Switzerland at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Switzerland competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing

Beijing

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, People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

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. This is a list of all of the Swiss athletes who have qualified for the Olympics and have been nominated by Swiss Olympic Association

Swiss Olympic Association

Swiss Olympic Association is the National Olympic Committee representing Switzerland....

Medalists

Name	Sport	Event
Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist...	Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course...	Men's time trial Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road time trial The Men's road time trial at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 13 August at the Urban Road Cycling Course. It was won by Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland.- Pre-race favorites :...
Roger Federer Roger Federer Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles... Stanislas Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. He also holds German citizenship as his father is German. His career ranking high is no. 9, achieved on 9 June 2008. He considers clay his best surface and his backhand his best shot...	Tennis Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics Tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament....	Men's doubles Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Doubles The Men's Doubles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 16 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament. Matches were best-of-3 sets, except for the final which was best-of-5 sets...
Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist...	Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course...	Men's road race Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road race The men's road race, a part of the cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, took place on August 9 at the Urban Road Cycling Course in Beijing. It started at 11:00 China Standard Time , and was scheduled to last until 17:30 later that day...
Karin Thürig Karin Thürig Karin Thürig is a Swiss professional racing cyclist and triathlete. She is the sister of fellow professional cyclist Andrea Thürig.-Cycling:2001200220032004...	Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course...	Women's time trial Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's road time trial The Women's road time trial at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 13 at the Urban Road Cycling Course. Of the 25 women competing in the event, the medal hopefuls included Karin Thürig , Judith Arndt and Hanka Kupfernagel , Marianne Vos , Christiane Soeder , and road race gold medalist...
Sergei Aschwanden Sergei Aschwanden Sergei Aschwanden is a Swiss judoka born in Bern.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Judo Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium....	Men's 90 kg Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 90 kg -Mat 1:-Mat 2:-Repechage:Those judoka eliminated in earlier rounds by the four semifinalists of the main bracket advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the two bronze medalists for the event.-References:*...
Nino Schurter Nino Schurter Nino Schurter is a Swiss cyclist and member of the Swiss team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He won the Mountain Bike World Championships for Cross Country in 2009.- References :* - External links :*...	Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course...	Men's cross-country Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country The men's cross-country at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 23 at the Laoshan Mountain Bike Course.This event is a mass-start contest consisting of multiple laps around the course. Only a final is held, with the first cyclist to the finish line being the winner...
Christina Liebherr Christina Liebherr Christina Liebherr is a Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. She won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.-References:... Pius Schwizer Pius Schwizer Pius Schwizer is a Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.-External links:... Niklaus Schurtenberger Niklaus Schurtenberger Niklaus Schurtenberger is a Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.... Steve Guerdat Steve Guerdat Steve Guerdat is an Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.-External links:...	Equestrian Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics Equestrian competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 21 at the Hong Kong Sports Institute and Sheung Yue River in Hong Kong. It was the second time the equestrian events were hosted by a member of the IOC other than the member hosting the main games...	Team jumping Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Team jumping The team jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place from August 15 to 18, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.The second and third rounds of show-jumping from the individual jumping event were used to determine scores for the team round...

Archery

Women

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Nathalie Dielen Nathalie Dielen Nathalie Dielen is an athlete from Switzerland who competes in archery.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Dielen finished her ranking round with a total of 601 points. This gave her the 54th seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Natalia Erdyniyeva in the first round...	Individual	601	54	(11) L102 - 107	Eliminated

Men

Track and road events

Event	Athletes	Heat round 1		Heat round 2		Semifinal		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
200 m	Marco Cribari Marco Cribari Marco Cribari is a Swiss sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.He was born in Zurich. He competed at the 2004 World Junior Championships, the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final...	20.98	38	Did not advance
200 m	Marc Schneeberger Marc Schneeberger Marc Schneeberger is a Swiss sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.He was born in Täuffeln. He competed at the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final...	20.86	28	21.48	31	Did not advance
5000 m	Philipp Bandi	13:59.68	29	Did not advance
Marathon	Viktor Röthlin Viktor Röthlin Viktor Röthlin is a Swiss long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon.He won the silver medal at the 2006 European Championships in Goteborg Sweden, the bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka Japan, and the gold medal at the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona Spain.He...							2:10:35	6

