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Switzerland at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
SUI

Flag bearer
  
Christian Kauter

Switzerland at the 1976 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Swiss Olympic Association

Website
  
www.swissolympic.ch (German) (French)

Competitors
  
50 (47 men, 3 women) in 12 sports

MedalsRanked 20th
  
GoldSilverBronzeTotal1124

Switzerland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. 50 competitors, 47 men and 3 women, took part in 41 events in 12 sports.

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Medalists

Switzerland finished in 20th position in the final medal rankings, with one gold medal and four medals overall.

Gold

  • Christine Stückelberger — Equestrian, Dressage Individual Competition

    • Silver

  • Ulrich Lehmann, Doris Ramseier and Christine Stückelberger — Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition

    • Bronze

  • Jürg Röthlisberger — Judo, Men's Half-Heavyweight (93 kg)
  • Jean-Blaise Evéquoz, Christian Kauter, Michel Poffet, Daniel Giger and François Suchanecki — Fencing, Men's Épée Team Competition

    • Athletics

    Men's 800 metres

  • Rolf Gysin
  • Heat — 1:48.69 (→ did not advance)

    • Men's 5.000 metres

  • Markus Ryffel
  • Heat — 13:46.07 (→ did not advance)

    • Men's Long Jump

  • Rolf Bernhard
  • Qualification — 7.79m
  • Final — 7.74m (→ 9th place)

    • Cycling

    Six cyclists represented Switzerland in 1976.

    Individual road race
  • Richard Trinkler — 5:05:00 (→ 57th place)
  • Hansjörg Aemisegger — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Robert Thalmann — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Serge Demierre — did not finish (→ no ranking)
    • 1000m time trial
  • Walter Bäni — 1:08.112 (→ 8th place)
    • Individual pursuit
  • Robert Dill-Bundi — 14th place

    • Fencing

    Six fencers, all men, represented Switzerland in 1976.

    Men's foil
  • Patrice Gaille
    • Men's épée
  • Christian Kauter
  • François Suchanecki
  • Daniel Giger
    • Men's team épée
  • Daniel Giger, Christian Kauter, Michel Poffet, François Suchanecki, Jean-Blaise Evéquoz

    • Modern pentathlon

    One male pentathlete represented Switzerland in 1976.

    Individual
  • Serge Bindy

    • References

    Switzerland at the 1976 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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