Switzerland at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

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Switzerland at the
1996 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Switzerland.svg
IPC code SUI
NPC Swiss Paralympic Committee
Website www.swissparalympic.ch
in Atlanta
Competitors45 (36 men and 9 women)
Medals
Ranked 18th
Gold
9
Silver
6
Bronze
6
Total
21
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

45 athletes (36 men and 9 women) from Switzerland competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. [1]

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Medallists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Lukas Christen Athletics Men's 100m T42
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Lukas Christen Athletics Men's 200m T42
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Heinz Frei Athletics Men's 1500m T52-53
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Heinz Frei Athletics Men's 10000m T52-53
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Franz Nietlispach Athletics Men's marathon T52-53
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Lukas Christen Athletics Men's long jump F42
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Urs Kolly Athletics Men's long jump F44
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Urs Kolly Athletics Men's pentathlon P44
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ursina Greuter Athletics Women's 400m T51
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Kurt MacCaferri Archery Men's individual W1
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Heinz Frei Athletics Men's 800m T52
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Franz Nietlispach
Heinz Frei
Guido Muller
Daniel Bogli
Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay T52-53
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Patrick Stoll Athletics Men's long jump F44
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Beat Schwarzenbach Cycling Mixed 45/55k bicycle LC3
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Daniel Kunzi Swimming Men's 50m butterfly
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Patrick Stoll Athletics Men's 200m T43-44
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Giuseppe Forni Athletics Men's 400m T50
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Franz Nietlispach Athletics Men's 5000m T52-53
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Heinz Frei Athletics Men's marathon T52-53
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ursina Greuter Athletics Women's 200m T51
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ursina Greuter Athletics Women's 800m T51


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References

  1. "Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games: Switzerland". paralympic.org. Retrieved 2012-08-27.