Switzerland at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Switzerland took part in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to August 21, 2016. Swiss athletes have been in every modern Summer Olympic Games, except for a partial boycott of the 1956 Summer Olympics.

The Swiss team had 104 athletes, including 59 men and 45 women, who competed in seventeen different sports.

When the Olympics ended, Switzerland brought home seven medals: three gold, two silver, and two bronze. The medals came from cycling, artistic gymnastics, rowing, shooting, tennis, and triathlon.

Some of Switzerland's top athletes included road cyclist Fabian Cancellara, who won the men's time trial for the second time. Mountain biker Nino Schurter won gold in the men's cross country race. The rowing team of Mario Gyr, Simon Niepmann, Simon Schürch, and Lucas Tramèr won Switzerland's first-ever Olympic gold medal in rowing.

On the women's side, pistol shooter Heidi Diethelm Gerber, gymnast Giulia Steingruber, and tennis player Martina Hingis with her partner Timea Bacsinszky each won medals. Nicola Spirig Hug won a silver in the women's triathlon.

Medalists

Further information: 2016 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2016 Summer Olympics medal winners

Switzerland won some medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The athletes who won medals helped make the country proud.

Competitors

The Swiss Olympic Association chose 104 athletes, including 59 men and 45 women, to compete in seventeen sports at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. This was the largest group Switzerland had ever sent to the Summer Olympics since [/wiki/1984_Summer_Olympics]. Most of these athletes were new to the Olympics.

For the first time since [/wiki/1992_Summer_Olympics], Swiss male gymnasts competed in the team all-around tournament. Athletics and cycling had the most competitors, with 16 athletes each. Some well-known Swiss athletes returned, including equestrian show jumper Steve Guerdat, triathlete Nicola Spirig Hug, and mountain biker Nino Schurter. Other athletes included rowers Mario Gyr, Simon Niepmann, Simon Schürch, and Lucas Tramèr, and tennis player Martina Hingis.

The youngest competitor was 18-year-old golfer Albane Valenzuela, and the oldest was 50-year-old dressage rider Marcela Krinke-Susmelj.

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in fencing, field hockey, football, and handball are not counted as athletes:

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	3	13	16
Badminton	0	1	1
Canoeing	3	0	3
Cycling	14	2	16
Equestrian	5	2	7
Fencing	4	1	5
Golf	0	2	2
Gymnastics	5	1	6
Judo	2	1	3
Rowing	10	1	11
Sailing	6	3	9
Shooting	1	3	4
Swimming	3	5	8
Synchronized swimming	—	2	2
Tennis	0	2	2
Triathlon	2	2	4
Volleyball	0	4	4
Total	59	45	104

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Swiss athletes ran and took part in many field events at the 2016 Summer Olympics. On May 5, 2016, the Swiss Olympic Association chose three runners for the marathon. By the end of July 2016, fourteen more athletes joined the team, including one man and thirteen women.

Track & road events

Men

Women

Field events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Tadesse Abraham	Marathon	—N/a				2:11:42	7
Kariem Hussein	400 m hurdles	49.80	5	Did not advance
Christian Kreienbühl	Marathon	—N/a				2:21:13	76

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Selina Büchel	800 m	1:59.00	1 Q	—N/a		1:59.35	3	Did not advance
Petra Fontanive	400 m hurdles	56.80	6	—N/a		Did not advance
Mujinga Kambundji	100 m	Bye		11.19	3 q	11.16	6	Did not advance
Mujinga Kambundji	200 m	22.78	3 q	—N/a		22.83	6	Did not advance
Maja Neuenschwander	Marathon	—N/a						2:34:27	29
Clélia Reuse	100 m hurdles	12.91	4 q	—N/a		12.96	5	Did not advance
Fabienne Schlumpf	3000 m steeplechase	9:30.54	6 q	—N/a				9:59.30	18
Léa Sprunger	400 m hurdles	56.58	4	—N/a		Did not advance
Sarah Atcho Ajla del Ponte Mujinga Kambundji Salomé Kora Marisa Lavanchy Ellen Sprunger	4 × 100 m relay	43.12	5	—N/a				Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Nicole Büchler	Women's pole vault	4.55	=8 q	4.70	6
Angelica Moser	Women's pole vault	4.45	23	Did not advance

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Switzerland sent one badminton player to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. This player was Sabrina Jaquet. She had also competed in the 2012 Olympics in London. She earned her spot by being the next highest-ranked eligible player in the BWF World Rankings.

