Switzerland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 99 competitors, 72 men and 27 women, took part in 83 events in 17 sports.
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)
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)
- 100 metres — 11.18s
- Long Jump — 7.34m
- Shot Put — 14.48m
- High Jump — 1.94m
- 400 metres — 49.02s
- 110m Hurdles — 15.11s
- Discus Throw — 42.46m
- Pole Vault — 4.70m
- Javelin Throw — 65.84m
- 1.500 metres — 4:16.74s
Christian Gugler — 7502 points (→ 22nd place)
- 100 metres — 11.49s
- Long Jump — 7.02m
- Shot Put — 13.80m
- High Jump — 2.03m
- 400 metres — 50.60s
- 110m Hurdles — 15.22s
- Discus Throw — 39.08m
- Pole Vault — 4.70m
- Javelin Throw — 60.92m
- 1.500 metres — 4:21.93s
Severin Moser — 7502 points (→ 27th place)
- 100 metres — 11.10s
- Long Jump — 6.98m
- Shot Put — 12.69m
- High Jump — 1.85m
- 400 metres — 48.63s
- 110m Hurdles — 15.13s
- Discus Throw — 38.04m
- Pole Vault — 4.70m
- Javelin Throw — 49.52m
- 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)
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)
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
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)
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)
Three synchronized swimmers represented Switzerland in 1988.
Women's solo
Karin Singer
Edith Boss
Claudia Peczinka
Women's duet
Karin Singer
Edith Boss