Field events

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Long jump	Julien Fivaz Julien Fivaz Julien Fivaz is a Swiss long jumper. His personal best jump is 8.27 metres, achieved in August 2003 in Ebensee.He competed at the 2003 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.-Achievements:...	7.53	36	Did not advance

Women

Field events

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Pole vault	Nicole Büchler	4.30	22	Did not advance

Combined events

Heptathlon
Event	Linda Züblin Linda Züblin Linda Züblin is a female heptathlete from Switzerland, who competed for her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-External links:*...
Event	Results	Points	Rank
100 m hurdles	13.90	993	=27
High jump	1.62	759	41
Shot put	12.34	684	34
200 m	24.99	888	27
Long jump	5.74	771	36
Javelin throw	47.19	806	11
800 m	2:18.68	842	24
Final total		5743	30

Badminton

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Christian Bösiger	Singles		L 12:21 21:11 19:21	Eliminated

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Jeanine Cicognini Jeanine Cicognini Jeanine Cicognini is a badminton player.She became a badminton professional as soon as she left school....	Singles	W 21:09 21:13	L 11:21 13:21	Eliminated

Slalom

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary						Semifinal		Final		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Total	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Total	Rank
Michael Kurt Michael Kurt Michael Kurt is a Swiss slalom canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 team event at the 2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg....	K-1 Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom K-1 The men's K-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 11 and 12 2008 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. The K-1 event was raced by one-man kayaks through a whitewater course....	87.58	16	91.08	19	178.66	17	Eliminated

BMX

Men

Athlete	Event	Seeding		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Roger Rinderknecht	Individual Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's BMX The men's BMX competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 20–22 at the Laoshan BMX Field. These were the first Olympic Games when BMX events were held....	36.466	14	12	3 Q	19	7	Eliminated

Women

Athlete	Event	Seeding		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jenny Fähndrich	Individual Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's BMX The Women's BMX competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 20–22 at the Laoshan BMX Field. These were the first Olympic Games when BMX events were held....	38.209	9	17	6	Eliminated

Mountain biking

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Christoph Sauser Christoph Sauser Christoph Sauser is a cross-country mountain biker, who won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He currently races on the Specialized Cross Country Team....	Cross-country Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country The men's cross-country at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 23 at the Laoshan Mountain Bike Course.This event is a mass-start contest consisting of multiple laps around the course. Only a final is held, with the first cyclist to the finish line being the winner...	1:57:54	4
Nino Schurter Nino Schurter Nino Schurter is a Swiss cyclist and member of the Swiss team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He won the Mountain Bike World Championships for Cross Country in 2009.- References :* - External links :*...	Cross-country Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country The men's cross-country at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 23 at the Laoshan Mountain Bike Course.This event is a mass-start contest consisting of multiple laps around the course. Only a final is held, with the first cyclist to the finish line being the winner...	1:57:52
Florian Vogel Florian Vogel Florian Vogel is a Swiss professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:20002004Florian Vogel is a Swiss professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:2000...	Cross-country Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country The men's cross-country at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 23 at the Laoshan Mountain Bike Course.This event is a mass-start contest consisting of multiple laps around the course. Only a final is held, with the first cyclist to the finish line being the winner...	Did not finish

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Petra Henzi	Cross-country Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's cross-country The women's cross-country at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Laoshan Mountain Bike Course on August 23 at 10:00 .The event was a mass-start contest consisting of multiple laps around the course. Only a final was held, with the first cyclist to the finish line, after six laps of the...	1:48:41	6
Nathalie Schneitter	Cross-country Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's cross-country The women's cross-country at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Laoshan Mountain Bike Course on August 23 at 10:00 .The event was a mass-start contest consisting of multiple laps around the course. Only a final was held, with the first cyclist to the finish line, after six laps of the...	1:53:42	15

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist...	Road race Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road race The men's road race, a part of the cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, took place on August 9 at the Urban Road Cycling Course in Beijing. It started at 11:00 China Standard Time , and was scheduled to last until 17:30 later that day...	6h 23' 49 (+0:00)
	Time trial Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road time trial The Men's road time trial at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 13 August at the Urban Road Cycling Course. It was won by Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland.- Pre-race favorites :...	1h 02' 11 (-0:33)

Fabian Cancellara was upgraded from bronze to silver medal in the men's road race due to doping disqualification of initial silver medalist Davide Rebellin

Davide Rebellin

Davide Rebellin is an Italian road bicycle racer, currently riding for the Italian Miche-Guerciotti team. He served a 2-year suspension for testing positive for Mircera at the 2008 Olympic Games...