Athlete	Event	Group Stage			Elimination	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Sabrina Jaquet	Women's singles	Gilmour (GBR) L (15–21, 17–21)	Zechiri (BUL) L (15–21, 17–21)	3	Did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Switzerland sent canoeists to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. They qualified two canoeists for the men's C-2 class after doing very well at the 2016 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia. These athletes were announced for the team on May 26, 2016.

The country also received a spot to send one canoeist in the men's K-1 1000 m event. This happened because some athletes from Belarus and Romania could not compete for a year.

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Athlete	Event	Preliminary						Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Best	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Lukas Werro Simon Werro	Men's C-2	158.47	11	110.56	6	110.56	9 Q	115.40	9 Q	111.52	9

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Fabio Wyss	Men's K-1 1000 m	3:41.985	7	Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Swiss cyclists took part in many events at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. They got to race in the road race because they did very well in big cycling competitions around the world. The team had experienced riders like two-time Olympic medalist Fabian Cancellara.

The Swiss also qualified for track cycling events, like the men's team pursuit and men's omnium, after doing well in world championships. In mountain biking, both men and women from Switzerland got to compete, with double Olympic medalist Nino Schurter leading the way. They also had a rider, David Graf, who qualified for the BMX event.

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Michael Albasini	Men's road race	Did not finish
Fabian Cancellara	Men's road race	6:21:54	34
Fabian Cancellara	Men's time trial	1:12:15.42
Steve Morabito	Men's road race	Did not finish
Sébastien Reichenbach	Men's road race	6:13:36	19
Jolanda Neff	Women's road race	3:51:47	8

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Opponent Results	Rank	Opponent Results	Rank
Olivier Beer Silvan Dillier Frank Pasche Théry Schir Cyrille Thièry*	Men's team pursuit	4:03.845	7 Q	Germany 4:03.580	7	China 4:01.786	7

Athlete	Event	Scratch race		Individual pursuit			Elimination race		Time trial			Flying lap			Points race		Total points	Rank
Athlete	Event	Rank	Points	Time	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Time	Rank	Points	Time	Rank	Points	Points	Rank	Total points	Rank
Gaël Suter	Men's omnium	15	12	4:36.674	17	17	8	26	1:04.433	13	16	12.981	5	32	13	1	95	12

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Lars Förster	Men's cross-country	Did not finish
Mathias Flückiger		1:35:52	6
Nino Schurter		1:33:28
Linda Indergand	Women's cross-country	1:33:27	8
Jolanda Neff	Women's cross-country	1:32:43	6

Athlete	Event	Seeding		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Result	Rank
David Graf	Men's BMX	34.678	2	14	4 Q	22	7	Did not advance

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Switzerland had a full team for the jumping competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics. They got their spot by doing well at the 2015 European Championships.

Three more Swiss riders joined a special team for the eventing competition. They were chosen because they did well in international rankings.

Swiss athletes also competed in dressage. Marcela Krinke-Susmelj and her horse Molberg represented the country.

"#" means that this rider's score does not count for the team competition. Only the best three results of a team are used.

Athlete	Horse	Event	Grand Prix		Grand Prix Special		Grand Prix Freestyle		Overall
Athlete	Horse	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Technical	Artistic	Score	Rank
Marcela Krinke-Susmelj	Molberg	Individual	72.700	24 Q	72.885	24	Did not advance

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping						Total
			Dressage		Cross-country			Qualifier			Final			Total
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Ben Vogg	Noe des Vatys	Individual	51.70	49	82.40	134.10	43	14.00	148.00	43	Did not advance			148.00	43
Felix Vogg	Onfire	Individual	46.70	25	Eliminated			Did not advance

