Switzerland competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of all of the Swiss athletes who have qualified for the Olympics and have been nominated by Swiss Olympic Association.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Fabian Cancellara Cycling Men's time trial Roger FedererStanislas Wawrinka Tennis Men's doubles Fabian Cancellara Cycling Men's road race Karin Thürig Cycling Women's time trial Sergei Aschwanden Judo Men's 90 kg Nino Schurter Cycling Men's cross-country Christina LiebherrPius SchwizerNiklaus SchurtenbergerSteve Guerdat Equestrian Team jumping
Archery
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankNathalie DielenWomen's individual60154 (11)L 102–107Did not advance
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankPhilipp Bandi5000 m13:59.6810colspan=4 Did not advanceMarco Cribari200 m20.985Did not advanceMarc Schneeberger200 m20.864 q21.488Did not advanceViktor RöthlinMarathoncolspan=6 2:10:356
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionJulien FivazLong jump7.5336Did not advance
Women Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionNicole BüchlerPole vault4.3022Did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankLinda ZüblinResult13.901.6212.3424.995.7447.192:18.68574330*Points993759684888771806842 * The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Züblin moved up a position.
Badminton
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankChristian BösigerMen's singlesL 12–21, 21–11, 19–21Did not advanceJeanine CicogniniWomen's singlesW 21–9, 21–13L 11–21, 13–21Did not advance
Canoeing
Slalom AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankTotalRankTimeRankTimeRankTotalRankMichael KurtMen's K-187.581691.0819178.6617Did not advance
Cycling
Road AthleteEventTimeRankFabian CancellaraMen's road race6:23:49Men's time trial1:02:11Nicole Brändli-SedounWomen's road race3:22:5218Priska DoppmannWomen's road race3:22:457Women's time trial36:27.79 8Jennifer HohlWomen's road raceDid not finishKarin ThürigWomen's time trial35:50.99 The athlete who finished in second place, Davide Rebellin (Italy), tested positive for a banned substance. Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Rebellin was stripped of his silver medal, and Cancellara was upgraded to silver.
Track Pursuit AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankOpponentResultsRankOpponentResultsRankKarin ThürigWomen's individual pursuit3:40.8629Did not advance
Omnium AthleteEventPointsLapsRankFranco MarvulliBruno RisiMen's madison3–111
Mountain biking AthleteEventTimeRankChristoph SauserMen's cross-country1:57:544Nino Schurter1:57:52Florian VogelDid not finishPetra HenziWomen's cross-country1:48:416Nathalie Schneitter1:53:4215
BMX AthleteEventSeedingQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalResultRankPointsRankPointsRankResultRankRoger RinderknechtMen's BMX36.46614123 Q197Did not advanceJenny FähndrichWomen's BMX38.2099colspan=2 176Did not advance
Equestrian
Eventing AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalQualifierFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankTiziana RealiniGamourIndividual48.902832.8081.703116.0097.7037Did not advance97.7037
Show jumping AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotalRound 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound BPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankSteve GuerdatJalisca SolierIndividual1144 #513 Q51013 Q411 Q4810810Christina LiebherrNo Mercy0=1448 Q232738Did not advance2738Pius SchwizerNobless M4 #304816 Q5 1315 Q8=23Did not advance823Niklaus SchurtenbergerCantus0=1448 Q81214 Q8=23Did not advance8=23Steve GuerdatChristina LiebherrPius SchwizerNiklaus SchurtenbergerSee aboveTeamcolspan=8 121 Q1830330* # denotes a result that did not count toward the team score * Switzerland was upgraded to bronze medal in the team jumping competition after Camiro, the horse of Norway's bronze medal winner Tony André Hansen, tested positive for use of capsaicin and was disqualified.Bronze medal reassigned after the disqualification of Tony André Hansen of Norway.
Fencing
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankMichael KauterIndividual épéeW 15–12L 13–15Did not advance
Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankSophie LamonIndividual épéeW 15–9L 10–15Did not advance
Gymnastics
Artistic Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankClaudio CapelliAll-around13.60014.47514.37515.32514.10014.67586.55035Did not advanceChristoph SchärerPommel horse13.150colspan=4 13.15066Did not advanceHorizontal barcolspan=5 15.35015.35014Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankAriella KäslinAll-around14.30015.22514.65013.87558.05025 Q13.95015.35014.27514.42558.00018Vault14.975colspan=2 14.9758 Q15.050colspan=2 15.0505 Marks and ranks from vault qualification differ as two vaults were used to determine event finalists while only the first of those counts toward the All-around total.Ariella Käslin qualified for the All-around final of the top 24 gymnasts because the number of finalists from the same nation is limited to two. Thus, five gymnasts ranked ahead of her were ineligible for the final.