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Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Nicole Brändli-Sedoun Nicole Brändli Nicole Brändli is a professional cyclist from Switzerland. She's a three time winner of Giro d'Italia Femminile.-Palmarès:...	Road race Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's road race The women's road race was one of the cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. It took place on 10 August 2008, featuring 66 women from 33 countries. It was the seventh appearance of an Olympic women's road race event and featured a longer course than any of the previous six races...	3h 22' 52 (+0:28)	18
Priska Doppmann Priska Doppmann Priska Doppmann is a Swiss road racing cyclist, born in Cham. She finished 7th in the Women's road race at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Currently, she is a manager for the women's team .-Palmarès:1999...	Road race Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's road race The women's road race was one of the cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. It took place on 10 August 2008, featuring 66 women from 33 countries. It was the seventh appearance of an Olympic women's road race event and featured a longer course than any of the previous six races...	3h 22' 45 (+0:21)	7
	Time trial Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's road time trial The Women's road time trial at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 13 at the Urban Road Cycling Course. Of the 25 women competing in the event, the medal hopefuls included Karin Thürig , Judith Arndt and Hanka Kupfernagel , Marianne Vos , Christiane Soeder , and road race gold medalist...	36:27.79 (+1:36.07)	8
Jennifer Hohl	Road race Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's road race The women's road race was one of the cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. It took place on 10 August 2008, featuring 66 women from 33 countries. It was the seventh appearance of an Olympic women's road race event and featured a longer course than any of the previous six races...	Did not finish
Karin Thürig Karin Thürig Karin Thürig is a Swiss professional racing cyclist and triathlete. She is the sister of fellow professional cyclist Andrea Thürig.-Cycling:2001200220032004...	Time trial Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's road time trial The Women's road time trial at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 13 at the Urban Road Cycling Course. Of the 25 women competing in the event, the medal hopefuls included Karin Thürig , Judith Arndt and Hanka Kupfernagel , Marianne Vos , Christiane Soeder , and road race gold medalist...	35:50'99 (+59.27)

Track

Pursuits

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		1st round		Finals
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank
Karin Thürig Karin Thürig Karin Thürig is a Swiss professional racing cyclist and triathlete. She is the sister of fellow professional cyclist Andrea Thürig.-Cycling:2001200220032004...	Women's individual pursuit Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's individual pursuit The women's individual pursuit at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 17 at the Laoshan Velodrome.The first round of this track cycling event consisted of head-to-head races over a 3000 m distance, but with the results being treated as time trial results rather than elimination rounds...	3:40.862	9	Eliminated

Points races

Athlete	Event	Points/laps	Rank
Franco Marvulli Franco Marvulli Franco Marvulli is a Swiss professional racing cyclist.-Palmares:20002001Franco Marvulli is a Swiss professional racing cyclist.-Palmares:2000... Bruno Risi Bruno Risi Bruno Risi is a Swiss professional racing cyclist.He is the ninth Swiss sportsperson to compete at five Olympics , after middle-distance runner Paul Martin, equestrians Henri Chammartin and Gustav Fischer, javelin thrower Urs von Wartburg, equestrian Christine Stückelberger, and Alpine skier Paul...	Men's Madison Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Madison The men's Madison at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 19 at the Laoshan Velodrome.This track cycling event consists of a single race. This race is a 50 kilometre, 200 lap race. Cyclists compete in pairs, with one resting as the other rides. Placing is determined first by laps, then by...	3/-1	11

Equestrian

Eventing

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping				Total
			Dressage		Cross-country			Qualifier			Final	Total
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Penalties	Rank
Tiziana Realini	Gamour	Individual Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing The individual eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 9 and 12 2008 at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.Individual eventing consisted of four phases: dressage, cross-country, and two phases of show-jumping...	48.90	28	32.80	81.70	31	16.00	97.70	37	Did not advance	97.70	37