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification								Final					Total
			Round 1		Round 2			Round 3			Round A		Round B			Total
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Romain Duguet	Quorida de Treho	Individual	4	=27 Q	0	4	=15 Q	5	9	=23 Q	12	32	Did not advance			12	32
Martin Fuchs	Clooney		4 #	=27 Q	0	4	=15 Q	5 #	9	=23 Q	0	=1 Q	4	4	=9	4	=9
Steve Guerdat	Nino des Buissonets		0	=1 Q	8	8	=30 Q	1	9	=23 Q	0	=1 Q	0	0	=1 JO	4	4
Janika Sprunger	Bonne Chance		0	=1 Q	8	8 #	=30 Q	1	9	=23*	Did not advance
Romain Duguet Martin Fuchs Steve Guerdat Janika Sprunger	See above	Team	8	=8	8	—N/a	=7 Q	7	15	6	—N/a					15	6

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Swiss fencers earned spots in the men’s team épée event. Tiffany Géroudet won a place by winning the women’s épée at the European Zonal Qualifier in Prague, Czech Republic. The fencing team was announced for the Olympics on May 31, 2016.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Max Heinzer	Men's épée	Bye	Pizzo (ITA) W 15–11	Anokhin (RUS) W 15–7	Park S-y (KOR) L 4–15	Did not advance
Fabian Kauter		Bye	Herey (UKR) W 15–9	Borel (FRA) L 14–15	Did not advance
Benjamin Steffen		Bye	Pryor (USA) W 15–14	Nikishyn (UKR) W 15–14	Borel (FRA) W 15–10	Park S-y (KOR) L 9–15	Grumier (FRA) L 11–15	4
Max Heinzer Fabian Kauter Benjamin Steffen Peer Borsky (r)	Men's team épée	—N/a		Bye	Italy L 32–45	Classification semifinal Russia W 45–28	5th place final South Korea L 36–45	6
Tiffany Géroudet	Women's épée	Costa (BRA) L 13–15	Did not advance

Golf

Main article: Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Switzerland sent two golfers to the Olympics. Fabienne In-Albon and Albane Valenzuela were chosen because they were among the best players in the world at the time.

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total
Athlete	Event	Score	Score	Score	Score	Score	Par	Rank
Fabienne In-Albon	Women's	74	78	75	79	306	+22	57
Albane Valenzuela	Women's	71	68	72	71	282	−2	=21

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Switzerland sent gymnasts to the 2016 Summer Olympics. The men’s team qualified by doing well at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow. This was their first time in the Olympics for a long time. One Swiss woman gymnast also got a spot by competing in a special event in Rio de Janeiro before the Games started.

The team was officially announced on July 8, 2016.

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank	F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank
Christian Baumann	Team	—N/a	14.333	14.133	—N/a	14.933	13.700	—N/a		Did not advance
Pablo Brägger		14.500	13.933	14.033	13.800	14.833	15.100	86.199	21 Q
Benjamin Gischard		15.066	—N/a		14.300	—N/a
Oliver Hegi		13.966	14.066	14.200	14.500	14.333	13.366	84.431	30
Eddy Yusof		15.033	14.133	14.533	15.200	13.300	13.166	85.365	25 Q
Total		44.599	42.532	42.866	44.000	44.099	42.166	260.262	9

Athlete	Event	Apparatus						Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank
Pablo Brägger	All-around	14.933	14.033	13.908	14.300	15.033	15.166	87.373	16
Eddy Yusof	All-around	14.633	14.533	14.716	15.066	14.933	14.533	88.414	12

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Apparatus				Total	Rank	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		V	UB	BB	F	Total	Rank	V	UB	BB	F	Total	Rank
Giulia Steingruber	All-around	15.600	13.900	12.733	14.666	56.899	15 Q	15.366	13.800	13.666	14.733	57.565	10
	Vault	15.600	—N/a			15.600	5 Q	15.216	—N/a			15.216
	Floor	—N/a			14.666	14.666	3 Q	—N/a			11.800	11.800	8

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Switzerland sent three judo athletes to the 2016 Summer Olympics. They were Ciril Grossklaus, Evelyne Schopp, and Ludovic Chammartin. Ludovic had also competed in the 2012 Olympics. They were chosen because they were among the best judo players in the world at that time.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ludovic Chammartin	Men's −60 kg	Bye	Preciado (ECU) W 001–000	Urozboev (UZB) L 000–001	Did not advance
Ciril Grossklaus	Men's −90 kg	Bye	Iddir (FRA) L 000–000 S	Did not advance
Evelyne Tschopp	Women's −52 kg	—N/a	Gneto (FRA) W 100–000	Kelmendi (KOS) L 000–100	Did not advance

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Switzerland sent four rowing teams to the 2016 Summer Olympics. The teams raced in men's lightweight double sculls, men's lightweight four, men's quadruple sculls, and women's single sculls. They earned their places at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France.

