Switzerland at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
# Switzerland at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Switzerland competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 41 athletes, 27 men and 14 women. Competitors from Switzerland won 16 medals, including 2 gold, 6 silver and 8 bronze to finish 40th in the medal table.

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Urs Kolly | Athletics | Men's long jump F44 |
| Gold | Urs Kolly | Athletics | Men's pentathlon P44 |
| Silver | Beat Bosch | Athletics | Men's 100m T52 |
| Silver | Pia Schmid | Athletics | Women's 200m T52 |
| Silver | Manuela Schar | Athletics | Women's 200m T54 |
| Silver | Edith Hunkeler | Athletics | Women's 1500m T54 |
| Silver | Edith Hunkeler | Athletics | Women's 5000m T54 |
| Silver | Franz Weber | Cycling | Men's handcycle road race HC A |
| Bronze | Beat Bosch | Athletics | Men's 200m T52 |
| Bronze | Marcel Hug | Athletics | Men's 800m T54 |
| Bronze | Marcel Hug | Athletics | Men's 1500m T54 |
| Bronze | Manuela Schar | Athletics | Women's 100m T54 |
| Bronze | Franz Weber | Cycling | Men's handcycle time trial HC A |
| Bronze | Franz Nietlispach | Cycling | Men's handcycle time trial HC B/C |
| Bronze | Sara Tretola | Cycling | Women's bicycle time trial LC1-4 & CP 3/4 |
| Bronze | Sandra Kalt Karin Suter-Erath | Wheelchair tennis | Women's doubles |

## Sports

### Archery

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank |
| Robert Lehner | Men's individual W1 | 603 | 8 | N/A | Antonios (FIN) L 155-160 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Athletics

**Men's track**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Beat Bosch | T52 | 100m | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17.69 | |
| Beat Bosch | T52 | 200m | 32.32 | 3 Q | N/A | N/A | 32.35 | |
| Heinz Frei | T53 | 800m | 1:40.40 | 4 Q | N/A | N/A | 1:40.11 | 6 |
| Heinz Frei | T54 | 5000m | 10:25.76 | 8 q | N/A | N/A | 10:26.64 | 11 |
| Heinz Frei | T54 | 10000m | 21:10.07 | 7 q | N/A | N/A | 20:53.95 | 7 |
| Heinz Frei | T54 | Marathon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:32:04 | 7 |
| Lukas Hendry | T11 | 400m | 56.36 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Marcel Hug | T54 | 800m | 1:35.60 | 4 Q | N/A | N/A | 1:32.66 | |
| Marcel Hug | T54 | 1500m | 3:08.08 | 20 Q | 3:04.73 | 3 Q | 3:05.48 | |
| Marcel Hug | T54 | 5000m | 10:29.93 | 14 Q | N/A | N/A | 10:25.51 | 6 |
| Edison Kasumaj | T53 | 100m | 16.87 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tobias Loetscher | T54 | 800m | 1:41.10 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tobias Loetscher | T54 | 1500m | 3:04.54 | 9 q | 3:08.64 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bojan Mitic | T53 | 100m | 16.08 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bojan Mitic | T53 | 200m | 27.57 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Franz Nietlispach | T54 | 1500m | 3:05.58 | 14 q | DNF | DNF | did not advance | did not advance |
| Franz Nietlispach | T54 | 10000m | 21:48.46 | 16 Q | N/A | N/A | 20:56.02 | 9 |
| Franz Nietlispach | T54 | Marathon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | DNS | DNS |
| Christoph Sommer | T46 | 1500m | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 4:08.81 | 9 |
| Christoph Sommer | T46 | 5000m | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 15:24.99 | 6 |
| Marcel Hug Edison Kasumaj Tobias Loetscher Bojan Mitic | T53/54 | 4 × 100 m relay | 54.75 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Heinz Frei Marcel Hug Tobias Loetscher Franz Nietlispach | T53/54 | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:19.23 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

