| Switzerland at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | SUI |
| NPC | Swiss Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 25 in 7 sports |
| Medals Ranked 33rd |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances | |
Switzerland competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Edith Wolf | Athletics | Women's 5000m T54 | 2 September |
| Gold | Heinz Frei | Cycling | Men's Time Trial H2 | 5 September |
| Gold | Sandra Graf | Cycling | Women's Time Trial H3 | 5 September |
 Silver | Edith Wolf | Athletics | Women's 800m T54 | 5 September |
| Silver | Marcel Hug | Athletics | Men's 800m T54 | 6 September |
| Silver | Edith Wolf | Athletics | Women's 1500m T54 | 7 September |
| Silver | Tobias Fankhauser | Cycling | Men's Road Race H1 | 7 September |
| Silver | Jean-Marc Berset | Cycling | Men's Road Race H2 | 7 September |
| Silver | Marcel Hug | Athletics | Men's Marathon T54 | 9 September |
 Bronze | Edith Wolf | Athletics | Women's 400m T54 | 3 September |
| Bronze | Ursula Schwaller | Cycling | Women's Time Trial H1-2 | 5 September |
| Bronze | Jean-Marc Berset Heinz Frei Ursula Schwaller | Cycling | Mixed Team Relay H1-4 | 8 September |
| Bronze | Sandra Graf | Athletics | Women's Marathon T54 | 9 September |
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | ||
| Philippe Horner | Ind. Compound Open | 656 | 8 |  Evans (CAN)L 4-6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | ||
| Magali Comte | Ind. Recurve Standing | 514 | 12 | Bye |  Mohammadi (IRI)W 6-2 |  Lee (KOR)L 4-6 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Philipp Handler | 100m T13 | 11.45 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| 200m T13 | 23.45 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Bojan Mitic | 100m T34 | 16.56 | 1 Q | 16.69 | 4 |
| 200m T34 | 30.23 | 2 Q | 30.35 | 4 | |
| Christoph Bausch | 100m T44 | 12.09 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| 200m T44 | 24.22 | 4 q | 23.70 | 6 | |
| Beat Boesch | 100m T52 | 17.99 | 2 Q | 18.41 | 4 |
| 200m T52 | 31.93 | 2 Q | 32.75 | 4 | |
| 400m T52 | 1:04.83 | 3 Q | 1:07.72 | 6 | |
| Marcel Hug | 400m T54 | 48.87 | 2 Q | 47.80 | 5 |
| 800m T54 | 1:38.27 | 2 Q | 1:37.84 | | |
| 1500m T54 | 3:11.17 | 1 Q | 3:12.76 | 4 | |
| 5000m T54 | 11:31.78 | 1 Q | 11:08.16 | 4 | |
| Marathon T54 | N/A | 1:30:21 | | ||
| Christoph Sommer | Marathon T46 | N/A | 3:01:42 | 11 | |
| Heinz Frei | Marathon T54 | N/A | 1:33:06 | 11 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Manuela Schaer | 100m T54 | 16.92 | 3 Q | 16.76 | 5 |
| 400m T54 | 57.47 | 4 q | 57.57 | 7 | |
| 800m T54 | 1:56.60 | 2 Q | 1:50.90 | 5 | |
| Alexandra Helbling | 100m T54 | 18.53 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| 800m T54 | 1:56.49 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| 1500m T54 | 3:43.59 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Edith Wolf | 400m T54 | 56.35 | 3 Q | 56.25 | |
| 800m T54 | 1:53.13 | 1 Q | 1:49.87 | | |
| 1500m T54 | 3:32.04 | 2 Q | 3:36.78 | | |
| 5000m T54 | 12:23.61 | 1 Q | 12:27.87 | | |
| Marathon T54 | N/A | DNF | |||
| Patricia Keller | 400m T54 | 1:01.74 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| 5000m T54 | 12:51.49 | 4 q | 12:29.38 | 10 | |
| Marathon T54 | N/A | 2:06:07 | 10 | ||
| Sandra Graf | 5000m T54 | 13:12.82 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Marathon T54 | N/A | 1:46:35 | | ||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias Fankhauser | Road Race H1 | 1:53:11 | |
| Time Trial H1 | 40:34.48 | 9 | |
| Jean-Marc Berset | Road Race H2 | 1:37:59 | |
| Time Trial H2 | 28:01.90 | 5 | |
| Heinz Frei | Road Race H2 | 1:38:19 | 5 |
| Time Trial H2 | 26:52.39 | | |
| Lukas Weber | Road Race H2 | 1:38:19 | 4 |
| Time Trial H2 | 27:27.73 | 4 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ursula Schwaller | Road Race H1-3 | DNF | |
| Time Trial H1-2 | 34:56.55 | | |
| Sandra Graf | Road Race H1-3 | 1:50:13 | 5 |
| Time Trial H3 | 33:21.61 | | |
| Annina Schillig | Road Race C4-5 | 1:55:43 | 7 |
| Time Trial C5 | 28:40.72 | 10 | |
| Sara Tretola | Road Race C4-5 | 1:57:19 | 12 |
| Time Trial C5 | 27:07.57 | 8 | |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Marc Berset Heinz Frei Ursula Schwaller | Team Relay H1-4 | 30:58.00 | |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annina Schillig | Women's 500m Time Trial C4-5 | 43.248 | 13 |
| Sara Tretola | Women's 500m Time Trial C4-5 | 44.122 | 14 |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Annina Schillig | Women's Individual Pursuit C5 | 4:21.481 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Sara Tretola | Women's Individual Pursuit C5 | 4:14.950 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Paul Schnider | Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1 | 555 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 | 551 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
| Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 | 526 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| Athletes | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Chantal Cavin | 50m freestyle S11 | 35.76 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| 100m freestyle S11 | 1:19.80 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| 400m freestyle S11 | 6:05.55 | 7 Q | 6:11.29 | 7 | |
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Silvio Keller | Individual C1 |  Nikelis (GER)L 0-3 | Cho (KOR) W 3-1 | 2 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Yann Avanthey | Men's Singles |  Mharakurwa (ZIM)L 4-6, 3-6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Daniel Pellegrina | Men's Singles | Lee (KOR) L 1-6, 1-6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Yann Avanthey Daniel Pellegrina | Men's Doubles | N/A |  Jewitt ,Phillipson (GBR) L 3-6, 2-6 | Did not advance | ||||
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