The Swiss Olympic Association told the names of the rowers step by step between April and June 2016.

Men

Women

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Michael Schmid Daniel Wiederkehr	Lightweight double sculls	6:29.95	3 R	7:07.90	3 SC/D	7:22.15	1 FC	6:42.57	13
Mario Gyr Simon Niepmann Simon Schürch Lucas Tramèr	Lightweight four	6:03.52	3 SA/B	Bye		6:17.85	1 FA	6:20.51
Barnabé Delarze Augustin Maillefer Roman Röösli Nico Stahlberg	Quadruple sculls	5:51.52	3 R	5:56.13	4 FB	Bye		6:11.18	7

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jeannine Gmelin	Single sculls	8:28.10	2 QF	Bye		7:29.66	2 SA/B	7:49.83	3 FA	7:29.69	5

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Swiss sailors got to use one boat in each class by doing well in events like the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships and other races. They also got a place in the women's 470 class when another team could not use theirs.

The sailing team was named in May and June 2016. Some sailors, like Nathalie Brugger and the men's 470 crew Yannick Brauchli and Romuald Hausser, were going to their third Olympics. Lucien Cujean and Sébastien Schneiter joined the team for the 49er class after Switzerland got another spot.

Men

Women

Mixed

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Athlete	Event	Race													Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	M*	Net points	Final rank
Mateo Sanz Lanz	RS:X	24	15	21	8	14	8	20	11	11	19	4	5	EL	136	14
Yannick Brauchli Romuald Hausser	470	11	4	19	7	10	10	8	22	15	8	—N/a		2	94	9
Lucien Cujean Sébastien Schneiter	49er	5	16	12	4	17	15	15	10	16	5	17	5	EL	120	13

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*	Net points	Final rank
Linda Fahrni Maja Siegenthaler	470	18	15	15	12	9	10	8	11	16	19	EL	104	14

Athlete	Event	Race													Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	M*	Net points	Final rank
Matías Bühler Nathalie Brugger	Nacra 17	1	6	6	19	11	18	10	7	5	5	1	10	20	100	7

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Swiss shooters earned spots in several events by doing well in the 2015 ISSF World Cup series and European Championships. They needed to meet a minimum score by March 31, 2016, to qualify.

The Swiss Olympic Association named the shooting team on June 2, 2016. It included Heidi Diethelm Gerber, who competed in London in 2012. The team also had Nina Christen, who helped secure places in two women's rifle events. Based on performances, the Swiss team decided to use one of these spots for the men's 50 m rifle three positions event instead, giving it to Jan Lochbichler.

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jan Lochbichler	Men's 50 m rifle prone	623.0	14	—N/a		Did not advance
Jan Lochbichler	Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions	1166	30	—N/a		Did not advance
Nina Christen	Women's 10 m air rifle	414.7	16	—N/a		Did not advance
Nina Christen	Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions	586	2 Q	—N/a		414.8	6
Heidi Diethelm Gerber	Women's 10 m air pistol	376	35	—N/a		Did not advance
Heidi Diethelm Gerber	Women's 25 m pistol	582	7 Q	18	4 q	8
Sarah Hornung	Women's 10 m air rifle	414.3	21	—N/a		Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Swiss swimmers earned places in several events at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Athletes like Jérémy Desplanches, Sasha Touretski, and London 2012 Olympian Yannick Käser were chosen early. Later, Martina van Berkel, Maria Ugolkova, and Alexandre Haldemann also joined the team. Danielle Villars and Noémi Girardet completed the swimming group.

