Switzerland at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Switzerland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 99 competitors, 72 men and 27 women, took part in 83 events in 17 sports.

Switzerland at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSUI
NOCSwiss Olympic Association
Websitewww.swissolympic.ch (in German and French)
in Seoul
Competitors99 (72 men and 27 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer Cornelia Bürki
Medals
Ranked 33rd
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Ueli Bodenmann
Beat Schwerzmann
Rowing Men's double sculls 24 September
 Silver Otto Hofer
Daniel Ramseier
Samuel Schatzmann
Christine Stückelberger
Equestrian Team dressage 25 September
 Bronze Werner Günthör Athletics Men's shot put 23 September
 Bronze Christine Stückelberger Equestrian Individual dressage 27 September

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 0 2 2
Athletics 10 9 19
Canoeing 1 0 1
Cycling 6 3 9
Diving 0 1 1
Equestrian 7 1 8
Fencing 5 2 7
Gymnastics 2 0 2
Judo 2 2
Modern pentathlon 3 3
Rowing 7 0 7
Sailing 10 0 10
Shooting 6 3 9
Swimming 7 3 10
Synchronized swimming 3 3
Tennis 2 0 2
Wrestling 4 4
Total 72 27 99

Archery

In Switzerland's fourth appearance in Olympic archery, two women competed.

Women's Individual Competition:

  • Vreny Burger — Preliminary Round (→ 39th place)
  • Nadia Gautschi — Preliminary Round (→ 45th place)

Athletics

Men's Shot Put

  • Werner Günthör
  • Qualifying Heat — 20.70m
  • Final — 21.99m (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Rudolf Steiner
  • Qualification — 76.02m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

  • Beat Gähwiler — 8114 points (→ 12th place)
  1. 100 metres — 11.18s
  2. Long Jump — 7.34m
  3. Shot Put — 14.48m
  4. High Jump — 1.94m
  5. 400 metres — 49.02s
  6. 110m Hurdles — 15.11s
  7. Discus Throw — 42.46m
  8. Pole Vault — 4.70m
  9. Javelin Throw — 65.84m
  10. 1.500 metres — 4:16.74s
  • Christian Gugler — 7502 points (→ 22nd place)
  1. 100 metres — 11.49s
  2. Long Jump — 7.02m
  3. Shot Put — 13.80m
  4. High Jump — 2.03m
  5. 400 metres — 50.60s
  6. 110m Hurdles — 15.22s
  7. Discus Throw — 39.08m
  8. Pole Vault — 4.70m
  9. Javelin Throw — 60.92m
  10. 1.500 metres — 4:21.93s
  • Severin Moser — 7502 points (→ 27th place)
  1. 100 metres — 11.10s
  2. Long Jump — 6.98m
  3. Shot Put — 12.69m
  4. High Jump — 1.85m
  5. 400 metres — 48.63s
  6. 110m Hurdles — 15.13s
  7. Discus Throw — 38.04m
  8. Pole Vault — 4.70m
  9. Javelin Throw — 49.52m
  10. 1.500 metres — 4:21.90s

Women's Marathon

  • Genoveva Eichenmann
  • Final — 2"44.37 (→ 47th place)
  • Rosmarie Müller
  • Final — 2"47.31 (→ 48th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Denise Thiémard
  • Qualification — 61.74m
  • Final — 58.54m (→ 9th place)

Women's Heptathlon

  • Corinne Schneider
  • Final Result — 6157 points (→ 13th place)

Canoeing

Cycling

Nine cyclists, six men and three women, represented Switzerland in 1988.

Men's road race
  • Marcel Stäuble
  • Daniel Steiger
  • Felice Puttini
Men's 1 km time trial
  • Rocco Travella
Men's individual pursuit
  • Bruno Risi
Men's points race
  • Philippe Grivel
Women's road race
  • Edith Schönenberger — 2:00:52 (→ 18th place)
  • Barbara Ganz — 2:00:52 (→ 40th place)
  • Brigitte Gyr-Gschwend — 2:00:52 (→ 41st place)

Diving

Women
Athlete Event Preliminary Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Beatrice Bürki 3 m springboard 400.32 16 Did not advance

Equestrian

Fencing

Seven fencers, five men and two women, represented Switzerland in 1988.

Men's épée
  • Patrice Gaille
  • Michel Poffet
  • André Kuhn
Men's team épée
  • Patrice Gaille, André Kuhn, Zsolt Madarasz, Gérald Pfefferle, Michel Poffet
Women's foil
  • Alessandra Mariéthoz
  • Andrea Piros

Gymnastics

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Switzerland in 1988.

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Peter Steinmann — 5181pts (→ 9th place)
  • Andy Jung — 4951pts (→ 26th place)
  • Peter Burger — 4731pts (→ 43rd place)

Men's Team Competition:

  • Steinmann, Jung, and Burger — 14863pts (→ 7th place)

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

  • Dano Halsall
  • Heat — 22.61
  • Final — 22.83 (→ 4th place)
  • Stéfan Voléry
  • Heat — 23.04
  • Final — 22.84 (→ 5th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Stéfan Voléry
  • Heat — 50.96
  • B-Final — 50.74 (→ 11th place)
  • Dano Halsall
  • Heat — 51.21 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

  • Alberto Bottini
  • Heat — 1:51.45 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
  • Stéfan Voléry
  • Heat — 1:52.94 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

  • Alberto Bottini
  • Heat — 3:57.92 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

  • Patrick Ferland
  • Heat — 58.17 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

  • Patrick Ferland
  • Heat — 2:07.77 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Pierre-Yves Eberle
  • Heat — 1:04.53 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
  • Étienne Dagon
  • Heat — 1:04.71 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Étienne Dagon
  • Heat — 2:18.68
  • B-Final — 2:18.17 (→ 13th place)
  • Pierre-Yves Eberle
  • Heat — 2:20.65 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Théophile David
  • Heat — 56.77 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

  • Théophile David
  • Heat — 2:05.58 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

  • Patrick Ferland, Étienne Dagon, Dano Halsall, and Stéfan Voléry
  • Heat — 3:48.09 (→ did not advance, 9th place)


Women's 50 m Freestyle

  • Marie-Therese Armentero
  • Heat — 26.32
  • B-Final — 26.34 (→ 11th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

  • Marie-Therese Armentero
  • Heat — 57.35 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

  • Eva Gysling
  • Heat — 1:05.07 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

  • Eva Gysling
  • Heat — 2:24.61 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Patricia Brülhart
  • Heat — 1:15.00 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Patricia Brülhart
  • Heat — 2:42.82 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Synchronized swimming

Three synchronized swimmers represented Switzerland in 1988.

Women's solo
  • Karin Singer
  • Edith Boss
  • Claudia Peczinka
Women's duet
  • Karin Singer
  • Edith Boss

Tennis

Wrestling

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