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 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) 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 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 (→ 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