Show jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Ind. 1st qualifier/ team qualifier		Ind. 2nd qualifier/ team final round 1			Ind. 3rd aualifier/ team final round 2			Individual final				Final rank
			Ind. 1st qualifier/ team qualifier		Ind. 2nd qualifier/ team final round 1			Ind. 3rd aualifier/ team final round 2			Round A		Round B
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total
Steve Guerdat Steve Guerdat Steve Guerdat is an Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.-External links:*...	Jalisca Solier	Individual Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping The individual jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and August 21, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.Five rounds of show-jumping were conducted, in two stages. The first three rounds made up the qualifying stage. The second and third of those rounds were also used for...	1.00	14	4.00 #	5.00	13	5.00	10.00	13 Q	4.00	11 Q	4.00	8.00	10
Christina Liebherr Christina Liebherr Christina Liebherr is a Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. She won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.-References:...	No Mercy	Individual Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping The individual jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and August 21, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.Five rounds of show-jumping were conducted, in two stages. The first three rounds made up the qualifying stage. The second and third of those rounds were also used for...	0.00	1	4.00	4.00	8	23.00 #	27.00	38	Did not advance				38
Pius Schwizer Pius Schwizer Pius Schwizer is a Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.-External links:*...	Nobless M	Individual Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping The individual jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and August 21, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.Five rounds of show-jumping were conducted, in two stages. The first three rounds made up the qualifying stage. The second and third of those rounds were also used for...	4.00 #	30	4.00	8.00	16	5.00	13.00	15 Q	8.00	23	Did not advance		23
Niklaus Schurtenberger Niklaus Schurtenberger Niklaus Schurtenberger is a Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen....	Cantus	Individual Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping The individual jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and August 21, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.Five rounds of show-jumping were conducted, in two stages. The first three rounds made up the qualifying stage. The second and third of those rounds were also used for...	0.00	1	4.00	4.00	8	8.00	12.00	14 Q	8.00	23	Did not advance		23
Steve Guerdat Steve Guerdat Steve Guerdat is an Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.-External links:... Christina Liebherr Christina Liebherr Christina Liebherr is a Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. She won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.-References:... Pius Schwizer Pius Schwizer Pius Schwizer is a Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.-External links:... Niklaus Schurtenberger Niklaus Schurtenberger Niklaus Schurtenberger is a Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen....	as above	Team Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Team jumping The team jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place from August 15 to 18, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.The second and third rounds of show-jumping from the individual jumping event were used to determine scores for the team round...	1.00	2 Q	12.00	-	1	18.00	30.00

'#' denotes a result that did not count toward the team score

Switzerland's was awarded the bronze medal the team jumping competition after Camiro, the horse of Norway's bronze medal winner Tony André Hansen

Tony André Hansen

Tony Andre Hansen is a Norwegian show jumping competitor.-Beijing Olympics Controversy:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Hansen initially won the bronze medal as part of the Norwegian team in team jumping, together with Morten Djupvik, Stein Endresen, and Geir Gulliksen.However, after...

, tested positive for use of capsaicin and was disqualified.

Fencing

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Michael Kauter	Individual épée Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's épée The men's épée fencing competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 10 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre.The épée competition consisted of a six-round single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers...		W 15 - 12	L 13 - 15	Eliminated

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Sophie Lamon	Individual épée Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's épée The women's épée fencing competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 13 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre....		W 15 - 9	L 10 - 15	Eliminated

Artistic

Men

Athlete	Event	Apparatus												Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Floor	Rank	Pommel horse	Rank	Rings	Rank	Vault	Rank	Parallel bars	Rank	Horizontal bar	Rank	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Claudio Capelli	All-around Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic individual all-around Men's artistic individual all-around competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 14.For each competitor in the men's qualification, the scores for all six apparatus were summed to give an all-around qualification score...	13.600	71	14.475	30	14.375	47	15.325	64	14.100	68	14.675	36	86.550	35	Did not advance
Christoph Schärer	All-around Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic individual all-around Men's artistic individual all-around competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 14.For each competitor in the men's qualification, the scores for all six apparatus were summed to give an all-around qualification score...			13.150	66							15.350	14	28.500	91	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Apparatus								Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Vault	Rank	Uneven bars	Rank	Balance beam	Rank	Floor	Rank	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Ariella Käslin	All-around Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic individual all-around Women's artistic individual all-around competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 15. at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium....	15.225	11 Q	14.300	49	14.650	33	13.875	55	58.050	25 Q	58.000	18
Ariella Käslin	Vault Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's vault Women's vault competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 17 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.The eight competitors with the highest scores in qualifying proceeded to the women's vault finals...									14.975	8 Q	15.050	5

Marks and ranks from Vault qualification differ as two vaults are used to determine event finalists while only the first of those counts toward the All-around total.
Ariella Käslin qualified for the All-around final of the top 24 gymnasts because the number of finalists from the same nation is limited to two. Thus, five gymnasts ranked ahead of her were ineligible for the final.

