Switzerland at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Switzerland at the
2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code SUI
NOC Swiss Olympic Association
Website www.swissolympic.ch (in German) (in French)
in Sydney
Competitors 102 (64 men, 38 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearer Thomas Frischknecht
Medals
Ranked 37th
Gold
1
Silver
6
Bronze
2
Total
9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Switzerland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 102 competitors, 64 men and 38 women, took part in 82 events in 19 sports.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldBrigitte McMahonTriathlonWomen's individual
 SilverBarbara BlatterCyclingWomen's mountainbike cross country
 SilverMarkus Fuchs
Beat Mändli
Lesley McNaught
Willi Melliger		EquestrianTeam Jumping
 SilverGianna Hablützel-BürkiFencingWomen's épée
 SilverGianna Hablützel-Bürki
Sophie Lamon
Diana Romagnoli		FencingWomen's team épée
 SilverXeno MüllerRowingMen's single sculls
 SilverMichel AnsermetShootingMen's 25 metre rapid fire pistol
 BronzeMagali MessmerTriathlonWomen's individual
 BronzeChristoph SauserCyclingMen's mountainbike cross country

Athletics

Men's competition

Men's 800m

  • Round 1 — 01:46.51
  • Semifinal — 01:44.38
  • Final — 01:45.40 (5th place)

Men's 110m Hurdles

  • Round 1 — 14.12 (did not advance)
  • Round 1 — 14.8 (did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m

  • Round 1 — 03:06.01 (did not advance)

Men's 3,000m Steeplechase

  • Round 1 — 08:33.45 (did not advance)

Men's 1,500m Wheelchair

  • Final — 03:07.82 (Bronze medal)

Men's Marathon

  • Final — 2:20:06 (36th place)

Men's Decathlon

  • 100m — 11.35
  • Long Jump — DNS
  • Shot Put — DNS

Women's competition

Women's 100m

  • Round 1 — 11.63 (did not advance)

Women's 200m

  • Round 1 — 23.44 (did not advance)

Women's 1,500m

  • Anita Wyermann
  • Round 1 — 04:09.28
  • Semifinal — 04:30.80 (did not advance)
  • Round 1 — 04:10.78
  • Semifinal — 04:06.67
  • Final — 04:08.84 (9th place)

Women's Marathon

  • Final — 2:43:00 (38th place)

Beach volleyball

Canoeing

Flatwater

Men's competition

Men's Kayak Singles 500m

  • Adrian Hermann Bachmann
  • Qualifying Heat — 01:45.187 (did not advance)

Men's Kayak Singles 1000m

  • Adrian Hermann Bachmann
  • Qualifying Heat — 03:45.705
  • Semifinal — 03:47.479 (did not advance)

Slalom

Men's competition

Men's Kayak Singles

  • Mathias Roethenmund
  • Qualifying — 253.02
  • Final — 227.96 (9th place)

Women's competition

Women's Kayak Singles

  • Qualifying — 306.01
  • Final — 262.30 (9th place)

Cycling

Cross Country Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike

  • Final — 2:11:21.00 (Bronze medal)
  • Final — 2:12:42.49 (6th place)
  • Thomas Hochstrasser
  • Final — DNF

Women's Mountain Bike

  • Final — 1:49:51.42 (Silver medal)
  • Final — 1:56:49.53 (11th place)

Road Cycling

Men's competition

Men's Individual Time Trial

  • Final — 1:02:34 (33rd place)

Men's Road Race

  • Final — 5:30:46 (21st place)
  • Final — 5:30:46 (37th place)
  • Final — 5:30:46 (54th place)
  • Final — 5:30:46 (64th place)
  • Final — 5:30:46 (68th place)

Women's competition

Women's Individual Time Trial

  • Final — 0:45:51 (23rd place)

Women's Road Race

  • Final — 3:06:31 (9th place)
  • Final — 3:06:31 (16th place)
  • Final — 3:10:17 (32nd place)

Track Cycling

Men's competition

Men's Individual Pursuit

Men's Point Race

  • Bruno Risi
    • Points — 13
    • Laps Down — 2 (12th place)

Men's Madison

Diving

Men's 3 Metre Springboard

  • Jean-Romain Delaloye
  • Preliminary — 292.68 (45th place, did not advance)

Women's 3 Metre Springboard

  • Catherine Maliev — Aviolat
  • Preliminary — 204.06 (38th place, did not advance)

Women's Synchronized 3 Metre Springboard

  • Catherine Maliev — Aviolat, Jacquiline Schneider
  • Final — 256.2 (8th place)

Equestrianism

Fencing

Five fencers, two men and three women, represented Switzerland in 2000.