**Men's field**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Points | Rank |
| Lukas Hendry | F11 | Long jump | 5.84 | - | 7 |
| Urs Kolly | F44 | Long jump | 6.68 PR | - | |
| Urs Kolly | F44/46 | Discus | 41.66 | 833 | 6 |
| Urs Kolly | F44/46 | Javelin | 46.87 | 871 | 7 |
| Urs Kolly | F44/46 | Shot put | 12.65 | 870 | 9 |
| Urs Kolly | P44 | Pentathlon | 4447 WR | 4447 WR | |

**Women's track**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Simone Buess | T54 | 200m | 34.07 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sandra Graf | T54 | 800m | 1:56.11 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sandra Graf | T54 | 1500m | 3:36.13 | 2 Q | N/A | N/A | 3:30.30 | 10 |
| Sandra Graf | T54 | 5000m | 11:59.94 | 2 Q | N/A | N/A | 12:10.50 | 6 |
| Sandra Graf | T54 | Marathon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:59:09 | 5 |
| Edith Hunkeler | T54 | 800m | 1:53.61 | 5 q | N/A | N/A | 1:52.13 | 4 |
| Edith Hunkeler | T54 | 1500m | 3:38.21 | 9 Q | N/A | N/A | 3:28.48 | |
| Edith Hunkeler | T54 | 5000m | 12:19.25 | 6 Q | N/A | N/A | 11:59.69 | |
| Edith Hunkeler | T54 | Marathon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:56:21 | 4 |
| Manuela Schaer | T54 | 100m | 16.72 | 3 Q | N/A | N/A | 16.93 | |
| Manuela Schaer | T54 | 200m | 30.11 | 2 Q | N/A | N/A | 30.24 | |
| Pia Schmid | T52 | 200m | 40.42 | 2 Q | N/A | N/A | 41.04 | |
| Pia Schmid | T52 | 400m | 1:23.15 | 3 Q | N/A | N/A | 1:22.61 | 4 |

### Cycling

**Men's road**

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Franz Nietlispach | Men's handcycle road race HC div B/C | 1:24:51 | 5 |
| Franz Nietlispach | Men's handcycle time trial HC div B/C | 18:18.92 | |
| Markus Rauber | Men's handcycle road race HC div B/C | OVL | 10 |
| Markus Rauber | Men's handcycle time trial HC div B/C | 18:46.85 | 6 |
| Ivan Renggli | Men's road race/time trial LC1 | DNF | DNF |
| Beat Schwarzenbach | Men's road race/time trial LC3 | 2:07:19 | 10 |
| Franz Weber | Men's handcycle road race HC div A | 1:05:49 | |
| Franz Weber | Men's handcycle time trial HC div A | 12:10.70 | |
| Raphael Ioset Beat Howald (pilot) | Men's road race/time trial tandem B1-3 | - | 14 |

**Men's track**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | 1st round | 1st round | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Ivan Renggli | Men's 1km time trial LC1-4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:13.28 | 16 |
| Ivan Renggli | Men's individual pursuit LC1 | 5:11.36 | 5 Q | Vignati (ITA) W 5:05.87 | 4 q | Triboli (ITA) L 5:08.00 | 4 |
| Beat Schwarzenbach | Men's 1km time trial LC1-4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | DNS | DNS |
| Beat Schwarzenbach | Men's individual pursuit LC3 | 4:19.66 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Raphael Ioset Beat Howald (pilot) | Men's 1km time trial tandem B1-3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:07.60 | 9 |
| Raphael Ioset Beat Howald (pilot) | Men's individual pursuit tandem B1-3 | 4:46.13 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Raphael Ioset Beat Howald (pilot) | Men's sprint tandem B1-3 | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

**Women's road**

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Sara Tretola | Women's time trial LC1-4/CP 3/4 | 28:00.04 | |

**Women's track**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | 1st round | 1st round | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Sara Tretola | Women's 1km time trial LC1-4/CP 3/4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:25.50 | 11 |