Judo

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	First repechage round	Repechage quarterfinals	Repechage semifinals	Bronze medal final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Sergei Aschwanden Sergei Aschwanden Sergei Aschwanden is a Swiss judoka born in Bern.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	−90 kg Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 90 kg -Mat 1:-Mat 2:-Repechage:Those judoka eliminated in earlier rounds by the four semifinalists of the main bracket advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the two bronze medalists for the event.-References:*...	W 0010 - 0002	W 1101 - 0010	L 0000 - 0001	Eliminated				W 0001 - 0000	W 0000 - 0000	W 1000 - 0020

Modern pentathlon

Women

Athlete	Event	Shooting			Fencing			Swimming			Riding			Running			Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Rings	Points	Rank	Record	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Time/penalty	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Total	Rank
Belinda Schreiber	Individual Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's The women's Modern pentathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing will be held on August 21 and August 22 at the Olympic Sports Center Stadium , Ying Tung Natatorium , and the Olympic Green Convention Centre .The results of each of the five segments of the modern pentathlon were...	188	1192	1	18-17	832	17	2:16.96	1280	11	66.82/28	1172	9	11:23.70	988	32	5464	11

Rowing

Men

Athlete(s)	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final B		Total rank
Athlete(s)	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Total rank
André Vonarburg André Vonarburg André Vonarburg is a Swiss rower. He finished 5th in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...	Single sculls Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls Men's single sculls competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held between August 9 and 16, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.This rowing event is a single scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by a single rower...	7:26.21	9 Q	7:02.29	13 Q	7:14.64	10	7:13.07	3	9

Sailing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M	Score	Rank
Richard Stauffacher	Sailboard Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's sailboard Men's sailboard competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place between August 11 and 20 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 35 sailors competed in this windsurfing event....	9	11	11	13	9	18	15	8	17	22		111	14
Christoph Bottoni	Laser Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Laser class Men's Laser class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place from August 12 to 19 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 43 sailors competed in this Laser dinghy competition....	34	13	32	40	39	DQ	36	24	33	CAN		241	37
Enrico De Maria Flavio Marazzi	470 Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 470 class Men's 470 class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place between August 11 and 18 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 29 pairs competed in this 470 dinghy competition....	21	23	5	25	7	OCS	27	26	9	19		162	23
Tobias Etter Felix Steiger	Star Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Star class Star class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina.The ten preliminary races took place in the afternoons of August 15–20...	9	7	9	9	5	5	6	11	4	1	4	59	5

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M	Score	Rank
Nathalie Brugger	Laser Radial Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Laser Radial class Women's Laser Radial class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympic regatta took place from August 12 to 19 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina.28 sailors competed in this Laser Radial single-handed dinghy racing series....	13	6	12	12	22	10	10	8	9	CAN	10	90	6
Emmanuelle Rol Anne-Sophie Thilo	470 Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 470 class Women's 470 class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place between August 11 and 18 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 19 pairs competed in this 470 dinghy competition....	15	9	7	13	3	5	OCS	15	18	19		114	17