Men's épée
Men's sabre
Women's épée
Women's team épée

Gymnastics

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Rowing

Sailing

Switzerland had four top 20 finishes during the Sailing competition at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Men's Single Handed Dinghy (Finn)

  • Peter Theurer
  • Race 1 — 16
  • Race 2 — 13
  • Race 3 — (21)
  • Race 4 — 4
  • Race 5 — 18
  • Race 6 — 19
  • Race 7 — 8
  • Race 8 — 20
  • Race 9 — (26) DNC
  • Race 10 — 4
  • Race 11 — 18
  • Final — 120 (18th place)

Men's Double Handed Dinghy (470)

  • Lukas Erni and Simon Bruegger
  • Race 1 — (30) OCS
  • Race 2 — (28)
  • Race 3 — 27
  • Race 4 — 24
  • Race 5 — 20
  • Race 6 — 7
  • Race 7 — 20
  • Race 8 — 26
  • Race 9 — 27
  • Race 10 — 8
  • Race 11 — 25
  • Final — 184 (27th place)

Women's Mistral

  • Anja Kaeser
  • Race 1 — 14
  • Race 2 — (16)
  • Race 3 — 7
  • Race 4 — 7
  • Race 5 — 10
  • Race 6 — 12
  • Race 7 — 13
  • Race 8 — 10
  • Race 9 — 13
  • Race 10 — (18)
  • Race 11 — 4
  • Final — 90 (12th place)

Open Two Handed Keelboat (Star)

  • Flabio Marazzi and Renato Marazzi
  • Race 2 — 14
  • Race 3 — 4
  • Race 4 — (17) DSQ
  • Race 5 — (17) DSQ
  • Race 6 — (17) DNF
  • Race 7 — 16
  • Race 8 — 12
  • Race 9 — 6
  • Race 10 — 10
  • Race 11 — 5
  • Final — 97 (15th place)

Open High Performance Two Handed Dinghy (49er)

  • Thomas Rueegge and Claude Maurer
  • Race 1 — 15
  • Race 2 — 6
  • Race 3 — 14
  • Race 4 — 4
  • Race 5 — 10
  • Race 6 — (17)
  • Race 7 — 8
  • Race 8 — 9
  • Race 9 — (17)
  • Race 10 — 14
  • Race 11 — 11
  • Race 12 — 15
  • Race 13 — 9
  • Race 14 — 13
  • Race 15 — 12
  • Race 16 — 11
  • Final — 151 (15th place)

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

  • Preliminary Heat — 23.15 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Preliminary Heat — 50.19 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m Butterfly

  • Preliminary Heat — 54.85 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

  • Preliminary Heat — 01:02.54 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m Backstroke

  • Preliminary Heat — 57.5 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

  • Preliminary Heat — 02:05.19 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

  • Preliminary Heat — 04:22.38 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

  • Preliminary Heat — 03:42.78 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Freestyle

  • Preliminary Heat — 04:11.77 (→ did not advance)
  • Preliminary Heat — 04:16.17 (→ did not advance)

Women's 800m Freestyle

  • Preliminary Heat — 08:30.44
  • Final — 08:25.91 (→ 4th place)
  • Preliminary Heat — 08:35.84 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100m Breaststroke

  • Preliminary Heat — 01:13.19 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200m Breaststroke

  • Preliminary Heat — 02:32.98 (→ did not advance)

Synchronized swimming

Duet

  • Technical Routine — 32.153
  • Free Routine — 59.886
  • Final — 92.039 (10th place)

Tennis

Men's Singles competition:

  • Roger Federer

Trampolining

Triathlon

At the inaugural Olympic triathlon competition, Switzerland was represented by three men and three women. The women captured both the gold medal and the bronze medal, while the men added one more top eight finish.

Men's Competition:

Women's Competition:

Wrestling

Notes

  • Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
  • International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • International Olympic Committee Web Site

References

  1. ↑ "Switzerland at the 2000 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
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