title: Switzerland at the 1980 Summer Olympics
text: # Switzerland at the 1980 Summer Olympics
  
  Switzerland competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, Switzerland competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag. 73 competitors, 67 men and 6 women, took part in 45 events in 10 sports.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  ### Gold
  
  * Robert Dill-Bundi — Cycling, Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit
  * Jürg Röthlisberger — Judo, Men's Middleweight (86 kg)
  
  ## Archery
  
  After not competing in the 1976 archery competition, Switzerland returned in 1980 with four competitors. Lotti Tschanz earned the nation's first top eight finish.
  
  Women's Individual Competition:
  
  * Lotti Tschanz — 2346 points (→ 8th place)
  * Erika Ulrich — 2240 points (→ 18th place)
  
  Men's Individual Competition:
  
  * Romeo Frigo — 2364 points (→ 18th place)
  * Patrick Jopp — 2190 points (→ 32nd place)
  
  ## Athletics
  
  Men's 1,500 metres
  
  * Pierre Délèze
  
     * Heat — 3:44.8 (→ did not advance)
  
  Men's 5,000 metres
  
  * Markus Ryffel
  
     * Heat — 13:45.0
  
     * Semi Final — 13:29.3
  
     * Final — 13:23.1 (→ 5th place)
  
  Men's 10,000 metres
  
  * Markus Ryffel
  
     * Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)
  
  Men's Marathon
  
  * Josef Peter
  
     * Final — 2:24:53 (→ 40th place)
  
  Men's 4×400 metres Relay
  
  * Rolf Strittmatter, Peter Haas, Rolf Gisler, and Urs Kamber
  
     * Heat — 3:07.2 (→ did not advance)
  
  Men's 400 m Hurdles
  
  * Franz Meier
  
     * Heat — 50.32
  
     * Semifinals — 50.12
  
     * Final — 50.00 (→ 7th place)
  
  Men's Long Jump
  
  * Rolf Bernhard
  
     * Qualification — 7.98 m
  
     * Final — 7.88 m (→ 9th place)
  
  Men's High Jump
  
  * Roland Dalhäuser
  
     * Qualification — 2.21 m
  
     * Final — 2.24 m (→ 5th place)
  
  Men's Pole Vault
  
  * Felix Böhni
  
     * Qualification — 5.15 m (→ did not advance)
  
  Men's Shot Put
  
  * Jean-Pierre Egger
  
     * Qualification — 19.61 m
  
     * Final — 18.90 m (→ 12th place)
  
  Men's Decathlon
  
  * Stephan Niklaus
  
     * Final — 7762 points (→ 12th place)
  
  Women's 100 metres
  
  * Brigitte Senglaub
  
     * Heat — 11.69
  
     * Quarterfinals — 11.56 (→ did not advance)
  * Mosi Alli
  
     * Heat — 12.19 (→ did not advance)
  
  Women's 1,500 metres
  
  * Cornelia Bürki
  
     * Heat — 4:05.5 (→ did not advance)
  
  Women's 100 m Hurdles
  
  * Yvonne Von Kauffungen
  
     * Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)
  
  ## Cycling
  
  Ten cyclists represented Switzerland in 1980. Robert Dill-Bundi won gold in the individual pursuit.
  
  ### Individual road race
  
  * Gilbert Glaus
  * Richard Trinkler
  * Hubert Seiz
  * Jürg Luchs
  
  ### Team time trial
  
  * Gilbert Glaus
  * Fritz Joost
  * Jürg Luchs
  * Richard Trinkler
  
  ### Sprint
  
  * Heinz Isler
  
  ### 1000m time trial
  
  * Heinz Isler
  
  ### Individual pursuit
  
  * Robert Dill-Bundi
  
  ### Team pursuit
  
  * Robert Dill-Bundi
  * Urs Freuler
  * Hans Känel
  * Hans Ledermann
  
  ## Handball
  
  ### Men's Team Competition
  
  * Preliminary Round (Group B)
  
     * Lost to Soviet Union (15-22)
  
     * Lost to Yugoslavia (21-26)
  
     * Defeated Kuwait (32-14)
  
     * Defeated Algeria (26-18)
  
     * Lost to Romania (16-18)
  * Classification Match
  
     * 7th/8th place: Lost to Poland (22-23) → 8th place
  * Team Roster
  
     * Edi Wickli
  
     * Ernst Züllig
  
     * Robert Jehle
  
     * Roland Brand
  
     * Max Schär
  
     * Peter Maag
  
     * Walter Müller
  
     * Rudolf Weber
  
     * Hans Huber
  
     * Konrad Affolter
  
     * Hanspeter Lutz
  
     * Ugo Jametti
  
     * Peter Jehle
  
     * Martin Ott
  
  ## Swimming
  
  Men's 100m Freestyle
  
  * Stéfan Voléry
  
     * Heats — 52,68 (→ did not advance)
  