Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

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, United States

United States

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. 129 competitors, 102 men and 27 women, took part in 91 events in 18 sports.

Silver

• Markus Ryffel
  Markus Ryffel
  Markus Ryffel is a Swiss long-distance runner who won the silver medal at the 1984 Olympic 5000 metres final in Los Angeles. He set the Swiss record at 13:07.54 min...
  
   — Athletics, Men's 5000 metres
• Alfred Achermann
  Alfred Achermann
  Alfred Achermann is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Switzerland, who was a professional rider from 1984 to 1991. He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the men's team time trial, alongside...
  
  , Richard Trinkler
  Richard Trinkler
  Richard Trinkler is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Switzerland, who was a professional rider from 1987 to 1989...
  
  , Laurent Vial
  Laurent Vial
  Laurent Vial is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Switzerland, who was a professional road rider in 1985...
  
  , and Benno Wiss
  Benno Wiss
  Benno Wiss is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Switzerland, who was a professional road rider from 1984 to 1986. He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the men's team time trial, alongside...
  
   — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
• Amy-Cathérine De Bary, Otto Hofer
  Otto Hofer
  Otto Hofer is a Swiss equestrian. He won an individual bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and a silver medal with the Swiss team. He won a silver medal with the Swiss team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.-References:...
  
  , and Christine Stückelberger
  Christine Stückelberger
  Christine Stückelberger is a Swiss equestrian and Olympic champion. She won an individual gold medal in dressage at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.Her trainer is Georg Wahl....
  
   — Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition
• Daniel Nipkow — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions

Bronze

• Heidi Robbiani — Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition
• Otto Hofer
  Otto Hofer
  Otto Hofer is a Swiss equestrian. He won an individual bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and a silver medal with the Swiss team. He won a silver medal with the Swiss team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.-References:...
  
   — Equestrian, Dressage Individual Competition
• Étienne Dagon
  Étienne Dagon
  Étienne Dagon is a former breaststroke swimmer from Switzerland who won the bronze medal in the men's 200 m breaststroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. For that performance he was named Swiss Sportsman of the Year.-References:...
  
   — Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke
• Hugo Dietsche — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight

Archery

In Switzerland's third appearance in Olympic archery, two women and one man competed.

Women's Competition:

• Ursula Hess – 2473 points (→ 13th place)
• Vreny Burger – 2419 points (→ 27th place)

Men's Competition:

• Thomas Hardmeier – 2476 points (→ 20th place)

Athletics

Men's 400 metres

• Marcel Arnold
• Heat — 46.46
• Quarterfinals — 46.10 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

• Markus Ryffel
  Markus Ryffel
  Markus Ryffel is a Swiss long-distance runner who won the silver medal at the 1984 Olympic 5000 metres final in Los Angeles. He set the Swiss record at 13:07.54 min...
  
  
• Heat — 13:46.16
• Semifinals — 13:40.08
• Final — 13:07.54 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's Marathon

Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon

These are the official results of the Men's Marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, held on Sunday August 12, 1984. The race started on 17.00h local time. A total number of 78 athletes completed the race, with Dieudonné LaMothe from Haiti finishing in last position in...

• Bruno Lafranchi
• Final — 2:24:38 (→ 50th place)

Men's High Jump

• Roland Dalhäuser
  Roland Dalhäuser
  Roland Dalhäuser is a retired high jumper from Switzerland. He won three medals at the European Indoor Championships and became Swiss champion nine times....
  
  
• Qualification — 2.24m
• Final — no mark (→ no ranking)

Men's Long Jump

• René Gloor
• Qualification — 7.71m (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Men's Pole Vault

• Felix Böhni
• Qualifying Round — 5.40m
• Final — 5.30m (→ 7th place)

Men's Shot Put

• Werner Günthör
  Werner Günthör
  Werner Günthör is a former Swiss track and field athlete, who was the best shot putter in the history of Swiss track and field....
  
  
• Qualifying Round — 19.71 m
• Final — 20.28m (→ 5th place)

Men's Decathlon

• Michele Rüfenacht
  Michele Rüfenacht
  Michele Rüfenacht is a retired decathlete from Switzerland, who finished in tenth place at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He is a three-time national champion in the men's decathlon.-Achievements:-References:* *...
  
  
• Final Result — 7924 points (→ 10th place)

• Patrick Vetterli
• Final Result — 7739 points (→ 13th place)

Women's 3,000 metres

• Cornelia Bürki
  Cornelia Bürki
  Cornelia Bürki is a retired long-distance runner from Switzerland, who represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. She is a 47-time national champion outdoors, which includes a fifteen-year undefeated streak in cross country and fifteen consecutive titles...
  
  
• Heat — 8:45.82
• Final — 8:45.20 (→ 5th place)

Women's Marathon

• Gabriela Andersen-Schiess
• Final — 2:48:42 (→ 37th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Regula Egger
• Qualification — 57.88m (→ did not advance)

Women's Heptathlon

• Corinne Schneider
• Final Result — 6042 points (→ 10th place)

Cycling

Men's Individual Road Race

• Richard Trinkler
  Richard Trinkler
  Richard Trinkler is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Switzerland, who was a professional rider from 1987 to 1989...
  
   — +1:43 (→ 10th place)
• Stefan Maurer — +3:37 (→ 12th place)
• Heinz Imboden — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Benno Wiss
  Benno Wiss
  Benno Wiss is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Switzerland, who was a professional road rider from 1984 to 1986. He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the men's team time trial, alongside...
  
   — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Switzerland in 1984

Men's épée

Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the nineteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 7 to 8 1984. 63 fencers from 26 nations competed.-Results:...

• Michel Poffet
  Michel Poffet
  Michel Poffet is a Swiss fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Daniel Giger
  Daniel Giger
  Daniel Giger is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Gabriel Nigon
  Gabriel Nigon
  Gabriel Nigon is a Swiss fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team épée

Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 10 to 11 1984...

• Olivier Carrard
  Olivier Carrard
  Olivier Carrard is a Swiss fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Daniel Giger
  Daniel Giger
  Daniel Giger is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Gabriel Nigon
  Gabriel Nigon
  Gabriel Nigon is a Swiss fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Michel Poffet
  Michel Poffet
  Michel Poffet is a Swiss fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , François Suchanecki
  François Suchanecki
  François Suchanecki is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Handball

Men's Team Competition

• Team Roster
• Jürgen Bätschmann
• René Barth
• Markus Braun
• Max Delhees
• Roland Gassmann
• Martin Glaser
• Peter Hürlimann
• Peter Jehle
• Heinz Karrer
• Uwe Mall
• Martin Ott
• Norwin Platzer
• Martin Rubin
• Max Schär
• Ruedi Weber

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Dano Halsall
  Dano Halsall
  Dano Halsall is a former freestyle swimmer from Switzerland, who competed in three Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. His mother is from Swiss origin, his father was born in Jamaica....
  
  
• Heat — 50.91
• Final — 50.50 (→ 5th place)

• Stéfan Voléry
  Stefan Volery
  Stéfan Voléry, born 17 September 1961, is a former freestyle swimmer from Switzerland.Stéfan competed in the 50 metre freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea, finishing fifth in the Championship Final in a time of 22.84 seconds....
  
  
• Heat — 51.24
• B-Final — 51.42 (→ 10th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Stéfan Voléry
  Stefan Volery
  Stéfan Voléry, born 17 September 1961, is a former freestyle swimmer from Switzerland.Stéfan competed in the 50 metre freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea, finishing fifth in the Championship Final in a time of 22.84 seconds....
  
  
• Heat — 1:54.19 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

• Thierry Jacot
• Heat — 1:56.54 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

• Patrick Ferland
• Heat — 58.78 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Patrick Ferland
• Heat — 2:08.31 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Étienne Dagon
  Étienne Dagon
  Étienne Dagon is a former breaststroke swimmer from Switzerland who won the bronze medal in the men's 200 m breaststroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. For that performance he was named Swiss Sportsman of the Year.-References:...
  
  
• Heat — 1:05.37 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

• Felix Morf
• Heat — 1:05.89 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Étienne Dagon
  Étienne Dagon
  Étienne Dagon is a former breaststroke swimmer from Switzerland who won the bronze medal in the men's 200 m breaststroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. For that performance he was named Swiss Sportsman of the Year.-References:...
  
  
• Heat — 2:18.95
• Final — 2:17.41 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Felix Morf
• Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Théophile David
• Heat — 55.81
• B-Final — 55.40 (→ 10th place)

• Dano Halsall
  Dano Halsall
  Dano Halsall is a former freestyle swimmer from Switzerland, who competed in three Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. His mother is from Swiss origin, his father was born in Jamaica....
  
  
• Heat — 55.35
• B-Final — 55.51 (→ 11th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Théophile David
• Heat — 2:03.21 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

• Dano Halsall
  Dano Halsall
  Dano Halsall is a former freestyle swimmer from Switzerland, who competed in three Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. His mother is from Swiss origin, his father was born in Jamaica....
  
  , Stéfan Voléry
  Stefan Volery
  Stéfan Voléry, born 17 September 1961, is a former freestyle swimmer from Switzerland.Stéfan competed in the 50 metre freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea, finishing fifth in the Championship Final in a time of 22.84 seconds....
  
  , Thierry Jacot, and Roger Birrer
• Heat — 3:26.61 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Men's 4x100m Medley Relay

• Patrick Ferland, Étienne Dagon
  Étienne Dagon
  Étienne Dagon is a former breaststroke swimmer from Switzerland who won the bronze medal in the men's 200 m breaststroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. For that performance he was named Swiss Sportsman of the Year.-References:...
  
  , Théophile David, and Dano Halsall
  Dano Halsall
  Dano Halsall is a former freestyle swimmer from Switzerland, who competed in three Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. His mother is from Swiss origin, his father was born in Jamaica....
  
  
• Heat — 3:48.13
• Final — 3:47.93 (→ 7th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Marie-Thérèse Armentero
• Heat — 58.73 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

• Nadia Krüger
• Heat — 4:28.20 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 800m Freestyle

• Nadia Krüger
• Heat — 9:07.95 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Women's 4x100m Medley Relay

• Eva Gysling, Patricia Brülhart, Carole Brook, and Marie-Thérèse Armentero
• Heat — 4:20.55
• Final — 4:19.02 (→ 6th place)

Women's 100m Backstroke

• Eva Gysling
• Heat — 1:05.18
• B-Final — 1:06.11 (→ 16th place)

Women's 200m Backstroke

• Eva Gysling
• Heat — 2:25.69 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 200m Butterfly

• Carole Brook
• Heat — 2:18.66
• B-Final — 2:16.74 (→ 15th place)