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
Women’s Marathon	Fabienne Schlumpf
	Martina Strahl
Women’s Pole Vault	Martina Strahl

Badminton

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s Singles	Sabrina Jaquet	Sabrina Jaquet

Canoeing

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s K1 Slalom	Martin Dougoud	Martin Dougoud
Women’s K1 Slalom	Naemi Braendle	Naemi Braendle
Men’s C1 Slalom	Thomas Koechlin	Thomas Koechlin

Cycling

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s BMX Park	Qualified Via Rankings	Nikita Ducarroz
Men’s BMX Race	Qualified Via Rankings	David Graf
		Simon Marquart
Women’s BMX Race	Qualified Via Rankings	Zoe Claessens
Men’s Cross-Country	Qualified Via Rankings	Filippo Colombo
		Mathias Flueckiger
		Nino Schurter
Women’s Cross-Country	Qualified Via Rankings	Sina Frei
		Linda Indergand
		Jolanda Neff
Men’s Road Race	Qualified Via Rankings	Marc Hirschi
		Stefan Kueng
		Gino Maeder
		Michael Schaer
Women’s Road Race	Qualified Via Rankings	Marlen Reusser
Men’s Time Trial (1) (2)	Stefan Kueng	Stefan Kueng
	Qualified Via Rankings	Gino Maeder
Women’s Time Trial	Marlen Reusser	Marlen Reusser
Men’s Team Pursuit	Qualified Via Rankings	Stefan Bissegger Robin Froidevaux Mauro Schmid Cyrille Thiery
Men’s Madison	Eligible to Compete	Robin Froidevaux Thery Schir
Men’s Omnium	Qualified Via Rankings	Thery Schir

Diving

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s 3m Springboard	Michelle Heimberg	Michelle Heimberg

Equestrian

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Individual Dressage	Birgit Wientzek Plage Horse: Robinvale	Estelle Wettstein Horse: West Side Story OLD
Individual Eventing	From Team Quota	Robin Godel Horse: Jet Set
	From Team Quota	Melody Johner Horse: Troubleu de Rueire
	From Team Quota	Felix Vogg Horse: Cartania
Team Eventing	Qualified Via Rankings	Robin Godel Horse: Jet Set Melody Johner Horse: Troubleu de Rueire Felix Vogg Horse: Cartania
Individual Jumping	From Team Quota	Beat Mandli Horse: Dsarie
	From Team Quota	Martin Fuchs Horse: Clooney 51
	From Team Quota	Steve Guerdat Horse: Venard de Cerisy
Team Jumping	Werner Muff Horse: Daimler Janika Sprunger Horse: Bacardi VDL Martin Fuchs Horse: Clooney Steve Guerdat Horse: Bianca	Beat Mandli Horse: Dsarie Martin Fuchs Horse: Clooney 51 Steve Guerdat Horse: Venard de Cerisy

Fencing

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Individual Epee	From Team Quota	Max Heinzer
	From Team Quota	Michele Niggeler
	From Team Quota	Benjamin Steffen
Men’s Team Epee	Qualified Via Rankings	Max Heinzer Michele Niggeler Benjamin Steffen

Golf

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s Individual	Albane Valenzuela	Albane Valenzuela
	Morgane Metraux	Declined

Gymnastics

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Artistic Individual Events	From Team Quota	Christian Baumann
	From Team Quota	Pablo Braegger
	From Team Quota	Benjamin Gischard
	From Team Quota	Eddy Yusof
Women’s Artistic Individual Events	Giulia Steingruber	Giulia Steingruber
Men’s Artistic Team All-Around	Christian Baumann Pablo Braegger Benjamin Gischard Oliver Hegi Eddy Yusof	Christian Baumann Pablo Braegger Benjamin Gischard Eddy Yusof

Judo

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s -73kg	Nils Stump	Nils Stump
Women’s -52kg	Over 1 Eligible Athlete	Fabienne Kocher

Karate

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s +61kg	Elena Quirici	Elena Quirici

Rowing

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s Single Sculls	Jeannine Gmelin	Jeannine Gmelin
Men’s Double Sculls	Barnabe Delarze Roman Roeoesli	Barnabe Delarze Roman Roeoesli
Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls	Patricia Merz Frederique Rol	Patricia Merz Frederique Rol
Men’s Coxless Four	Markus Kessler Paul Jacquot Augustin Maillefer Joel Schuerch	Markus Kessler Paul Jacquot Andrin Gulich Joel Schuerch

Sailing

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s RS:X	Mateo Sanz Lanz	Mateo Sanz Lanz
Men’s Laser	Eliot Merceron	Declined By NOC
Women’s Laser Radial	Maud Jayet	Maud Jayet
Women’s 470	Linda Fahrni Maja Siegenthaler	Linda Fahrni Maja Siegenthaler
Men’s 49er	Sebastien Schneiter Lucien Cujean	Sebastien Schneiter Lucien Cujean

Shooting

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions	Nina Christen	Nina Christen
Women’s 10m Air Rifle	Double Starter	Nina Christen
Women’s 25m Pistol	Heidi Diethelm Gerber	Heidi Diethelm Gerber
Women’s 10m Air Pistol	Double Starter	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 Freestyle	Antonio Djakovic
Men’s 200m Backstroke	Roman Mityukov
Men’s 100m Butterfly	Noe Ponti
Men’s 200m Butterfly	Noe Ponti
Men’s 200m Individual Medley	Jeremy Desplanches
Men’s 400m Individual Medley	Jeremy Desplanches
Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay	Qualified Via Rankings
Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay	Antonio Djakovic Nils Liess Aleksi Schmid Jeremy Desplanches

Women’s Events

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s 100m Breaststroke	Lisa Mamie
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	Declined By NOC

Table Tennis

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s Singles	Rachel Moret	Rachel Moret

Tennis

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Singles	Roger Federer
Women’s Singles	Belinda Bencic
	Viktorija Golubic
Women’s Doubles	Belinda Bencic Viktorija Golubic

Triathlon

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Individual	From Mixed Relay	Andrea Salvisberg
	From Mixed Relay	Max Studer
Women’s Individual	From Mixed Relay	Jolanda Annen
	From Mixed Relay	Nicola Spirig
Mixed Relay	Alissa Konig Andrea Salvisberg Nicola Spirig Max Studer

Volleyball

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Beach Volleyball	Marco Krattiger Florian Breer Adrian Heidrich Mirco Gerson	Adrian Heidrich Mirco Gerson
Women’s Beach Volleyball	Nina Betschart Tanja Huberli	Nina Betschart Tanja Huberli
	Joana Heidrich Anouk Verge-Depre	Joana Heidrich Anouk Verge-Depre

Wrestling

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Freestyle -86kg	Stefan Reichmuth	Stefan Reichmuth