Switzerland at the 1984 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	SUI
Nocname:	Swiss Olympic Association
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1984
Website:
Location:	Los Angeles, United States
Competitors:	129 (102 men and 27 women)
Sports:	18
Flagbearer:	Christine Stückelberger
Rank:	26
Gold:	0
Silver:	4
Bronze:	4
Appearances:	auto
See also:	1906 Intercalated Games

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.^[1]

Medalists

See main article: 1984 Summer Olympics medal table.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
				1 August
				5 August
				9 August
				11 August
				1 August
				2 August
				10 August
				12 August

Archery

See main article: article and Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics. 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

See main article: article and Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Men's 400 metres

• Heat — 46.46

• Quarterfinals — 46.10 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

• Heat — 13:46.16

• Semifinals — 13:40.08

• Final — 13:07.54 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's Marathon

• 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

• 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

• Final Result — 7924 points (→ 10th place)

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

Women's 3,000 metres

• Heat — 8:45.82

• Final — 8:45.20 (→ 5th place)

Women's Marathon

• Final — 2:48:42 (→ 37th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Qualification — 57.88m (→ did not advance)

Women's Heptathlon

• Corinne Schneider

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

Canoeing

See main article: article and Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: article and Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics. 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

See main article: article and Equestrian at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: article and Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics. 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

See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Handball

See main article: article and Handball at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

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

See main article: article and Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Modern pentathlon

See main article: article and Modern pentathlon at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Three male modern pentathletes represented Switzerland in 1984.

Individual

• Andy Jung
• Peter Steinmann
• Peter Minder

Team

• Andy Jung
• Peter Steinmann
• Peter Minder

Rhythmic gymnastics

See main article: article and Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Rowing

See main article: article and Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Sailing

See main article: article and Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: article and Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Swimming

See main article: article and Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

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

See main article: article and Synchronized swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Weightlifting

See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: article and Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Switzerland at the 1984 Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417043052/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SUI/summer/1984/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 17 May 2015 . Sports Reference.