Switzerland competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 129 competitors, 102 men and 27 women, took part in 91 events in 18 sports. Medalists Archery In Switzerland's third appearance in Olympic archery, two women and one man competed. Women's Competition: Ursula Hess – 2473 points (→ 13th place) Vreny Burger – 2419 points (→ 27th place) Men's Competition: Thomas Hardmeier – 2476 points (→ 20th place) Athletics Men's 400 metres Marcel Arnold Heat — 46.46 Quarterfinals — 46.10 (→ did not advance) Men's 5,000 metres Markus Ryffel Heat — 13:46.16 Semifinals — 13:40.08 Final — 13:07.54 (→ Silver Medal) Men's Marathon Bruno Lafranchi Final — 2:24:38 (→ 50th place) Men's High Jump Roland Dalhäuser Qualification — 2.24m Final — no mark (→ no ranking) Men's Long Jump René Gloor Qualification — 7.71m (→ did not advance, 13th place) Men's Pole Vault Felix Böhni Qualifying Round — 5.40m Final — 5.30m (→ 7th place) Men's Shot Put Werner Günthör Qualifying Round — 19.71 m Final — 20.28m (→ 5th place) Men's Decathlon Michele Rüfenacht Final Result — 7924 points (→ 10th place) Patrick Vetterli Final Result — 7739 points (→ 13th place) Women's 3,000 metres Cornelia Bürki Heat — 8:45.82 Final — 8:45.20 (→ 5th place) Women's Marathon Gabriela Andersen-Schiess Final — 2:48:42 (→ 37th place) Women's Javelin Throw Regula Egger Qualification — 57.88m (→ did not advance) Women's Heptathlon Corinne Schneider Final Result — 6042 points (→ 10th place) Canoeing Cycling Twelve cyclists represented Switzerland in 1984. Individual road race Richard Trinkler — +1:43 (→ 10th place) Stefan Maurer — +3:37 (→ 12th place) Heinz Imboden — did not finish (→ no ranking) Benno Wiss — did not finish (→ no ranking) Team time trial Alfred Achermann Richard Trinkler Laurent Vial Benno Wiss Sprint Heinz Isler 1000m time trial Heinz Isler Individual pursuit Jörg Müller Stephan Joho Team pursuit Daniel Huwyler Hans Ledermann Hansruedi Märki Jörg Müller Points race Jörg Müller Stephan Joho Equestrianism Fencing Five fencers, all men, represented Switzerland in 1984 Men's épée Michel Poffet Daniel Giger Gabriel Nigon Men's team épée Olivier Carrard, Daniel Giger, Gabriel Nigon, Michel Poffet, François Suchanecki Gymnastics Handball Men's Team Competition Team Roster Jürgen Bätschmann René Barth Markus Braun Max Delhees Roland Gassmann Martin Glaser Peter Hürlimann Peter Jehle Heinz Karrer Uwe Mall Martin Ott Norwin Platzer Martin Rubin Max Schär Peter Weber Judo Modern pentathlon Three male