Switzerland at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Switzerland competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 102 competitors, 73 men and 29 women, took part in 80 events in 17 sports.^[1]

Switzerland at the 1992 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SUI
NOC	Swiss Olympic Association
Website	www.swissolympic.ch (in German and French)
in Barcelona
Competitors	102 (73 men, 29 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer	Daniel Giubellini
Medals Ranked 37th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Marc Rosset	Tennis	Men's singles	8 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[2]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	8	7	15
Badminton	0	2	2
Canoeing	5	1	6
Cycling	10	3	13
Diving	0	2	2
Equestrian	4	3	7
Fencing	3	0	3
Gymnastics	6	0	6
Judo	4	1	5
Modern pentathlon	1	–	1
Rowing	9	0	9
Sailing	9	1	10
Shooting	6	2	8
Swimming	2	2	4
Synchronized swimming	–	3	3
Tennis	2	2	4
Wrestling	4	–	4
Total	73	29	102

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Marathon

• Daniel Boltz — 2:25.50 (→ 55th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Pascal Charriere — 4:08:32 (→ 20th place)
• Aldo Bertoldi — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's Discus Throw

• Christian Erb

• Qualification — 55.16 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

• Werner Günthör

• Qualification — 20.50 m
• Final — 20.91 m (→ 4th place)

Women's Marathon

• Franziska Moser

• Qualification — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's High Jump

• Sieglind Cadush

• Qualification — 1.86 m (→ did not advance)

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Thirteen cyclists, ten men and three women, represented Switzerland in 1992.

Men's road race

• Urs Güller
• Roland Meier
• Armin Meier

Men's team time trial

• Thomas Boutellier
• Roland Meier
• Beat Meister
• Theodor Rinderknecht

Men's sprint

• Rolf Furrer

Men's 1 km time trial

• Rocco Travella

Men's individual pursuit

• Viktor Kunz

Men's points race

• Andreas Aeschbach

Women's road race

• Luzia Zberg — 2:05:03 (→ 8th place)
• Petra Walczewski — 2:05:03 (→ 22nd place)
• Barbara Heeb — 2:09:42 (→ 43rd place)

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Women's 3m Springboard

• Catherine Aviolat

• Preliminary Round — 239.49 points (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 10m Platform

• Yvonne Kostenberger

• Preliminary Round — 264.81 points (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrian at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Three male fencers represented Switzerland in 1992.

Men's épée

• Olivier Jacquet
• André Kuhn
• Daniel Lang

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics

One male pentathlete represented Switzerland in 1992.

Individual

• Peter Steinmann

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's 50m Freestyle

• Dano Halsall
  1. Heat – 23.15
  2. B-Final – 23.18 (→ 16th place)
• Stéphane Volery
  1. Heat – 23.47 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Stéphane Volery
  1. Heat – 51.05 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 50m Freestyle

• Eva Gysling
  1. Heat – 27.21 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Women's 100m Backstroke

• Eva Gysling
  1. Heat – 1:04.50 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
• Nathalie Wunderlich
  1. Heat – 1:05.75 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Women's 200m Backstroke

• Nathalie Wunderlich
  1. Heat – 2:16.07
  2. B-Final – 2:19.70 (→ 16th place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

• Nathalie Wunderlich
  1. Heat – 2:23.18 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Three synchronized swimmers represented Switzerland in 1992.

Women's solo

• Claudia Peczinka
• Caroline Imoberdorf
• Rahel Hobi

Women's duet

• Claudia Peczinka
• Caroline Imoberdorf

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Medal Match
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Marc Rosset	Singles	K Alami (MAR) W 6–2, 4–6, 2–1 r.	W Ferreira (RSA) W 6–4, 6–0, 6–2	J Courier (USA) W 6–4, 6–2, 6–1	E Sánchez (ESP) W 6–4, 7–6(2), 3–6, 7–6(9)	G Ivanišević (CRO) W 6–3, 7–5, 6–2	J Arrese (ESP) W 7–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 8–6
Jakob Hlasek	Singles	F Maciel (MEX) W 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2	A Sznajder (CAN) W 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(1)	G Ivanišević (CRO) L 6–3, 0–6, 6–4, 6–7(1), 7–9	did not advance
Jakob Hlasek Marc Rosset	Doubles		Q Meng (CHN)  J Xia (CHN) W 7–5, 6–1, 6–2	O Casey (IRL)  E Collins (IRL) W 7–6(4), 6–3, 6–4	J Frana (ARG)  C Miniussi (ARG) L 6–2, 6–7(3), 6–3, 2–6, 2–6	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Medal Match
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Emanuela Zardo	Singles	M Maleeva (BUL) L 2–6, 4–6	did not advance
Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere	Singles	A Vieira (BRA) W 6–2, 6–3	R Reggi-Concato (ITA) W 4–6, 4–6	A Gavaldón (MEX) W 6–0, 6–3	M J Fernandez (USA) L 7–5, 1–6, 0–6	did not advance
Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Emanuela Zardo	Doubles		D Randriantefy (MAD)  N Randriantefy (MAD) W 6–2, 6–2	C Martínez (ESP)  A Sánchez Vicario (ESP) L 0–6, 1–6	did not advance

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics