Switzerland competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Swiss athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except for a partial boycott of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne in protest at the Soviet invasion of Hungary.
Switzerland not only repeated its gold medal tally from the previous games but also increased its overall medal tally from 7 medals last time to 13 medals. They won medals in double digit for the first time since 1952 Helsinki.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 5 11 16Badminton 0 1 1Canoeing 2 1 3Cycling 16 6 22Diving 0 1 1Equestrian 5 2 7Fencing 3 0 3Gymnastics 4 1 5Judo 1 1 2Karate 0 1 1Rowing 6 3 9Sailing 3 3 6Shooting 0 2 2Sport climbing 0 1 1Swimming 9 4 13Table tennis 0 1 1Tennis 1 2 3Triathlon 2 2 4Volleyball 2 4 6Wrestling 1 0 1 Total 60 47 107
Medalists
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Medal Name Sport Event Date Jolanda Neff Cycling Women's cross-country Nina Christen Shooting Women's 50 metre rifle 3 positions Belinda Bencic Tennis Women's singles Mathias Flückiger Cycling Men's cross-country Sina Frei Cycling Women's cross-country Marlen Reusser Cycling Women's road time trial Belinda BencicViktorija Golubic Tennis Women's doubles Nina Christen Shooting Women's 10 metre air rifle Linda Indergand Cycling Women's cross-country Jérémy Desplanches Swimming Men's 200 metre individual medley Noè Ponti Swimming Men's 100 metre butterfly Nikita Ducarroz Cycling Women's BMX freestyle Joana HeidrichAnouk Vergé-Dépré Volleyball Women's beach
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Medals by sportSport TotalCycling1326Shooting1012Swimming0022Tennis1102Volleyball0011Total34613
Athletics
Swiss athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Track & road events Men AthleteEventFinalTimeRankJulien Wanders10000 m28:55.29 SB21Tadesse AbrahamMarathon –
Women AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAjla Del Ponte100 mcolspan=2 10.912 Q11.012 Q10.975Mujinga Kambundjicolspan=2 10.952 Q10.962 Q10.996Salomé Koracolspan=2 11.255Did not advanceMujinga Kambundji200 m22.26 =NR1 Qcolspan=2 22.26 =NR3 Q22.307Léa Sprunger400 m hurdles57.036colspan=2 Did not advanceAjla del PonteRiccarda DietscheMujinga KambundjiSalome Kora4 × 100 m relay42.05 NR2 Qcolspan=4 42.084Yasmin GigerSilke LemmensRachel PellaudLéa Sprunger4 × 400 m relay3:25.90 NR6colspan=4 Did not advanceFabienne SchlumpfMarathoncolspan=6 rowspan=2 2:31:3612Martina Strähl2:39:25 SB51
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionLoïc GaschMen's high jump2.21 =23Did not advanceSalome LangWomen's high jump1.86 =22Did not advanceAngelica MoserWomen's pole vault4.4020Did not advance
Badminton
Switzerland entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Tokyo Rankings. Sabrina Jaquet will be competing in her third straight Olympics.
AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSabrina JaquetWomen's singlesL (7–21, 13–21)L (10–21, 14–21)L (8–21, 17–21)4Did not advance
Canoeing
Slalom Swiss canoeists qualified one boat for each of the following classes through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain and the 2021 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Ivrea, Italy. The slalom canoeists were named to the Swiss team on November 11, 2019. The Africa quota was initially reallocated to Hungary, but was further reallocated to Switzerland following the Hungarian Olympic Committee's decision to only send athletes vaccinated against COVID-19 to the Games.
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRankThomas KoechlinMen's C-1105.6610104.5710104.5712 Q111.2013Did not advanceMartin DougoudMen's K-193.706100.581893.7014 Q99.2813Did not advanceAlena MarxWomen's C-1120.1210150.8418120.1216 Q163.0916Did not advanceNaemi BrändleWomen's K-1230.3727135.0022135.0024 Q121.9118Did not advance
Cycling
Road Switzerland entered a squad of five riders (four men and one woman) to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) and top 22 (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.
AthleteEventTimeRankMarc HirschiMen's road race6:11.4625Stefan KüngMen's road race6:15.3840Men's time trial56:08:494Gino MäderMen's road race6:21.4674Michael Schär6:13.1731Marlen ReusserWomen's road race4:02:1646Women's time trial31:09:96
Track Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Swiss riders accumulated spots in the men's team pursuit, omnium, and madison based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings. The Swiss Olympic Association announced the track cycling squad for the Games on May 12, 2021.
Pursuit AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinalTimeRankOpponentResultsRankOpponentResultsRankStefan BisseggerRobin FroidevauxMauro SchmidValère ThiébaudThéry SchirCyrille ThièryMen's team pursuit3:51.51483:49.1117 3:50.0418
Omnium AthleteEventScratch raceTempo raceElimination racePoints raceTotal pointsRankRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsThéry SchirMen's omnium2494343361151097
Madison AthleteEventPointsLapsRankRobin FroidevauxThéry SchirMen's madison807
Mountain biking Switzerland qualified six mountain bikers, three man and three women, based on the UCI Olympic Mountain Biking rankings.