OCS = On the course side of the starting line

Black box = Black flag disqualification

Shooting

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Rank
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Rank
Simon Beyeler	10 m air rifle Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle -Qualification round:Q Qualified for final-Final:...	583	45	Did not advance		45
Simon Beyeler	50 m rifle prone Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle prone -Qualification round:Q Qualified for final-Final:...	585	48	Did not advance		48
Marcel Bürge	50 m rifle prone Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle prone -Qualification round:Q Qualified for final-Final:...	590	32	Did not advance		32
Marcel Bürge	50 m rifle three positions Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle three positions -Prone position:-Standing position:-Kneeling position:-Combined qualification results:DNS Did not start – Q Qualified for final-Final:...	1155	35	Did not advance		35
Beat Müller	50 m rifle three positions Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle three positions -Prone position:-Standing position:-Kneeling position:-Combined qualification results:DNS Did not start – Q Qualified for final-Final:...	1164	21	Did not advance		21
Christoph Schmid	10 m air pistol Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air pistol -Qualification round:The qualification round was held between 12:00 and 13:45 China Standard Time , with all shooters fitting into a single relay.DQ Disqualified – Q Qualified for final-Final:...	573	33	Did not advance		33
Christoph Schmid	50 m pistol Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol -Qualification round:DQ Disqualified – Q Qualified for final-Final:DQ Disqualified...	542	40	Did not advance		40

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Rank
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Rank
Annik Marguet	10 m air rifle Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air rifle During the competition, Kateřina Emmons equalled the world record for the qualification round, setting a new Olympic record of maximum 400 points, and then raised the Olympic final record by 1.5 points to 503.5...	391	33	Did not advance		33
Annik Marguet	50 m rifle three positions Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre rifle three positions -Qualification round:EOR Equalled Olympic record – KN Kneeling position – PR Prone position – Q Qualified for final – ST Standing position-Final:OR Olympic record...	577	25	Did not advance		25
Irene Beyeler	10 m air rifle Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air rifle During the competition, Kateřina Emmons equalled the world record for the qualification round, setting a new Olympic record of maximum 400 points, and then raised the Olympic final record by 1.5 points to 503.5...	395	16	Did not advance		16
Irene Beyeler	50 m rifle three positions Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre rifle three positions -Qualification round:EOR Equalled Olympic record – KN Kneeling position – PR Prone position – Q Qualified for final – ST Standing position-Final:OR Olympic record...	577	23	Did not advance		23
Cornelia Froelich	10 m air pistol Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air pistol Both Olympic records were broken during the competition: the qualification record was raised to 391 by Natalia Paderina and the final record to 492.3 by Guo Wenjun.-Qualification round:...	381	17	Did not advance		17
Sandra Kolly	10 m air pistol Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air pistol -Qualification round:The qualification round was held between 12:00 and 13:45 China Standard Time , with all shooters fitting into a single relay.DQ Disqualified – Q Qualified for final-Final:...	378	27	Did not advance		27
Sandra Kolly	25 m pistol Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 25 metre pistol -Qualification round:The precision stage was fired at 09:00 China Standard Time , with all participants fitting into a single relay. In this stage, the time limit for each five-shot string is five minutes. Sonia Franquet of Spain took a two-point lead....	574	29	Did not advance		29

Swimming

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jonathan Massacand	Men's 100 m backstroke Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heats:-Semifinals:-Final:...	55.21	27	Eliminated
Jonathan Massacand	Men's 200 m backstroke Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke The record now stands as recorded below:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Swim-Off:-Final:-References:...	2:01.80	32	Eliminated
Dominik Meichtry Dominik Meichtry Dominik Meichtry is a Swiss swimmer specializing in the middle distance freestyle events. He currently holds six Swiss national records ....	Men's 100 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle The Men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place between August 12 and 14 at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated . Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant...	48.55	16	49.58	16	Eliminated
	Men's 200 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heats:-Semifinals:-Final:* WR = World Record; AS = Asian Record-References:...	1:45.80	1	1:46.54	7	1:46.95	6
	Men's 400 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle -Heats:-Final:* WR = World Record; OR = Olympic Record; NR = National Record; PB = Personal Best* AS = Asian Record; AF = African Record-References:...	3:50.55	27	Eliminated
Swann Oberson	Women's 10 km open water Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon 10 kilometre The women's marathon 10 kilometre event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 20 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park. It was a new event on the programme at the 2008 Games. The men's and women's marathon 10 kilometre races, unlike all of the other swimming events, were held in open...					1:59:36.9	6
Flavia Rigamonti Flavia Rigamonti Flavia Rigamonti is a Swiss swimmer from Sorengo. As of 2010, she holds the Swiss Records in the women's 400, 800 and 1500 freestyles.At the 2007 World Championships, she set the European Record in the women's 1500 free ....	Women's 400 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle The Women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 10–11 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated . Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of...	4:09.59	14	Eliminated
	Women's 800 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.During the competition, Rebecca Adlington broke the Olympic Record in a preliminary heat...	8:28.67	13	Eliminated
Flori Lang Dominik Meichtry Dominik Meichtry Dominik Meichtry is a Swiss swimmer specializing in the middle distance freestyle events. He currently holds six Swiss national records .... Karel Novy Adrien Perez	Men's 4×100 m freestyle	3:16.80	13	Eliminated

