Switzerland at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Switzerland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 99 competitors, 72 men and 27 women, took part in 83 events in 17 sports.

Medalists

Silver

• Otto Hofer, Daniel Ramseier, Samuel Schatzmann, and Christine Stückelberger — Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition
• Ueli Bodenmann and Beat Schwerzmann — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls

Bronze

• Werner Günthör — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
• Christine Stückelberger — Equestrian, Dressage Individual Competition

Archery

In Switzerland's fourth appearance in Olympic archery, two women competed.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Vreny Burger — Preliminary Round (→ 39th place)
• Nadia Gautschi — Preliminary Round (→ 45th place)

Athletics

Men's Shot Put

• Werner Günthör

* Qualifying Heat — 20.70m

* Final — 21.99m (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Rudolf Steiner

* Qualification — 76.02m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Beat Gähwiler — 8114 points (→ 12th place)

# 100 metres — 11.18s

# Long Jump — 7.34m

# Shot Put — 14.48m

# High Jump — 1.94m

# 400 metres — 49.02s

# 110m Hurdles — 15.11s

# Discus Throw — 42.46m

# Pole Vault — 4.70m

# Javelin Throw — 65.84m

# 1.500 metres — 4:16.74s

• Christian Gugler — 7502......
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