Men

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jérémy Desplanches	200 m individual medley	1:59.67	=12 Q	2:00.38	13	Did not advance
Jérémy Desplanches	400 m individual medley	4:15.46 NR	13	—N/a		Did not advance
Alexandre Haldemann	200 m freestyle	1:49.94	38	Did not advance
Yannick Käser	100 m breaststroke	1:00.71	=24	Did not advance
Yannick Käser	200 m breaststroke	2:11.77	20	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alexandra Touretski	50 m freestyle	25.66	41	Did not advance
Maria Ugolkova	100 m freestyle	54.85	23	Did not advance
Maria Ugolkova	200 m individual medley	2:13.77	19	Did not advance
Martina van Berkel	200 m backstroke	2:13.46	24	Did not advance
	200 m butterfly	2:08.00 NR	11 Q	2:07.90 NR	12	Did not advance
	400 m individual medley	4:45.12	24	—N/a		Did not advance
Danielle Villars	100 m butterfly	59.45	=27	Did not advance
Noémi Girardet Alexandra Touretski Maria Ugolkova Danielle Villars	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:41.02 NR	14	—N/a		Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Switzerland sent two swimmers to the women's duet event. They got their spot by finishing eighth in a competition before the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Athlete	Event	Technical routine		Free routine (preliminary)			Free routine (final)
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Total (technical + free)	Rank	Points	Total (technical + free)	Rank
Sophie Giger Sascia Kraus	Duet	83.3366	13	83.5667	166.9033	14	Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Switzerland had two women tennis players in the Olympics. Famous players Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka were ready to play, but Federer could not play because of a knee injury. Later, Wawrinka also could not play because of a back injury. Timea Bacsinszky and Belinda Bencic were set to play, but Bencic could not play because of a wrist injury. Bacsinszky then teamed up with Viktorija Golubic for women's doubles, but this did not happen. Bacsinszky also played with Martina Hingis in women's doubles.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Timea Bacsinszky	Women's singles	Zhang S (CHN) L 7–6^(7–4), 4–6, 6–7^(7–9)	Did not advance
Timea Bacsinszky Martina Hingis	Women's doubles	—N/a	Gavrilova / Stosur (AUS) W 6–4, 4–6, 6–2	Mattek-Sands / Vandeweghe (USA) W 6–4, 6–4	Chan H-c / Chan Y-j (TPE) W 6–3, 6–0	Hlaváčková / Hradecká (CZE) W 5–7, 7–6^(7–3), 6–2	Makarova / Vesnina (RUS) L 4–6, 4–6

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Switzerland sent four triathletes to the Olympics. Nicola Spirig aimed to defend her title after winning in London in 2012. Three-time Olympian Sven Riederer, along with Andrea Salvisberg and Jolanda Annen, were also on the team.

Athlete	Event	Swim (1.5 km)	Trans 1	Bike (40 km)	Trans 2	Run (10 km)	Total Time	Rank
Sven Riederer	Men's	17:48	0:49	56:03	0:35	33:00	1:48:15	19
Andrea Salvisberg	Men's	17:28	0:26	55:04	0:38	34:00	1:47:56	16
Jolanda Annen	Women's	19:19	0:51	1:01:20	0:40	37:32	1:59:42	14
Nicola Spirig	Women's	19:12	0:54	1:01:22	0:38	34:50	1:56:56

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Beach

Two Swiss women's beach volleyball teams played in the Olympics. They earned their spots with good rankings. The teams were led by Isabelle Forrer and Anouk Vergé-Dépré, and by Nadine Zumkehr with her new partner Joana Heidrich.

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Standing	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Standing	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Isabelle Forrer Anouk Vergé-Dépré	Women's	Pool C Wang F – Yue Y (CHN) L 1 – 2 (22–24, 21–18, 12–15) Artacho – Laird (AUS) W 2 – 1 (19–21, 21–16, 21–19) Ross – Walsh Jennings (USA) L 1 – 2 (13–21, 24–22, 12–15)	3 Q	Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER) L 0 – 2 (19–21, 10–21)	Did not advance
Joana Heidrich Nadine Zumkehr	Women's	Pool E Borger – Büthe (GER) W 2 – 0 (21–12, 21–16) Bansley – Pavan (CAN) L 0 – 2 (18–21, 18–21) van Gestel – van der Vlist (NED) W 2 – 1 (17–21, 21–11, 15–8)	2 Q	Meppelink – van Iersel (NED) W 2 – 0 (19–21, 21–13, 15–10)	Larissa – Talita (BRA) L 1 – 2 (23–21, 25–27, 13–15)	Did not advance

Switzerland at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Medalists

Competitors

Athletics

Track & road events

Field events

Badminton

Canoeing

Cycling

Equestrian

Fencing

Golf

Gymnastics

Judo

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Synchronized swimming

Tennis

Triathlon

Volleyball

Beach

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