History
Switzerland made its first Summer Olympic appearance at the inaugural 1896 Olympics and has competed ever since. The nation sends a large delegation with around 100 athletes competing at each Olympics whom compete in various sports with popular ones including athletics, cycling, equestrian, gymnastics and rowing.
Switzerland has medaled at every Olympics with the exceptions of 1908 and 1912. In total, the nation has won 192 medals across 18 sports. The most successful sports include gymnastics (49), rowing (24), equestrian (23), shooting (21) and cycling (19). The most successful athletes are gymnasts Eugen Mack and Georges Miez whom both won eight medals. At the 1928 games Mack won two gold (team all-around and vault) and one bronze (horizontal bar) medal and in 1932 he won four silvers (individual all-around, team all-around, vault and pommel horse) and one bronze (floor exercise) medal. Miez won his medals across four Olympics; in 1924 he won one bronze (team all-around) medal, in 1928 he won three gold (individual all-around, team all-around and horizontal bar) and one silver (pommel horse) medal, in 1932 he won one silver (floor exercise) medal and in 1936 he won one gold (floor exercise) and one silver (team all-around) medal. In 2016 Switzerland won seven medals.
Qualified Quotas
Athletics
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 200m | Alex Wilson | |
| Men’s 10000m | Julien Wanders | |
| Men’s Marathon | Tadesse Abraham |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 100m | Salome Kora | |
| Mujinga Kambundji | ||
| Women’s 200m | Majinga Kambundji | |
| Women’s 400m Hurdles | Lea Sprunger | |
| Women’s 4x100m Relay | Ajla Del Ponte Sarah Atcho Mujinga Kambundji Salome Kora |
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| Women’s Marathon | Martina Strahl |
Canoeing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s K1 Slalom | Martin Dougoud | Martin Dougoud |
| Men’s C1 Slalom | Thomas Koechlin | Thomas Koechlin |
Cycling
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Cross-Country | Nino Schurter | |
| Women’s Cross-Country | Jolanda Neff | |
| Men’s Road Race | Qualified Via Rankings | |
| Women’s Road Race | Qualified Via Rankings | |
| Men’s Time Trial (1) (2) |
Stefan Kung | |
| Qualified Via Rankings | ||
| Women’s Time Trial | Marlen Reusser |
Equestrian
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Dressage | Birgit Wientzek Plage Horse: Robinvale |
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| Individual Eventing | From Team Quota | |
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| Team Eventing | Qualified Via Rankings | |
| Individual Jumping | From Team Quota | |
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| Team Jumping | Werner Muff Horse: Daimler Janika Sprunger Horse: Bacardi VDL Martin Fuchs Horse: Clooney Steve Guerdat Horse: Bianca |
Gymnastics
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Artistic Individual Events | From Team Quota | |
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| Women’s Artistic Individual Events | Giulia Steingruber | |
| Men’s Artistic Team All-Around | Christian Baumann Pablo Braegger Benjamin Gischard Oliver Hegi Eddy Yusof |
Rowing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Single Sculls | Jeannine Gmelin | |
| Men’s Double Sculls | Barnabe Delarze Roman Roeoesli |
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| Men’s Coxless Four | Markus Kessler Paul Jacquot Augustin Maillefer Joel Schuerch |
Sailing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s RS:X | Mateo Sanz Lanz | |
| Women’s Laser Radial | Maud Jayet | |
| Men’s 49er | Sebastien Schneiter Lucien Cujean |
Shooting
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions | Nina Christen | |
| Women’s 25m Pistol | Heidi Diethelm Gerber |
Sport Climbing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Combined | Petra Klingler | Petra Klingler |
Swimming
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 200m Individual Medley | Jeremy Desplanches | |
| Men’s 400m Individual Medley | Jeremy Desplanches | |
| Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay | Antonio Djakovic Nils Liess Aleksi Schmid Jeremy Desplanches |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 200m Breaststroke | Lisa Mamie | |
| Women’s 200m Individual Medley | Maria Ugolkova | |
| Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay | Nina Kost Lisa Mamie Alexandra Touretski Maria Ugolkova |
Wrestling
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Freestyle -86kg | Stefan Reichmuth |