Switzerland at the 2008 Summer Olympics




































Switzerland at the
2008 Summer Olympics

Flag of Switzerland.svg
IOC code
SUI
NOC
Swiss Olympic Association
Website
www.swissolympic.ch (in German) (in French)
in Beijing
Competitors
84 in 19 sports
Flag bearer
Roger Federer (opening)
Sergei Aschwanden (closing)

Medals
Ranked 33rd


Gold

2

Silver

1

Bronze

4

Total

7


Summer Olympics appearances (overview)


  • 1896

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  • 1988

  • 1992

  • 1996

  • 2000

  • 2004

  • 2008

  • 2012

  • 2016

  • 2020


Other related appearances

1906 Intercalated Games

Switzerland competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of all of the Swiss athletes who have qualified for the Olympics and have been nominated by Swiss Olympic Association.




Contents






  • 1 Medalists


  • 2 Archery


  • 3 Athletics


  • 4 Badminton


  • 5 Canoeing


    • 5.1 Slalom




  • 6 Cycling


    • 6.1 Road


    • 6.2 Track


    • 6.3 Mountain biking


    • 6.4 BMX




  • 7 Equestrian


    • 7.1 Eventing


    • 7.2 Show jumping




  • 8 Fencing


  • 9 Gymnastics


    • 9.1 Artistic




  • 10 Judo


  • 11 Modern pentathlon


  • 12 Rowing


  • 13 Sailing


  • 14 Shooting


  • 15 Swimming


  • 16 Synchronized swimming


  • 17 Taekwondo


  • 18 Tennis


  • 19 Triathlon


  • 20 Volleyball


    • 20.1 Beach




  • 21 Wrestling


  • 22 References


  • 23 External links





Medalists



















































Medal
Name
Sport
Event
 Gold Fabian Cancellara Cycling
Men's time trial
 Gold
Roger Federer
Stanislas Wawrinka
Tennis
Men's doubles
 Silver Fabian Cancellara Cycling
Men's road race
 Bronze Karin Thürig Cycling
Women's time trial
 Bronze Sergei Aschwanden Judo
Men's 90 kg
 Bronze Nino Schurter Cycling
Men's cross-country
 Bronze
Christina Liebherr
Pius Schwizer
Niklaus Schurtenberger
Steve Guerdat
Equestrian
Team jumping


Archery


































Athlete
Event
Ranking round
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final / BM
Score
Seed
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank

Nathalie Dielen

Women's individual
601
54

 Erdyniyeva (RUS) (11)
L 102–107
Did not advance


Athletics





Key


  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only


  • Q = Qualified for the next round


  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target


  • NR = National record

  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event

  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round




Men

Track & road events




















































Athlete
Event
Heat
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final
Result
Rank
Result
Rank
Result
Rank
Result
Rank

Philipp Bandi

5000 m
13:59.68
10
N/A
Did not advance

Marco Cribari

200 m
20.98
5
Did not advance

Marc Schneeberger

200 m
20.86
4 q
21.48
8
Did not advance

Viktor Röthlin

Marathon
N/A
2:10:35
6

Field events





















Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Distance
Position
Distance
Position

Julien Fivaz

Long jump
7.53
36
Did not advance


Women

Field events






















Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Distance
Position
Distance
Position

Nicole Büchler

Pole vault
4.30
22
Did not advance

Combined events – Heptathlon






































Athlete
Event

100H

HJ

SP
200 m

LJ

JT
800 m
Final
Rank

Linda Züblin
Result
13.90
1.62
12.34
24.99
5.74
47.19
2:18.68
5743
30*
Points
993
759
684
888
771
806
842

* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance.[1] Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Züblin moved up a position.



Badminton





































Athlete
Event
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank

Christian Bösiger

Men's singles
Bye

 Wacha (POL)
L 12–21, 21–11, 19–21
Did not advance

Jeanine Cicognini

Women's singles

 Moura (POR)
W 21–9, 21–13

 Rice (CAN)
L 11–21, 13–21
Did not advance


Canoeing




Slalom



































Athlete
Event
Preliminary
Semifinal
Final
Run 1
Rank
Run 2
Rank
Total
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Total
Rank

Michael Kurt

Men's K-1
87.58
16
91.08
19
178.66
17
Did not advance


Cycling




Road
















































Athlete
Event
Time
Rank

Fabian Cancellara

Men's road race
6:23:49

2nd, silver medalist(s)

Men's time trial
1:02:11

1st, gold medalist(s)

Nicole Brändli-Sedoun

Women's road race
3:22:52
18

Priska Doppmann

Women's road race
3:22:45
7

Women's time trial
36:27.79
8

Jennifer Hohl

Women's road race
Did not finish

Karin Thürig

Women's time trial
35:50.99

3rd, bronze medalist(s)

The athlete who finished in second place, Davide Rebellin (Italy), tested positive for a banned substance.[2] Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Rebellin was stripped of his silver medal, and Cancellara was upgraded to silver.



Track


Pursuit
























Athlete
Event
Qualification
Semifinals
Finals
Time
Rank
Opponent
Results
Rank
Opponent
Results
Rank

Karin Thürig

Women's individual pursuit
3:40.862
9
Did not advance

Omnium
















Athlete
Event
Points
Laps
Rank

Franco Marvulli
Bruno Risi

Men's madison
3
–1
11


Mountain biking



































Athlete
Event
Time
Rank

Christoph Sauser

Men's cross-country
1:57:54
4

Nino Schurter
1:57:52

3rd, bronze medalist(s)

Florian Vogel
Did not finish

Petra Henzi

Women's cross-country
1:48:41
6

Nathalie Schneitter
1:53:42
15


BMX










































Athlete
Event
Seeding
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Result
Rank
Points
Rank
Points
Rank
Result
Rank

Roger Rinderknecht

Men's BMX
36.466
14
12
3 Q
19
7
Did not advance

Jenny Fähndrich

Women's BMX
38.209
9
N/A
17
6
Did not advance


Equestrian




Eventing















































Athlete
Horse
Event
Dressage
Cross-country
Jumping
Total
Qualifier
Final
Penalties
Rank
Penalties
Total
Rank
Penalties
Total
Rank
Penalties
Total
Rank
Penalties
Rank

Tiziana Realini
Gamour

Individual
48.90
28
32.80
81.70
31
16.00
97.70
37
Did not advance
97.70
37


Show jumping





















































































































Athlete
Horse
Event
Qualification
Final
Total
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round A
Round B
Penalties
Rank
Penalties
Total
Rank
Penalties
Total
Rank
Penalties
Rank
Penalties
Total
Rank
Penalties
Rank

Steve Guerdat
Jalisca Solier

Individual
1
14
4 #
5
13 Q
5
10
13 Q
4
11 Q
4
8
10
8
10

Christina Liebherr
No Mercy
0
=1
4
4
8 Q
23
27
38
Did not advance
27
38

Pius Schwizer
Nobless M
4 #
30
4
8
16 Q
5
13
15 Q
8
=23
Did not advance
8
23

Niklaus Schurtenberger
Cantus
0
=1
4
4
8 Q
8
12
14 Q
8
=23
Did not advance
8
=23

Steve Guerdat
Christina Liebherr
Pius Schwizer
Niklaus Schurtenberger


See above

Team
N/A
12
1 Q
18
30
3
30

3rd, bronze medalist(s)*

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

* Switzerland was upgraded to bronze medal in the team jumping competition after Camiro, the horse of Norway's bronze medal winner Tony André Hansen, tested positive for use of capsaicin and was disqualified.[3]



Fencing



Men





























Athlete
Event
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank

Michael Kauter

Individual épée
Bye

 Nikishyn (UKR)
W 15–12

 Verwiljen (NED)
L 13–15
Did not advance

Women


























Athlete
Event
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank

Sophie Lamon

Individual épée

 Martínez (VEN)
W 15–9

 Li N (CHN)
L 10–15
Did not advance


Gymnastics




Artistic


Men





























































Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Apparatus
Total
Rank

F

PH

R

V

PB

HB

F

PH

R

V

PB

HB

Claudio Capelli

All-around
13.600
14.475
14.375
15.325
14.100
14.675
86.550
35
Did not advance

Christoph Schärer

Pommel horse
N/A
13.150
N/A
13.150
66
Did not advance

Horizontal bar
N/A
15.350
15.350
14
Did not advance

Women























































Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Apparatus
Total
Rank

F

V

UB

BB

F

V

UB

BB

Ariella Käslin

All-around
14.300
15.225
14.650
13.875
58.050
25 Q
13.950
15.350
14.275
14.425
58.000
18

Vault
N/A
14.975
N/A
14.975
8 Q
N/A
15.050
N/A
15.050
5

Marks and ranks from vault qualification differ as two vaults were 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








