Synchronized swimming

Athlete	Event	Technical routine		Free routine (preliminary)				Free routine (final)
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total points	Rank
Magdalena Brunner Ariane Schneider	Duet Synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's duet The women's duet synchronized swimming event at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from August 18 to 20, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center....	44.250	13	45.000	12	89.250	12 Q	45.000	12	89.250	12

Taekwondo

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage quarterfinals	Repechage semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Manuela Bezzola	−49 kg Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 49 kg -Repechage:...	L 0-4	Did not advance

Tennis

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Medal match
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Roger Federer Roger Federer Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...	Singles Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles The Men's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt competition. Matches were in best-of-3 sets, except for the final which was in best-of-5 sets...	W 6–4, 6–2	W 6–2, 6–4	W 6–3, 7–6(4)	L 4–6, 6–7(2)	Did not advance
Stanislas Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. He also holds German citizenship as his father is German. His career ranking high is no. 9, achieved on 9 June 2008. He considers clay his best surface and his backhand his best shot...	Singles Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles The Men's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt competition. Matches were in best-of-3 sets, except for the final which was in best-of-5 sets...	W 4–6, 6–3, 6–2	L 4–6, 0–6	Did not advance
Roger Federer Roger Federer Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles... Stanislas Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. He also holds German citizenship as his father is German. His career ranking high is no. 9, achieved on 9 June 2008. He considers clay his best surface and his backhand his best shot...	Doubles Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Doubles The Men's Doubles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 16 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament. Matches were best-of-3 sets, except for the final which was best-of-5 sets...		W 7–5, 6–1	W 6–4, 6–3	W 6–2, 6–4	W 7–6(6), 6–4	W 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4), 6–3

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Medal match
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Timea Bacsinszky Timea Bacsinszky Timea Bacsinszky is a professional female tennis player residing in Belmont-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland. She joined the WTA Tour in 2004 and was ranked World No. 37 on 7 June 2010....	Singles Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Singles The Women's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre...	L 3–6, 2–6	Did not advance
Patty Schnyder Patty Schnyder Patty Schnyder is a retired Swiss professional tennis player. She played on the WTA tour from 1993 to 2011 and is a former World No. 7. She defeated several World No...	Singles Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Singles The Women's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre...	W 6–3, 6–2	L 4–6, 4–6	Did not advance
Patty Schnyder Patty Schnyder Patty Schnyder is a retired Swiss professional tennis player. She played on the WTA tour from 1993 to 2011 and is a former World No. 7. She defeated several World No... Emmanuelle Gagliardi Emmanuelle Gagliardi Emmanuelle Gagliardi is a professional Swiss tennis player.Her coach is Marco Tarelli and she prefers to play on hardcourts.As of 2 March 2008, Gagliardi is still searching for her first WTA Tour singles title....	Doubles Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Doubles The women's doubles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from 10 August to 17 August at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament....		W 6–0, 6–4	L 3–6, 6–7(2)	Did not advance

Triathlon

Women:

Men

Athlete	Event	Swim (1.5 km)		Trans 1	Cycling (40 km)		Trans 2	Run (10 km)		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Trans 1	Time	Rank	Trans 2	Time	Rank	Total	Rank
Reto Hug Reto Hug Reto Hug is an athlete from Switzerland, who competes in the triathlon.-Olympics:Hug competed in his first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took eighth place with a total time of 1:49:21.30. At the following games, Hug competed again in the triathlon competition, placing 40th...	Individual Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics The Triathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, were held on Monday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 19 , on the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling....	18:55	50	0:27	58:20	5	0:29	33:53	28	1:52:04.93	29
Olivier Marceau Olivier Marceau Olivier Marceau is an athlete from France, who competes in triathlon.A member of the Poissy Triathlon Club he competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took seventh place with a total time of 1:49:18.03.Four years later, at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Marceau competed...	Individual Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics The Triathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, were held on Monday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 19 , on the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling....	18:55	52	0:29	58:18	4	0:31	32:37	18	1:50:50.07	19
Sven Riederer Sven Riederer Sven Riederer is an athlete from Switzerland, who competes in triathlon. Riederer competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal with a time of 1:51:33.26, 25.5 seconds behind the leader after the nearly two-hour race.-External...	Individual Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics The Triathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, were held on Monday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 19 , on the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling....	18:14	17	0:34	58:52	19	0:28	33:11	23	1:51:19.45	23

