Switzerland at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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.

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

Gold

 * Christine Stückelberger &mdash; Equestrian, Dressage Individual Competition

Silver

 * Ulrich Lehmann, Doris Ramseier and Christine Stückelberger &mdash; Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition

Bronze

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

Athletics
Men's 800 metres
 * Rolf Gysin
 * Heat &mdash; 1:48.69 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5.000 metres
 * Markus Ryffel
 * Heat &mdash; 13:46.07 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump
 * Rolf Bernhard
 * Qualification &mdash; 7.79m
 * Final &mdash; 7.74m (→ 9th place)

Cycling
Six cyclists represented Switzerland in 1976.


 * Individual road race
 * Richard Trinkler &mdash; 5:05:00 (→ 57th place)
 * Hansjörg Aemisegger &mdash; did not finish (→ no ranking)
 * Robert Thalmann &mdash; did not finish (→ no ranking)
 * Serge Demierre &mdash; did not finish (→ no ranking)


 * 1000m time trial
 * Walter Bäni &mdash; 1:08.112 (→ 8th place)


 * Individual pursuit
 * Robert Dill-Bundi &mdash; 14th place

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

Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented Switzerland in 1976.


 * Individual
 * Serge Bindy