Athlete
Event
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Repechage 1
Repechage 2
Repechage 3
Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank

Sergei Aschwanden

Men's −90 kg

 Pinske (GER)
W 0010–0002

 Huizinga (NED)
W 1101–0010

 Benikhlef (ALG)
L 0000–0001
Did not advance
Bye

 El Assri (MAR)
W 0001–0000

 Santos (BRA)
W 0000–0000 YUS

 Pershin (RUS)
W 1000–0020

3rd, bronze medalist(s)


Modern pentathlon





















































Athlete
Event
Shooting
(10 m air pistol)
Fencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Running
(3000 m)
Total points
Final rank
Points
Rank
MP Points
Results
Rank
MP points
Time
Rank
MP points
Penalties
Rank
MP points
Time
Rank
MP Points

Belinda Schreiber

Women's
188
1
1192
18–17
17
832
2:16.96
11
1280
28
9
1172
11:23.70
32
988
5464
11


Rowing



Men
































Athlete
Event
Heats
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank

André Vonarburg

Single sculls
7:26.21
2 QF
7:02.29
3 SA/B
7:14.64
5 FB
7:13.07
9

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



Sailing



Men


























































































Athlete
Event
Race
Net points
Final rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
M*

Richard Stauffacher

RS:X
9
11
11
13
9
18
15
8
17

22
EL
111
14

Christoph Bottoni

Laser
34
13
32
40
39

BFD
36
24
33
CAN
EL
241
37

Tobias Etter
Felix Steiger

470
21
23
5
25
7

OCS
27
26
9
19
EL
162
23

Enrico De Maria
Flavio Marazzi

Star
9
7
9
9
5
5
6

11
4
1
4
59
5

Women
























































Athlete
Event
Race
Net points
Final rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
M*

Nathalie Brugger

Laser Radial
13
6
12
12

22
10
10
8
9
CAN
10
90
6

Emmanuelle Rol
Anne-Sophie Thilo

470
15
9
7
13
3
5

OCS
15
18
19
EL
114
17

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



Shooting



Men




























































Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Points
Rank
Points
Rank

Simon Beyeler

10 m air rifle
583
45
Did not advance

50 m rifle prone
585
48
Did not advance

Marcel Bürge

50 m rifle prone
590
32
Did not advance

50 m rifle 3 positions
1155
35
Did not advance

Beat Müller

50 m rifle 3 positions
1164
21
Did not advance

Christoph Schmid

10 m air pistol
573
33
Did not advance

50 m pistol
542
40
Did not advance

Women




























































Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Points
Rank
Points
Rank

Irene Beyeler

10 m air rifle
395
16
Did not advance

50 m rifle 3 positions
577
23
Did not advance

Cornelia Frölich

10 m air pistol
381
17
Did not advance

Sandra Kolly

10 m air pistol
378
27
Did not advance

25 m pistol
574
29
Did not advance

Annik Marguet

10 m air rifle
391
33
Did not advance

50 m rifle 3 positions
577
25
Did not advance


Swimming



Men































































Athlete
Event
Heat
Semifinal
Final
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank

Jonathan Massacand

100 m backstroke
55.21 NR
27
Did not advance

200 m backstroke
2:01.80
32
Did not advance

Dominik Meichtry

100 m freestyle
48.55
16 Q
49.58
16
Did not advance

200 m freestyle
1:45.80
1 Q
1:46.54
7 Q
1:46.95
6

400 m freestyle
3:50.55
27
N/A
Did not advance

Flori Lang
Dominik Meichtry
Karel Novy
Adrien Perez

4 × 100 m freestyle relay
3:16.80
13
N/A
Did not advance

Women


































Athlete
Event
Heat
Final
Time
Rank
Time
Rank

Swann Oberson

10 km open water
N/A
1:59:36.9
6

Flavia Rigamonti

400 m freestyle
4:09.59
14
Did not advance

800 m freestyle
8:28.67
13
Did not advance


Synchronized swimming

































Athlete
Event
Technical routine
Free routine (preliminary)
Free routine (final)
Points
Rank
Points
Total (technical + free)
Rank
Points
Total (technical + free)
Rank

Magdalena Brunner
Ariane Schneider

Duet
44.250
13
45.000
89.250
12 Q
45.000
89.250
12


Taekwondo





























Athlete
Event
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Repechage
Bronze Medal
Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank

Manuela Bezzola

Women's −49 kg

 Craig (USA)
L 0–4
Did not advance


Tennis





































































Athlete
Event
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank

Roger Federer

Men's singles

 Tursunov (RUS)
W 6–4, 6–2

 Arévalo (ESA)
W 6–2, 6–4

 Berdych (CZE)
W 6–3, 7–6(7–4)

 Blake (USA)
L 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Did not advance

Stanislas Wawrinka

 Dancevic (CAN)
W 4–6, 6–3, 6–2

 Melzer (AUT)
L 4–6, 0–6
Did not advance

Roger Federer
Stanislas Wawrinka


Men's doubles
N/A

 Bolelli /
Seppi (ITA)
W 7–5, 6–1

 Tursunov /
Youzhny (RUS)
W 6–4, 6–3

 Bhupathi /
Paes (IND)
W 6–2, 6–4

 B Bryan /
M Bryan (USA)
W 7–6(8–6), 6–4

 Aspelin /
Johansson (SWE)
W 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3

1st, gold medalist(s)

Timea Bacsinszky

Women's singles

 V Williams (USA)
L 3–6, 2–6
Did not advance

Patty Schnyder

 Craybas (USA)
W 6–3, 6–2

 Bammer (AUT)
L 4–6, 4–6
Did not advance

Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Patty Schnyder

Women's doubles
N/A

 Daniilidou /
Gerasimou (GRE)
W 6–0, 6–4

 Yan Z /
Zheng J (CHN)
L 3–6, 6–7(2–7)
Did not advance


Triathlon













































































Athlete
Event
Swim (1.5 km)
Trans 1
Bike (40 km)
Trans 2
Run (10 km)
Total Time
Rank

Reto Hug

Men's
18:55
0:27
58:20
0:29
33:53
1:52:04.93
29

Olivier Marceau
18:55
0:29
58:18
0:31
32:37
1:50:50.07
19

Sven Riederer
18:14
0:34
58:52
0:28
33:11
1:51:19.45
23

Magali Chopard Di Marco

Women's
19:50
0:30
1:04:22
0:29
36:39
2:01:50.74
13

Daniela Ryf
19:56
0:26
1:04:17
0:30
35:31
2:00:40.20
7

Nicola Spirig
20:17
0:28
1:03:54
0:31
35:20
2:00:30.48
6


Volleyball




Beach










































Athlete
Event
Preliminary round
Standing
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank

Patrick Heuscher
Sascha Heyer

Men's

Pool B
 Baracetti – Conde (ARG)
W 2 – 0 (21–13, 21–17)
 Dalhausser – Rogers (USA)
L 0 – 2 (15–21, 10–21)
 Pļaviņš – Samoilovs (LAT)
L 1 – 2 (17–21, 23–21, 13–15)
Lucky Losers
 Gosch – Horst (AUT)
L 0 – 2 (11–21, 19–21)
3
Did not advance

Martin Laciga
Jan Schnider

Pool E
 Nummerdor – Schuil (NED)
L 0 – 2 (14–21, 15–21)
 Klemperer – Koreng (GER)
W 2 – 0 (21–15, 21–15)
 Kjemperud – Skarlund (NOR)
W 2 – 0 (21–17, 21–13)
2 Q

 Dalhausser –
Rogers (USA)
L 1 – 2 (16–21, 23–21, 13–15)
Did not advance

Simone Kuhn
Lea Schwer

Women's

Pool E
 Tian J – Wang J (CHN)
L 0 – 2 (12–21, 18–21)
 Glesnes – Maaseide (NOR)
L 0 – 2 (11–21, 17–21)
 Mouha – van Breedam (BEL)
L 0 – 2 (18–21, 17–21)
4
Did not advance


Wrestling



Key:




  • VT - Victory by Fall.


  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.


  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.



Men's freestyle






























Athlete
Event
Qualification
Round of 16
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Repechage 1
Repechage 2
Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank

Grégory Sarrasin

−66 kg

 Azizov (AZE)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance
21


References





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  2. ^ Young, Chris (2009-11-19). "Young: Olympians lose medals after retroactive doping test". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2009-11-19.


  3. ^ Bronze medal reassigned after the disqualification of Tony André Hansen of Norway.The Canadian Press (2008-12-22). "Norwegian rider stripped of Olympic medal". The Sports Network. Retrieved 2008-12-22.




External links



  • Swiss Olympic : Selections for Beijing 2008 (available in German and French)

  • sports-reference











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