Switzerland at the 1988 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	SUI
Nocname:	Swiss Olympic Association
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1988
Website:
Location:	Seoul
Competitors:	99 (72 men and 27 women)
Sports:	17
Flagbearer:	Cornelia Bürki
Rank:	33
Gold:	0
Silver:	2
Bronze:	2
Appearances:	auto
See also:	1906 Intercalated Games

Switzerland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 99 competitors, 72 men and 27 women, took part in 83 events in 17 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
				24 September
				25 September
				23 September
				27 September

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[2]

width=180	Sport	width=55	Men	width=55	Women	width=55	Total
Archery	0	2	2
Athletics	10	9	19
Canoeing	1	0	1
Cycling	6	3	9
Diving	0	1	1
Equestrian	7	1	8
Fencing	5	2	7
Gymnastics	2	0	2
Judo	2	–	2
Modern pentathlon	3	–	3
Rowing	7	0	7
Sailing	10	0	10
Shooting	6	3	9
Swimming	7	3	10
Synchronized swimming	–	3	3
Tennis	2	0	2
Wrestling	4	–	4
Total	72	27	99

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In Switzerland's fourth appearance in Olympic archery, two women competed.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Vreny Burger - Preliminary Round (→ 39th place)
• Nadia Gautschi - Preliminary Round (→ 45th place)

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Men's Shot Put

• Werner Günthör

• Qualifying Heat - 20.70m

• Final - 21.99m (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Rudolf Steiner

• Qualification - 76.02m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Beat Gähwiler - 8114 points (→ 12th place)

1. 100 metres - 11.18s

1. Long Jump - 7.34m

1. Shot Put - 14.48m

1. High Jump - 1.94m

1. 400 metres - 49.02s

1. 110m Hurdles - 15.11s

1. Discus Throw - 42.46m

1. Pole Vault - 4.70m

1. Javelin Throw - 65.84m

1. 1.500 metres - 4:16.74s

• Christian Gugler - 7502 points (→ 22nd place)

1. 100 metres - 11.49s

1. Long Jump - 7.02m

1. Shot Put - 13.80m

1. High Jump - 2.03m

1. 400 metres - 50.60s

1. 110m Hurdles - 15.22s

1. Discus Throw - 39.08m

1. Pole Vault - 4.70m

1. Javelin Throw - 60.92m

1. 1.500 metres - 4:21.93s

• Severin Moser - 7502 points (→ 27th place)

1. 100 metres - 11.10s

1. Long Jump - 6.98m

1. Shot Put - 12.69m

1. High Jump - 1.85m

1. 400 metres - 48.63s

1. 110m Hurdles - 15.13s

1. Discus Throw - 38.04m

1. Pole Vault - 4.70m

1. Javelin Throw - 49.52m

1. 1.500 metres - 4:21.90s

Women's Marathon

• Genoveva Eichenmann

• Final - 2"44.37 (→ 47th place)
• Rosmarie Müller

• Final - 2"47.31 (→ 48th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Denise Thiémard

• Qualification - 61.74m

• Final - 58.54m (→ 9th place)

Women's Heptathlon

• Corinne Schneider

• Final Result - 6157 points (→ 13th place)

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Nine cyclists, six men and three women, represented Switzerland in 1988.

Men's road race

• Marcel Stäuble
• Daniel Steiger
• Felice Puttini

Men's 1 km time trial

• Rocco Travella

Men's individual pursuit

• Bruno Risi

Men's points race

• Philippe Grivel

Women's road race

• Edith Schönenberger - 2:00:52 (→ 18th place)
• Barbara Ganz - 2:00:52 (→ 40th place)
• Brigitte Gyr-Gschwend - 2:00:52 (→ 41st place)

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Seven fencers, five men and two women, represented Switzerland in 1988.

Men's épée

• Patrice Gaille
• Michel Poffet
• André Kuhn

Men's team épée

• Patrice Gaille, André Kuhn, Zsolt Madarasz, Gérald Pfefferle, Michel Poffet

Women's foil

• Alessandra Mariéthoz
• Andrea Piros

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Modern pentathlon

See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Three male pentathletes represented Switzerland in 1988.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Peter Steinmann - 5181pts (→ 9th place)
• Andy Jung - 4951pts (→ 26th place)
• Peter Burger - 4731pts (→ 43rd place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Steinmann, Jung, and Burger - 14863pts (→ 7th place)

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Dano Halsall

• Heat - 22.61

• Final - 22.83 (→ 4th place)
• Stéfan Voléry

• Heat - 23.04

• Final - 22.84 (→ 5th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Stéfan Voléry

• Heat - 50.96

• B-Final - 50.74 (→ 11th place)
• Dano Halsall

• Heat - 51.21 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Alberto Bottini

• Heat - 1:51.45 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
• Stéfan Voléry

• Heat - 1:52.94 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

• Alberto Bottini

• Heat - 3:57.92 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Patrick Ferland

• Heat - 58.17 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Patrick Ferland

• Heat - 2:07.77 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Pierre-Yves Eberle

• Heat - 1:04.53 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
• Étienne Dagon

• Heat - 1:04.71 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Étienne Dagon

• Heat - 2:18.68

• B-Final - 2:18.17 (→ 13th place)
• Pierre-Yves Eberle

• Heat - 2:20.65 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Théophile David

• Heat - 56.77 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Théophile David

• Heat - 2:05.58 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Patrick Ferland, Étienne Dagon, Dano Halsall, and Stéfan Voléry

• Heat - 3:48.09 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Marie-Therese Armentero

• Heat - 26.32

• B-Final - 26.34 (→ 11th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Marie-Therese Armentero

• Heat - 57.35 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Eva Gysling

• Heat - 1:05.07 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Eva Gysling

• Heat - 2:24.61 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Patricia Brülhart

• Heat - 1:15.00 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Patricia Brülhart

• Heat - 2:42.82 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Synchronized swimming

See main article: Synchronised swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Three synchronized swimmers represented Switzerland in 1988.

Women's solo

• Karin Singer
• Edith Boss
• Claudia Peczinka

Women's duet

• Karin Singer
• Edith Boss

Tennis

See main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Switzerland at the 1988 Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044106/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SUI/summer/1988/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2011-07-30 . sports-reference.com.
2. https://www.olympedia.org/countries/SUI/editions/22 Switzerland at the 1988 Summer Olympics