Switzerland at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Switzerland at the 1976 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SUI
NOC	Swiss Olympic Association
Website	www.swissolympic.ch (in German and French)
in Montreal
Competitors	50 (47 men, 3 women) in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Christian Kauter
Medals Ranked 20th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Switzerland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 50 competitors, 47 men and 3 women, took part in 41 events in 12 sports.^[1]

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

Equestrian

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

Gymnastics

Judo

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Switzerland in 1976.

Individual

• Serge Bindy

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Weightlifting

References