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 codeSUI
NOCSwiss Olympic Association
Websitewww.swissolympic.ch (in German and French)
in Barcelona
Competitors102 (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)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldMarc RossetTennisMen's singles8 August

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 8715
Badminton 022
Canoeing 516
Cycling 10313
Diving 022
Equestrian 437
Fencing 303
Gymnastics 606
Judo 415
Modern pentathlon 11
Rowing 909
Sailing 9110
Shooting 628
Swimming 224
Synchronized swimming 33
Tennis 224
Wrestling 44
Total7329102

Athletics

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

  • 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

Cycling

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

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

Fencing

Three male fencers represented Switzerland in 1992.

Men's épée
  • Olivier Jacquet
  • André Kuhn
  • Daniel Lang

Gymnastics

Judo

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Switzerland in 1992.

Individual
  • Peter Steinmann

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

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

Three synchronized swimmers represented Switzerland in 1992.

Women's solo
  • Claudia Peczinka
  • Caroline Imoberdorf
  • Rahel Hobi
Women's duet
  • Claudia Peczinka
  • Caroline Imoberdorf

Tennis

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

References

  1. "Switzerland at the 1992 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  2. Switzerland at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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