AthleteEventTimeRankFilippo ColomboMen's cross-country1:28:0412Mathias Flückiger1:25:34Nino Schurter1:25:564Sina FreiWomen's cross-country1:16:57Linda Indergand1:17:05Jolanda Neff1:15:46
BMX Swiss riders qualified for three quota place (two men and one woman) for BMX at the Olympics, as a result in the UCI BMX Olympic Qualification Ranking List of 1 June 2021.
Race AthleteEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankResultRankSimon MarquartMen's race145Did not advanceDavid Graf62 Q185Did not advance
Freestyle AthleteEventSeedingFinalScoreRankScoreRankNikita DucarrozWomen's freestyle83.55389.20
Diving
Switzerland sent one diver into the Olympic competition, after finishing the top 18 in the women's springboard at the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup in Tokyo, Japan.
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankMichelle HeimbergWomen's 3 m springboard289.9511 Q289.8012 Q283.3511
Equestrian
Swiss equestrians qualified a full squad in the jumping competition by virtue of a top-six finish at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina, United States. A team of eventing riders was added to the Swiss equestrian roster by securing an outright berth, as the highest-ranked eligible nation, not yet qualified, in the 2019 Eventing Nations Cup overall rankings. MeanwhIle, one dressage rider was added to the Swiss roster by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group B (South Western Europe).
Dressage AthleteHorseEventGrand Prix Grand Prix FreestyleOverallScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRankEstelle WettsteinWest Side StoryIndividual67.74841Did not advance Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser
Eventing The Swiss eventing team was named on July 1, 2021. Eveline Bodenmüller and Violine de la Brasserie have been named the travelling alternates.
AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalQualifierFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankRobin GodelJet SetIndividual37.1047EliminatedDid not advanceMélody JohnerToubleu de Rueire36.10440.4036.50190.0036.501413.2049.701749.7017Felix VoggColero26.70811.8038.50218.0046.50245.2051.701951.7019Robin GodelMélody JohnerFelix VoggEveline Bodenmüller (s)Jet SetToubleu de RueireColeroVioline de la BrasserieTeam99.2010212.20311.40118.00+20.00339.4010colspan=3 339.4010 (s) – substituted before jumping – 20 replacement penalties
Jumping Bryan Balsiger and Twentytwo des Biches have been named the travelling alternates.
AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTimeRankMartin FuchsClooneyIndividual0=1 Q884.9916Steve GuerdatVenard de Cerisy4=31Did not advanceBeat MändliDsarie1=26 QRetiredBryan BalsigerMartin FuchsSteve GuerdatTwentytwo des BichesClooneyVenard de CerisyTeam104 Q28238.185
Fencing
Swiss fencers qualified a full squad each in the men's team épée for the Games by finishing among the top four nations in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankBenjamin SteffenMen's épéeW 15–12L 11–15Did not advanceMax HeinzerW 15–11L 12–15Did not advanceMichele NiggelerL 6–15Did not advanceMax HeinzerLucas MalcottiMichele NiggelerBenjamin SteffenMen's team épéecolspan=2 L 39–44Classification semifinalL 37–45Seventh place finalL 34–368
Golf
Switzerland entered two female golfers into the Olympic tournament. Morgane Métraux qualified but chose not to play. Kim Métraux gained a late place.
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRankKim MétrauxWomen's74707473291 +754Albane Valenzuela71696769276−8=18
Gymnastics
Artistic Switzerland fielded a full team of five artistic gymnasts (four men and one woman) into the Olympic competition. The men's squad claimed one of the remaining nine spots in the team all-around, while Rio 2016 vault bronze medalist Giulia Steingruber set her third straight trip to the Games, by finishing second out of twenty qualified gymnasts in the individual all-around and apparatus events at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. The men's team was announced on 24 June 2021.
Men Team AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankChristian BaumannTeam13.83312.70013.76613.56615.20012.56681.63133colspan=2 13.16614.60013.966colspan=2 rowspan=4 Pablo Brägger14.13313.56613.46612.73315.06612.60081.5643514.23313.40013.46613.83314.83313.933Benjamin Gischard14.26613.83313.33314.16613.80013.10082.49826 Q14.00013.86614.000colspan=2 Eddy Yusof13.50012.46613.53314.33314.70013.36681.89831 Q13.83313.83313.66614.16614.63313.500Total42.23240.09940.76542.06544.96639.066249.1937 Q42.066 41.099 40.298 41.999 44.066 41.399 250.9276
Individual AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankBenjamin GischardAll-aroundSee team results14.30013.66613.43314.30013.70013.33382.73213Eddy Yusof13.80013.86613.30013.03314.53313.20081.73216
Women Individual AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankGiulia SteingruberAll-around14.83312.80012.60013.30053.53330 Q14.833 12.80012.40013.33353.36615Vault14.566colspan=3 14.56610Did not advance
Judo
Switzerland entered two judoka (one men and one woman) into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.International Judo Federation Olympics Ranking
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNils StumpMen's −73 kgL 00–11Did not advanceFabienne KocherWomen's −52 kgW 01–00W 01–00W 10–00L 00–10L 00–105
Karate
Switzerland entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. Elena Quirici qualified directly for the women's kumite +61 kg category by finishing top three at 2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France.