Switzerland competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 129 competitors, 102 men and 27 women, took part in 91 events in 18 sports.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle three positions 1 August Cycling Men's team time trial 5 August Equestrian Team dressage 9 August Athletics Men's 5000 metres 11 August Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg 1 August Swimming Men's 200 metre breaststroke 2 August Equestrian Individual dressage 10 August Equestrian Individual jumping 12 August
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 Heat — 13:46.16 Semifinals — 13:40.08 Final — 13:07.54 (→ Silver Medal)
Men's Marathon Bruno Lafranchi Final — 2:24:38 (→ 50th place)
Men's High Jump Roland Dalhäuser 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 Qualifying Round — 19.71 m Final — 20.28m (→ 5th place)
Men's Decathlon Michele Rüfenacht Final Result — 7924 points (→ 10th place)
Patrick Vetterli Final Result — 7739 points (→ 13th place)
Women's 3,000 metres Cornelia Bürki 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)
Canoeing
Cycling
Twelve cyclists represented Switzerland in 1984.
Individual road race Richard Trinkler — +1:43 (→ 10th place) Stefan Maurer — +3:37 (→ 12th place) Heinz Imboden — did not finish (→ no ranking) Benno Wiss — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Team time trial Alfred Achermann Richard Trinkler Laurent Vial Benno Wiss
Sprint Heinz Isler
1000m time trial Heinz Isler
Individual pursuit Jörg Müller Stephan Joho
Team pursuit Daniel Huwyler Hans Ledermann Hansruedi Märki Jörg Müller
Points race Jörg Müller Stephan Joho
Equestrianism
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Switzerland in 1984
Men's épée Michel Poffet Daniel Giger Gabriel Nigon
Men's team épée Olivier Carrard, Daniel Giger, Gabriel Nigon, Michel Poffet, François Suchanecki
Gymnastics
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 Peter Weber
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male modern pentathletes represented Switzerland in 1984.
Individual Andy Jung Peter Steinmann Peter Minder
Team Andy Jung Peter Steinmann Peter Minder
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle Dano Halsall Heat — 50.91 Final — 50.50 (→ 5th place)
Stéfan Voléry Heat — 51.24 B-Final — 51.42 (→ 10th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle Stéfan Voléry 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 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 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 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 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Dano Halsall, Stéfan Voléry, Thierry Jacot, and Roger Birrer Heat — 3:26.61 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Patrick Ferland, Étienne Dagon, Théophile David, and Dano Halsall 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 4 × 100 m 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)
Synchronized swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References