### Equestrian

| Athlete | Event | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
| Claudia Straub | Mixed individual championship test grade IV | 58.968 | 15 |
| Claudia Straub | Mixed individual freestyle test grade IV | 61.955 | 15 |

### Shooting

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank |
| Juerg Kohler | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 596 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Otto Koller | Men's 10m air pistol SH1 | 549 | 26 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Otto Koller | Mixed 50m pistol SH1 | 504 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Patrik Plattner | Men's 10m air pistol SH1 | 550 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Patrik Plattner | Mixed 50m pistol SH1 | 503 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hans Peter Steffen | Men's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 | 1084 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hans Peter Steffen | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 595 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| August Wyss | Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 564 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| August Wyss | Men's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 | 1128 | 8 Q | 89.2 | 1217.2 | 8 |
| August Wyss | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 595 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| August Wyss | Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 579 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Swimming

**Women**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Chantal Cavin | S11 | 50m freestyle | 35.15 | 6 Q | 33.92 | 6 |
| Chantal Cavin | S11 | 100m freestyle | 1:15.17 | 2 Q | 1:14.97 | 5 |
| Chantal Cavin | SB11 | 100m breaststroke | 1:42.38 | 5 Q | 1:42.72 | 4 |
| Christina Heer | S8 | 100m freestyle | 1:22.01 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Christina Heer | S8 | 400m freestyle | 5:50.49 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Christina Heer | S8 | 100m backstroke | 1:39.16 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nathalie Suter | S7 | 50m freestyle | 37.01 | 7 Q | 37.18 | 8 |
| Nathalie Suter | S7 | 100m freestyle | 1:21.68 | 8 Q | 1:21.42 | 8 |
| Nathalie Suter | S7 | 100m backstroke | 1:37.91 | 8 Q | 1:35.73 | 8 |
| Nathalie Suter | SB7 | 100m breaststroke | 1:56.33 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tamara Vaucher | S7 | 50m freestyle | 42.70 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tamara Vaucher | S7 | 400m freestyle | 7:03.34 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tamara Vaucher | S7 | 50m butterfly | 49.45 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Table tennis

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Christian Sutter | Men's singles 4 | Caci (ITA) W 3-2 | Benedetti (FRA) L 2-3 | Eid (EGY) W 3-1 | 2 Q | Choi (KOR) L 0-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rolf Zumkehr | Men's singles 1 | Launonen (FIN) L 2–3 | Kang (KOR) L 1–3 | Maslup (ARG) W 3–1 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Christian Sutter Rolf Zumkehr | Men's teams 4 | France (FRA) L 2-3 | Germany (GER) L 0-3 | Egypt (EGY) W 3-1 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

**Women**

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Alice Rast | Women's singles 4 | Pape (GER) W 3–2 | Pillarova (SVK) L 2–3 | Riese (RSA) W 3–1 | 2 Q | Dolinar (SLO) W 3–1 | Weinmann (GER) L 0-3 | Pape (GER) L 1-3 | 4 |

### Wheelchair tennis

**Men**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Martin Erni | Open | Men's singles | Plowman (GBR) L 0–6, 6–2, 6-7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Daniel Pellegrina | Open | Men's singles | Gatelli (ITA) L 1–6, 7–5, 0-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Martin Erni Daniel Pellegrina | Open | Men's doubles | N/A | Quintero (USA) / Rydberg (USA) L 0–6, 3-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

**Women**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Sandra Kalt | Open | Women's singles | Korb (USA) W 7–6, 6–2 | Young (KOR) W 6–3, 6–2 | Gravellier (FRA) L 2–6, 1-6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Karin Suter-Erath | Open | Women's singles | Smit (NED) L 2–6, 3-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sandra Kalt Karin Suter-Erath | Open | Women's doubles | N/A | Ochoa (ESP) / Vidal (ESP) W 6–3, 6-0 | Young (KOR) / Myung (KOR) W 6–3, 6-2 | Khanthasit (THA) / Techamaneewat (THA) L 5–7, 0-6 | Ohmae (JPN) / Yaosa (JPN) W 7–5, 6-3 |
