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Switzerland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 50 competitors, 47 men and 3 women, took part in 41 events in 12 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Switzerland finished in 20th position in the final medal rankings, with one gold medal and four medals overall.

Gold

• Christine Stückelberger — Equestrian, Dressage Individual Competition

Silver

• Ulrich Lehmann, Doris Ramseier and Christine Stückelberger — Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition

Bronze

• Jürg Röthlisberger — Judo, Men's Half-Heavyweight (93 kg)
• Jean-Blaise Evéquoz, Christian Kauter, Michel Poffet, Daniel Giger and François Suchanecki — Fencing, Men's Épée Team Competition

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

• Rolf Gysin

• Heat — 1:48.69 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5.000 metres

• Markus Ryffel

• Heat — 13:46.07 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Rolf Bernhard

• Qualification — 7.79m
• Final — 7.74m (→ 9th place)

Cycling

Six cyclists represented Switzerland in 1976.

Individual road race

• Richard Trinkler — 5:05:00 (→ 57th place)
• Hansjörg Aemisegger — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Robert Thalmann — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Serge Demierre — did not finish (→ no ranking)

1000m time trial

• Walter Bäni — 1:08.112 (→ 8th place)

Individual pursuit

• Robert Dill-Bundi — 14th place

Equestrian

Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Switzerland in 1976.

Men's foil

• Patrice Gaille

Men's épée

• Christian Kauter
• François Suchanecki
• Daniel Giger

Men's team épée

• Daniel Giger, Christian Kauter, Michel Poffet, François Suchanecki, Jean-Blaise Evéquoz

Gymnastics

Judo

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Switzerland in 1976.

Individual

• Serge Bindy

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Weightlifting

References