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.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate Rowing Men's double sculls 24 September Equestrian Team dressage 25 September Athletics Men's shot put 23 September Equestrian Individual dressage 27 September
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Switzerland at the 1988 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalArchery 0 2 2Athletics 10 9 19Canoeing 1 0 1Cycling 6 3 9Diving 0 1 1Equestrian 7 1 8Fencing 5 2 7Gymnastics 2 0 2Judo 2 – 2Modern pentathlon 3 – 3Rowing 7 0 7Sailing 10 0 10Shooting 6 3 9Swimming 7 3 10Synchronized swimming – 3 3Tennis 2 0 2Wrestling 4 – 4 Total 72 27 99
Archery
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
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) 100 metres — 11.18s Long Jump — 7.34m Shot Put — 14.48m High Jump — 1.94m 400 metres — 49.02s 110m Hurdles — 15.11s Discus Throw — 42.46m Pole Vault — 4.70m Javelin Throw — 65.84m 1.500 metres — 4:16.74s
Christian Gugler — 7502 points (→ 22nd place) 100 metres — 11.49s Long Jump — 7.02m Shot Put — 13.80m High Jump — 2.03m 400 metres — 50.60s 110m Hurdles — 15.22s Discus Throw — 39.08m Pole Vault — 4.70m Javelin Throw — 60.92m 1.500 metres — 4:21.93s
Severin Moser — 7502 points (→ 27th place) 100 metres — 11.10s Long Jump — 6.98m Shot Put — 12.69m High Jump — 1.85m 400 metres — 48.63s 110m Hurdles — 15.13s Discus Throw — 38.04m Pole Vault — 4.70m Javelin Throw — 49.52m 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
Cycling
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
Women AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalPointsRankPointsRankBeatrice Bürki3 m springboard400.3216Did not advance
Equestrian
Fencing
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
Judo
Modern pentathlon
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
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
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
Three synchronized swimmers represented Switzerland in 1988.
Women's solo Karin Singer Edith Boss Claudia Peczinka
Women's duet Karin Singer Edith Boss
Tennis
Wrestling
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