Switzerland at the 1976 Summer Olympics
# Switzerland at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Switzerland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 50 competitors, 47 men and 3 women, took part in 41 events in 12 sports.

## Medalists

Switzerland finished in 20th position in the final medal rankings, with one gold medal and four medals overall.

### Gold

* Christine Stückelberger — Equestrian, Dressage Individual Competition

### Silver

* Ulrich Lehmann, Doris Ramseier and Christine Stückelberger — Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition

### Bronze

* Jürg Röthlisberger — Judo, Men's Half-Heavyweight (93 kg)
* Jean-Blaise Evéquoz, Christian Kauter, Michel Poffet, Daniel Giger and François Suchanecki — Fencing, Men's Épée Team Competition

## Athletics

Men's 800 metres

* Rolf Gysin

   * Heat — 1:48.69 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5.000 metres

* Markus Ryffel

   * Heat — 13:46.07 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

* Rolf Bernhard

   * Qualification — 7.79m

   * Final — 7.74m (→ 9th place)

## Cycling

Six cyclists represented Switzerland in 1976.

### Individual road race

* Richard Trinkler — 5:05:00 (→ 57th place)
* Hansjörg Aemisegger — did not finish (→ no ranking)
* Robert Thalmann — did not finish (→ no ranking)
* Serge Demierre — did not finish (→ no ranking)

### 1000m time trial

* Walter Bäni — 1:08.112 (→ 8th place)

### Individual pursuit

* Robert Dill-Bundi — 14th place

## Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Switzerland in 1976.

### Men's foil

* Patrice Gaille

### Men's épée

* Christian Kauter
* François Suchanecki
* Daniel Giger

### Men's team épée

* Daniel Giger, Christian Kauter, Michel Poffet, François Suchanecki, Jean-Blaise Evéquoz

## Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Switzerland in 1976.

### Individual

* Serge Bindy