Judo
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSergei AschwandenMen's −90 kgW 0010–0002W 1101–0010L 0000–0001Did not advanceW 0001–0000W 0000–0000 W 1000–0020
Modern pentathlon
AthleteEventShooting(10 m air pistol)Fencing(épée one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Riding(show jumping)Running(3000 m)Total pointsFinal rankPointsRankMP PointsResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP PointsBelinda SchreiberWomen's1881119218–17178322:16.96111280289117211:23.7032988546411
Rowing
Men AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTime RankAndré Vonarburg Single sculls7:26.212 QF7:02.293 SA/B7:14.645 FB7:13.079 Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Richard StauffacherRS:X91111139181581722EL11114Christoph BottoniLaser3413324039BFD362433CANEL24137Tobias EtterFelix Steiger47021235257OCS2726919EL16223Enrico De MariaFlavio MarazziStar979955611414595
Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Nathalie BruggerLaser Radial136121222101089CAN10906Emmanuelle RolAnne-Sophie Thilo47015971335OCS151819EL11417 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Shooting
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankSimon Beyeler10 m air rifle58345Did not advance50 m rifle prone58548Did not advanceMarcel Bürge50 m rifle prone59032Did not advance50 m rifle 3 positions115535Did not advanceBeat Müller50 m rifle 3 positions116421Did not advanceChristoph Schmid10 m air pistol57333Did not advance50 m pistol54240Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankIrene Beyeler10 m air rifle39516Did not advance50 m rifle 3 positions57723Did not advanceCornelia Frölich10 m air pistol38117Did not advanceSandra Kolly10 m air pistol37827Did not advance25 m pistol57429Did not advanceAnnik Marguet10 m air rifle39133Did not advance50 m rifle 3 positions57725Did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJonathan Massacand100 m backstroke55.21 NR27Did not advance200 m backstroke2:01.8032Did not advanceDominik Meichtry100 m freestyle48.5516 Q49.5816Did not advance200 m freestyle1:45.801 Q1:46.547 Q1:46.956400 m freestyle3:50.5527colspan=2 Did not advanceFlori LangDominik MeichtryKarel NovyAdrien Perez4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:16.8013colspan=2 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankSwann Oberson10 km open watercolspan=2 1:59:36.96Flavia Rigamonti400 m freestyle4:09.5914Did not advance800 m freestyle8:28.6713Did not advance
Synchronized swimming
AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankMagdalena BrunnerAriane SchneiderDuet44.2501345.00089.25012 Q45.00089.25012
Taekwondo
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage Bronze MedalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankManuela BezzolaWomen's −49 kgL 0–4Did not advance
Tennis
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankRoger FedererMen's singlesW 6–4, 6–2W 6–2, 6–4W 6–3, 7–6(7–4)L 4–6, 6–7(2–7)Did not advanceStanislas WawrinkaW 4–6, 6–3, 6–2L 4–6, 0–6Did not advanceRoger Federer Stanislas WawrinkaMen's doublesW 7–5, 6–1W 6–4, 6–3W 6–2, 6–4W 7–6(8–6), 6–4W 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3Timea BacsinszkyWomen's singlesL 3–6, 2–6Did not advancePatty SchnyderW 6–3, 6–2L 4–6, 4–6Did not advanceEmmanuelle GagliardiPatty SchnyderWomen's doublesW 6–0, 6–4L 3–6, 6–7(2–7)Did not advance
Triathlon
AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRankReto HugMen's18:550:2758:200:2933:531:52:04.9329Olivier Marceau18:550:2958:180:3132:371:50:50.0719Sven Riederer18:140:3458:520:2833:111:51:19.4523Magali Chopard Di MarcoWomen's19:500:301:04:220:2936:392:01:50.7413Daniela Ryf19:560:261:04:170:3035:312:00:40.207Nicola Spirig20:170:281:03:540:3135:202:00:30.486
Volleyball
Beach AthleteEventPreliminary roundStandingRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankPatrick HeuscherSascha HeyerMen'sPool BW 2 – 0 (21–13, 21–17)L 0 – 2 (15–21, 10–21)L 1 – 2 (17–21, 23–21, 13–15)Lucky LosersL 0 – 2 (11–21, 19–21)3Did not advanceMartin LacigaJan SchniderPool EL 0 – 2 (14–21, 15–21)W 2 – 0 (21–15, 21–15)W 2 – 0 (21–17, 21–13)2 QL 1 – 2 (16–21, 23–21, 13–15)Did not advanceSimone KuhnLea SchwerWomen'sPool EL 0 – 2 (12–21, 18–21)L 0 – 2 (11–21, 17–21)L 0 – 2 (18–21, 17–21)4Did not advance
Wrestling
Men's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankGrégory Sarrasin−66 kgL 0–3 Did not advance21
References
External links Swiss Olympic : Selections for Beijing 2008 (available in German and French) sports-reference