Switzerland at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics
# Switzerland at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics

Switzerland competed at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, United Kingdom, from 4–13 August 2017.

## Results

(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)

### Men

**Track and road events**

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Alex Wilson | 100 metres | 10.24 | 23 q | 10.30 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alex Wilson | 200 metres | 20.54 | 21 Q | 21.22 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kariem Hussein | 400 metres hurdles | 50.12 | 24 q | 49.13 | 8 Q | 50.07 | 8 |
| Alejandro Francisco Florez | 50 kilometres walk | — | — | — | — | DQ | – |

### Women

**Track and road events**

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Mujinga Kambundji | 100 metres | 11.14 | 9 Q | 11.11 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Salomé Kora | 100 metres | 11.30 | 22 q | 11.31 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sarah Atcho | 200 metres | 23.09 | 13 Q | 23.12 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cornelia Halbheer | 200 metres | 23.51 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mujinga Kambundji | 200 metres | 22.86 | 6 Q | 23.00 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Selina Büchel | 800 metres | 2:00.23 | 3 Q | 1:59.85 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Petra Fontanive | 400 metres hurdles | 56.13 | 16 Q | 55.79 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yasmin Giger | 400 metres hurdles | 57.72 | 36 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Léa Sprunger | 400 metres hurdles | 55.14 | 6 Q | 54.82 | 3 Q | 54.59 | 5 |
| Fabienne Schlumpf | 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:36.08 | 13 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ajla del Ponte Sarah Atcho Mujinga Kambundji Salomé Kora | 4 × 100 metres relay | 42.50 NR | 5 Q | — | — | 42.51 | 5 |
| Laura Polli | 20 kilometres walk | — | — | — | — | 1:39:05 SB | 49 |

**Field events**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Nicole Büchler | Pole vault | 4.55 | 7 q | 4.45 | 11 |
| Angelica Moser | Pole vault | 4.50 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

**Combined events – Heptathlon**

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Caroline Agnou | Result | 13.95 | 1.68 | 13.64 | 24.64 | 6.22 | 43.54 | 2:18.57 | 6001 | 21 |
| Caroline Agnou | Points | 985 | 830 | 770 | 920 | 918 | 735 | 843 | 6001 | 21 |
| Géraldine Ruckstuhl | Result | 13.80 PB | 1.80 | 13.36 | 24.84 | 5.82 | 52.15 | 2:14.85 | 6230 | 11 |
| Géraldine Ruckstuhl | Points | 1007 | 978 | 751 | 902 | 795 | 902 | 895 | 6230 | 11 |
