 51.47 | 5 | 3:26.76 | 5 |
  | SUI-2 | Ralph Pichler Rico Freiermuth | Two-man | 52.21 | 6 | 52.21 | 5 | 51.84 | 7 | 51.97 | 6 | 3:28.23 | 6 |
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | SUI-1 | Silvio Giobellina Heinz Stettler Urs Salzmann Rico Freiermuth | Four-man | 49.92 | 3 | 50.48 | 3 | 50.49 | 3 | 50.50 | 3 | 3:21.39 | |
  | SUI-2 | Ekkehard Fasser Hans Märchy Kurt Poletti Rolf Strittmatter | Four-man | 50.46 | 5 | 50.60 | 4 | 50.81 | 4 | 51.03 | 5 | 3:22.90 | 4 |
  
  ## Cross-country skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 15 km | Markus Fähndrich | 44:08.0 | 32 |
  | 15 km | Konrad Hallenbarter | 44:00.3 | 28 |
  | 15 km | Giachem Guidon | 42:45.9 | 12 |
  | 15 km | Andi Grünenfelder | 42:45.7 | 11 |
  | 30 km | Daniel Sandoz | 1'39:18.6 | 46 |
  | 30 km | Konrad Hallenbarter | 1'35:23.2 | 28 |
  | 30 km | Giachem Guidon | 1'33:28.3 | 20 |
  | 30 km | Andi Grünenfelder | 1'33:26.4 | 19 |
  | 50 km | Markus Fähndrich | 2'25:26.4 | 25 |
  | 50 km | Giachem Guidon | 2'24:25.9 | 19 |
  | 50 km | Konrad Hallenbarter | 2'21:11.6 | 9 |
  | 50 km | Andi Grünenfelder | 2'19:46.2 | 6 |
  
  ### Men's 4 × 10 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Giachem Guidon Konrad Hallenbarter Joos Ambühl Andi Grünenfelder | 1'58:06.0 | 5 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 5 km | Monika Germann | 19:42.0 | 42 |
  | 5 km | Christina Gilli-Brügger | 18:56.2 | 35 |
  | 5 km | Karin Thomas | 18:30.4 | 26 |
  | 5 km | Evi Kratzer | 17:47.5 | 9 |
  | 10 km | Monika Germann | 35:36.0 | 38 |
  | 10 km | Karin Thomas | 34:31.6 | 23 |
  | 10 km | Christina Gilli-Brügger | 34:17.8 | 20 |
  | 10 km | Evi Kratzer | 33:04.8 | 11 |
  | 20 km | Monika Germann | 1'08:25.5 | 34 |
  | 20 km | Karin Thomas | 1'06:36.1 | 22 |
  | 20 km | Evi Kratzer | 1'03:56.4 | 8 |
  
  ### Women's 4 × 5 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Karin Thomas Monika Germann Christina Gilli-Brügger Evi Kratzer | 1'09:40.3 | 6 |
  
  ## Figure skating
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Myriam Oberwiler | 15 | 13 | 14 | 28.2 | 14 |
  | Sandra Cariboni | 4 | 14 | 12 | 20.0 | 11 |
  
  ## Nordic combined
  
  Events:
  
  * normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
  * 15 km cross-country skiing
  
  | Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Walter Hurschler | Individual | 66.0 | 74.0 | 143.8 | 28 | 48:12.4 | 204.940 | 4 | 348.740 | 26 |
  
  ## Ski jumping
  
  | Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank |
  | Fabrice Piazzini | Normal hill | 75.0 | 76.5 | 73.5 | 76.1 | 152.6 | 53 |
  | Christian Hauswirth | Normal hill | 73.5 | 76.6 | 76.0 | 82.6 | 159.2 | 48 |
  | Hansjörg Sumi | Normal hill | 80.0 | 89.5 | 80.0 | 89.0 | 178.5 | 32 |
  | Fabrice Piazzini | Large hill | 91.5 | 74.8 | 92.5 | 76.7 | 151.5 | 40 |
  | Hansjörg Sumi | Large hill | 99.0 | 88.3 | 98.5 | 88.1 | 176.4 | 22 |
  
  ## Speed skating
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 500 m | Silvia Brunner | 42.99 | 11 |
  | 1000 m | Silvia Brunner | 1:26.61 | 11 |
  | 1500 m | Silvia Brunner | 2:12.62 | 16 |
  