Switzerland at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Switzerland at the 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SUI
NOC	Swiss Olympic Association
Website	www.swissolympic.ch (in German and French)
in Seoul
Competitors	99 (72 men and 27 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer	Cornelia Bürki
Medals Ranked 33rd	Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 2 Total 4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
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]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Ueli Bodenmann Beat Schwerzmann	Rowing	Men's double sculls	24 September
Silver	Otto Hofer Daniel Ramseier Samuel Schatzmann Christine Stückelberger	Equestrian	Team dressage	25 September
Bronze	Werner Günthör	Athletics	Men's shot put	23 September
Bronze	Christine Stückelberger	Equestrian	Individual dressage	27 September

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

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)

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
2. Long Jump — 7.34m
3. Shot Put — 14.48m
4. High Jump — 1.94m
5. 400 metres — 49.02s
6. 110m Hurdles — 15.11s
7. Discus Throw — 42.46m
8. Pole Vault — 4.70m
9. Javelin Throw — 65.84m
10. 1.500 metres — 4:16.74s

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

1. 100 metres — 11.49s
2. Long Jump — 7.02m
3. Shot Put — 13.80m
4. High Jump — 2.03m
5. 400 metres — 50.60s
6. 110m Hurdles — 15.22s
7. Discus Throw — 39.08m
8. Pole Vault — 4.70m
9. Javelin Throw — 60.92m
10. 1.500 metres — 4:21.93s

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

1. 100 metres — 11.10s
2. Long Jump — 6.98m
3. Shot Put — 12.69m
4. High Jump — 1.85m
5. 400 metres — 48.63s
6. 110m Hurdles — 15.13s
7. Discus Throw — 38.04m
8. Pole Vault — 4.70m
9. Javelin Throw — 49.52m
10. 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)

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)

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

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)

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)

Three synchronized swimmers represented Switzerland in 1988.

Women's solo

• Karin Singer
• Edith Boss
• Claudia Peczinka

Women's duet

• Karin Singer
• Edith Boss