Switzerland competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 114 competitors, 71 men and 43 women, took part in 83 events in 17 sports.
Medalists
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!Medal
!Name
!Sport
!Event
!Date
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| || || Cycling || Men's road race ||
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| || || Gymnastics || Men's pommel horse ||
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| || || Rowing || Men's single sculls ||
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| || <br>Michael Gier || Rowing || Men's lightweight double sculls ||
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| || || Cycling || Men's mountainbike cross country ||
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| || <br>Sabine Eichenberger<br>Gabi Müller<br>Ingrid Haralamow || Canoeing || Women's K-4 500 metres ||
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| || <br>Calvaro V || Equestrian || Individual jumping ||
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Athletics
Men's 1,500 metres
- Peter Philipp
:* Qualification — 3:41.60 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Laurent Clerc, Kevin Widmer, Alain Rohr, and Mathias Rusterholz
:* Heat — 3:03.05
:* Semi Final — 3:05.36 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Marcel Schelbert
:* Heat — 51.20s (→ did not advance)
Men's Decathlon
- Philipp Huber
:* Final Result — 7743 points (→ 28th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Pascal Charrière — 4:10:20 (→ 31st place)
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Women's 400 metres
- Corinne Simasotchi
:* Heat — 53.69 (→ did not advance)
Women's 10,000 metres
- Daria Nauer
:* Qualification — 33:56.95 (→ did not advance)
- Ursula Jeitziner
:* Qualification — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Women's 400m Hurdles
- Michele Schenk
:* Qualification — 55.70
:* Semifinals — 55.96 (→ did not advance)
- Martina Stoop
:* Qualification — 56.32 (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
- Sieglinde Cadusch
:* Qualification — 1.85m (→ did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon
- Patricia Nadler
:* Final Result — 5803 points (→ 23rd place)
Women's Marathon
- Franziska Rochat-Moser — 2:34.48 (→ 18th place)
- Nelly Glauser — 2:37.19 (→ 34th place)
Badminton
Canoeing
Cycling
Road Competition
thumb|Alex Zulle during the road time trial
Men's Individual Time Trial
- Tony Rominger
:* Final — 1:06:05 (→ 5th place)
- Alex Zülle
:* Final — 1:06:33 (→ 7th place)
Women's Individual Road Race
- Barbara Heeb
:* Final — 02:37:06 (→ 8th place)
- Yvonne Schnorf
:* Final — 02:37:06 (→ 13th place)
- Diana Rast
:* Final — 02:37:06 (→ 15th place)
Women's Individual Time Trial
- Diana Rast
:* Final — 39:28 (→ 15th place)
Track Competition
Men's Points Race
- Bruno Risi
:* Final — 8 points (→ 17th place)
Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country
- Thomas Frischknecht
:* Final — 2:20:14 (→ Image:Med 2.png Silver Medal)
- Beat Wabel
:* Final — 2:32:17 (→ 14th place)
Women's Cross Country
- Daniela Gassmann
:* Final — 1:59.11 (→ 12th place)
- Silvia Fürst
:* Final — 2:03.04 (→ 16th place)
Equestrian
Fencing
Five fencers, two men and three women, represented Switzerland in 1996.
;Men's épée
- Nic Bürgin
- Olivier Jacquet
;Women's épée
- Gianna Hablützel-Bürki
- Michèle Wolf
- Sandra Kenel
;Women's team épée
- Gianna Hablützel-Bürki, Michèle Wolf, Sandra Kenel
Gymnastics
Handball
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Men's Competition
- Philipp Wäffler → 29th place (4774 pts)
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Women's 50m Freestyle
- Dominique Diezi
- Heat — 26.57 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
- Sandrine Paquier
- Heat — 58.38 (→ did not advance, 36th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
- Chantal Strasser
- Heat — 4:24.49 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Dominique Diezi, Nicole Zahnd, Lara Preacco, and Sandrine Paquier
- Heat — 3:53.30 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Sandrine Paquier, Dominique Diezi, Nicole Zahnd, and Chantal Strasser
- Heat — 8:21.55 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Table tennis
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition
- Marc Rosset
- First round — Defeated Hicham Arazi (Morocco) 6-2 6-3
- Second round — Defeated Frederik Fetterlein (Denmark) 7-6 7-5
- Third round — Lost to Renzo Furlan (Italy) 0-6 2-4 retired
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Women's Singles Competition
- Martina Hingis
- First round — Defeated Joelle Schad (Dominican Republic) 6-0 6-1
- Second round — Lost to Ai Sugiyama (Japan) 4-6 4-6
- Patty Schnyder
- First round — Lost to Conchita Martínez (Spain) 1-6 2-6