Switzerland at the 1984 Summer Olympics
# Switzerland at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Switzerland competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 129 competitors, 102 men and 27 women, took part in 91 events in 18 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Silver | Daniel Nipkow | Shooting | Men's 50 metre rifle three positions | 1 August |
| Silver | Alfred Achermann Richard Trinkler Laurent Vial Benno Wiss | Cycling | Men's team time trial | 5 August |
| Silver | Amy-Cathérine de Bary Otto Hofer Christine Stückelberger | Equestrian | Team dressage | 9 August |
| Silver | Markus Ryffel | Athletics | Men's 5000 metres | 11 August |
| Bronze | Hugo Dietsche | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg | 1 August |
| Bronze | Étienne Dagon | Swimming | Men's 200 metre breaststroke | 2 August |
| Bronze | Otto Hofer | Equestrian | Individual dressage | 10 August |
| Bronze | Heidi Robbiani | Equestrian | Individual jumping | 12 August |

## Archery

In Switzerland's third appearance in Olympic archery, two women and one man competed.

Women's Competition:

* Ursula Hess – 2473 points (→ 13th place)
* Vreny Burger – 2419 points (→ 27th place)

Men's Competition:

* Thomas Hardmeier – 2476 points (→ 20th place)

## Athletics

Men's 400 metres

* Marcel Arnold

   * Heat — 46.46

   * Quarterfinals — 46.10 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

* Markus Ryffel

   * Heat — 13:46.16

   * Semifinals — 13:40.08

   * Final — 13:07.54 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's Marathon

* Bruno Lafranchi

   * Final — 2:24:38 (→ 50th place)

Men's High Jump

* Roland Dalhäuser

   * Qualification — 2.24m

   * Final — no mark (→ no ranking)

Men's Long Jump

* René Gloor

   * Qualification — 7.71m (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Men's Pole Vault

* Felix Böhni

   * Qualifying Round — 5.40m

   * Final — 5.30m (→ 7th place)

Men's Shot Put

* Werner Günthör

   * Qualifying Round — 19.71 m

   * Final — 20.28m (→ 5th place)

Men's Decathlon

* Michele Rüfenacht

   * Final Result — 7924 points (→ 10th place)
* Patrick Vetterli

   * Final Result — 7739 points (→ 13th place)

Women's 3,000 metres

* Cornelia Bürki

   * Heat — 8:45.82

   * Final — 8:45.20 (→ 5th place)

Women's Marathon

* Gabriela Andersen-Schiess

   * Final — 2:48:42 (→ 37th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

* Regula Egger

   * Qualification — 57.88m (→ did not advance)

Women's Heptathlon

* Corinne Schneider

   * Final Result — 6042 points (→ 10th place)

## Cycling

Twelve cyclists represented Switzerland in 1984.

### Individual road race

* Richard Trinkler — +1:43 (→ 10th place)
* Stefan Maurer — +3:37 (→ 12th place)
* Heinz Imboden — did not finish (→ no ranking)
* Benno Wiss — did not finish (→ no ranking)

### Team time trial

* Alfred Achermann
* Richard Trinkler
* Laurent Vial
* Benno Wiss

### Sprint

* Heinz Isler

### 1000m time trial

* Heinz Isler

### Individual pursuit

* Jörg Müller
* Stephan Joho

### Team pursuit

* Daniel Huwyler
* Hans Ledermann
* Hansruedi Märki
* Jörg Müller

### Points race

* Jörg Müller
* Stephan Joho

## Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Switzerland in 1984

### Men's épée

* Michel Poffet
* Daniel Giger
* Gabriel Nigon

### Men's team épée

* Olivier Carrard, Daniel Giger, Gabriel Nigon, Michel Poffet, François Suchanecki

## Handball

### Men's Team Competition

* Team Roster

   * Jürgen Bätschmann

   * René Barth

   * Markus Braun

   * Max Delhees

   * Roland Gassmann

   * Martin Glaser

   * Peter Hürlimann

   * Peter Jehle

   * Heinz Karrer

   * Uwe Mall

   * Martin Ott

   * Norwin Platzer

   * Martin Rubin

   * Max Schär

   * Peter Weber

## Modern pentathlon

Three male modern pentathletes represented Switzerland in 1984.

### Individual

* Andy Jung
* Peter Steinmann
* Peter Minder

### Team

* Andy Jung
* Peter Steinmann
* Peter Minder

## Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

* Dano Halsall

   * Heat — 50.91

   * Final — 50.50 (→ 5th place)
* Stéfan Voléry

   * Heat — 51.24

   * B-Final — 51.42 (→ 10th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

* Stéfan Voléry

   * Heat — 1:54.19 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
* Thierry Jacot

   * Heat — 1:56.54 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

* Patrick Ferland

   * Heat — 58.78 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

* Patrick Ferland

   * Heat — 2:08.31 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

* Étienne Dagon

   * Heat — 1:05.37 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
* Felix Morf

   * Heat — 1:05.89 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

* Étienne Dagon

   * Heat — 2:18.95

   * Final — 2:17.41 (→ Bronze Medal)
* Felix Morf

   * Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 100m Butterfly

* Théophile David

   * Heat — 55.81

   * B-Final — 55.40 (→ 10th place)
* Dano Halsall

   * Heat — 55.35

   * B-Final — 55.51 (→ 11th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

* Théophile David

   * Heat — 2:03.21 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

* Dano Halsall, Stéfan Voléry, Thierry Jacot, and Roger Birrer

   * Heat — 3:26.61 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

* Patrick Ferland, Étienne Dagon, Théophile David, and Dano Halsall

   * Heat — 3:48.13

   * Final — 3:47.93 (→ 7th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

* Marie-Thérèse Armentero

   * Heat — 58.73 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

* Nadia Krüger

   * Heat — 4:28.20 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 800m Freestyle

* Nadia Krüger

   * Heat — 9:07.95 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

* Eva Gysling, Patricia Brülhart, Carole Brook, and Marie-Thérèse Armentero

   * Heat — 4:20.55

   * Final — 4:19.02 (→ 6th place)

Women's 100m Backstroke

* Eva Gysling

   * Heat — 1:05.18

   * B-Final — 1:06.11 (→ 16th place)

Women's 200m Backstroke

* Eva Gysling

   * Heat — 2:25.69 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 200m Butterfly

* Carole Brook

   * Heat — 2:18.66

   * B-Final — 2:16.74 (→ 15th place)