Women

Athlete	Event	Swim (1.5 km)		Trans 1	Cycling (40 km)		Trans 2	Run (10 km)		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Trans 1	Time	Rank	Trans 2	Time	Rank	Total	Rank
Magali Chopard Di Marco Magali Messmer Magali Di Marco Messmer , is one of the most seasoned professional elite triathletes and part of the Swiss National Team since 1995. She took part in two Olympic Games, placing 3rd in Sydney and 13th in Beijing...	Individual Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics The Triathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, were held on Monday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 19 , on the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling....	19:50	2	0:30	1:04:22	16	0:29	36:39	22	2:01:50.74	13
Daniela Ryf Daniela Ryf Daniela Ryf is a Swiss triathlete who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.In 2008, she finished seventh in the Olympic triathlon event. In 2010, Ryf placed third in the inaugural 2010 ITU Sprint Distance Triathlon World Championships....	Individual Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics The Triathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, were held on Monday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 19 , on the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling....	19:56	13	0:26	1:04:17	10	0:30	35:31	10	2:00:40.20	7
Nicola Spirig Nicola Spirig Nicola Spirig is a professional Swiss triathlete, vice World Champion 2010, member of the Swiss National Team Nicola Spirig (born 7 February 1982 in Winkel) is a professional Swiss triathlete, vice World Champion 2010, member of the Swiss National Team Nicola Spirig (born 7 February 1982 in...	Individual Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics The Triathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, were held on Monday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 19 , on the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling....	20:17	36	0:28	1:03:54	1	0:31	35:20	9	2:00:30.48	6

Beach

Men

Athlete	Event	Pool game 1	Pool game 2	Pool game 3	Standing	Lucky loser	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Patrick Heuscher Patrick Heuscher Patrick Heuscher is a Swiss beach volleyball player. With his partner Stefan Kobel he won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. His current partner is Sascha Heyer.-External links:... Sascha Heyer Sascha Heyer Sascha Heyer is a beach volleyball player from Switzerland, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, with partner Paul Laciga. As of 2011, his current partner is Sébastien Chevallier.-References:* at the...	Doubles	W 21:13 21:17	L 15:21 10:21	L 17:21 23:21 13:15	3	L 11:21 19:21	Eliminated
Martin Laciga Martin Laciga Martin Laciga is a beach volleyball player from Switzerland, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 1999 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Marseille, France, partnering his older brother Paul Laciga... Jan Schnider Jan Schnider Jan Schnider is a beach volleyball player from Switzerland, who with his team mate Martin Laciga is representing his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, China.-Playing partners:* Marcel Gscheidle...	Doubles	L 14:21 15:21	W 21:15 21:15	W 21:17 21:13	2		L 16:21 23:21 13:15	Eliminated

Women

Athlete	Event	Pool game 1	Pool game 2	Pool game 3	Standing	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Simone Kuhn Simone Kuhn Simone Kuhn is a female professional beach volleyball player from Switzerland, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Partnering Nicole Schnyder-Benoit she claimed the gold medal at the 2004 European Championships in Timmendorfer Strand,... Lea Schwer Lea Schwer Lea Schwer is a Swiss beach volleyball player.About a week before the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, the Austrian team Montagnolli - Swoboda, pulled out of the competition, because of medical reasons...	Doubles	L 12:21 18:21	L 11:21 17:21	L 18:21 17:21	4	Eliminated

Wrestling

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	1/8 finals	Quarterfinals	Repechage round 1	Repechage round 2	Semifinals	Bronze medal bout	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Grégory Sarrasin Grégory Sarrasin Grégory Sarrasin is a male freestyle wrestler from Switzerland.He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated from competition by Emin Azizov in the 1/16 of final.-External links:*...	−66 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 66 kg Men's Freestyle 66 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 20 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....	L 0-1, 0-2	Did not advance

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