Switzerland at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Switzerland at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
IOC code SUI
NOC Swiss Olympic Association
Website www.swissolympic.ch  (in German and French)
in Tokyo, Japan
23 July 2021 (2021-07-23) – 8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors107 in 19 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Mujinga Kambundji
Max Heinzer
Flag bearer (closing) Elena Quirici
Medals
Ranked 24th
Gold
3
Silver
4
Bronze
6
Total
13
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Switzerland competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] Swiss athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except for a partial boycott of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne in protest at the Soviet invasion of Hungary.

Contents

Switzerland not only repeated its gold medal tally from the previous games but also increased its overall medal tally from 7 medals last time to 13 medals. They won medals in double digit for the first time since 1952 Helsinki.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 51116
Badminton 011
Canoeing 213
Cycling 16622
Diving 011
Equestrian 527
Fencing 303
Gymnastics 415
Judo 112
Karate 011
Rowing 639
Sailing 336
Shooting 022
Sport climbing 011
Swimming 9413
Table tennis 011
Tennis 123
Triathlon 224
Volleyball 246
Wrestling 101
Total6047107

Medalists

Athletics

Swiss athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [2] [3]

Key
Track & road events
Men
AthleteEventFinal
TimeRank
Julien Wanders 10000 m 28:55.29 SB21
Tadesse Abraham Marathon DNF
Women
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ajla Del Ponte 100 m Bye10.912 Q11.012 Q10.975
Mujinga Kambundji Bye10.952 Q10.962 Q10.996
Salomé Kora Bye11.255Did not advance
Mujinga Kambundji 200 m 22.26 =NR 1 Q22.26 =NR 3 Q22.307
Léa Sprunger 400 m hurdles 57.036Did not advance
Ajla del Ponte
Riccarda Dietsche
Mujinga Kambundji
Salome Kora
4 × 100 m relay 42.05 NR 2 Q42.084
Yasmin Giger
Silke Lemmens
Rachel Pellaud
Léa Sprunger
4 × 400 m relay 3:25.90 NR 6Did not advance
Fabienne Schlumpf Marathon 2:31:3612
Martina Strähl 2:39:25 SB51
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Loïc Gasch Men's high jump 2.21=23Did not advance
Salome Lang Women's high jump 1.86=22Did not advance
Angelica Moser Women's pole vault 4.4020Did not advance

Badminton

Switzerland entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Tokyo Rankings. Sabrina Jaquet will be competing in her third straight Olympics. [4]

AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Sabrina Jaquet Women's singles Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Tai T-y  (TPE)
L (7–21, 13–21)
Flag of France.svg  Qi Xf  (FRA)
L (10–21, 14–21)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Nguyễn  (VIE)
L (8–21, 17–21)
4Did not advance

Canoeing

Slalom

Swiss canoeists qualified one boat for each of the following classes through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain and the 2021 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Ivrea, Italy. [5] [6] The slalom canoeists were named to the Swiss team on November 11, 2019. [7] The Africa quota was initially reallocated to Hungary, but was further reallocated to Switzerland following the Hungarian Olympic Committee's decision to only send athletes vaccinated against COVID-19 to the Games. [8] [9]

AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
Run 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRank
Thomas Koechlin Men's C-1 105.6610104.5710104.5712 Q111.2013Did not advance
Martin Dougoud Men's K-1 93.706100.581893.7014 Q99.2813Did not advance
Alena Marx Women's C-1 120.1210150.8418120.1216 Q163.0916Did not advance
Naemi Brändle Women's K-1 230.3727135.0022135.0024 Q121.9118Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Switzerland entered a squad of five riders (four men and one woman) to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) and top 22 (for women) in the UCI World Ranking. [10]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Marc Hirschi Men's road race 6:11.4625
Stefan Küng Men's road race 6:15.3840
Men's time trial 56:08:494
Gino Mäder Men's road race 6:21.4674
Michael Schär 6:13.1731
Marlen Reusser Women's road race 4:02:1646
Women's time trial 31:09:96Silver medal icon.svg

Track

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Swiss riders accumulated spots in the men's team pursuit, omnium, and madison based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings. The Swiss Olympic Association announced the track cycling squad for the Games on May 12, 2021. [11]

Pursuit
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankOpponent
Results
RankOpponent
Results
Rank
Stefan Bissegger
Robin Froidevaux
Mauro Schmid
Valère Thiébaud
Théry Schir
Cyrille Thièry
Men's team pursuit 3:51.5148Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
3:49.111
7Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
3:50.041
8
Omnium
AthleteEventScratch raceTempo raceElimination racePoints raceTotal pointsRank
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
Théry Schir Men's omnium 2494343361151097
Madison
AthleteEventPointsLapsRank
Robin Froidevaux
Théry Schir
Men's madison 807

Mountain biking

Switzerland qualified six mountain bikers, three man and three women, based on the UCI Olympic Mountain Biking rankings.

AthleteEventTimeRank
Filippo Colombo Men's cross-country 1:28:0412
Mathias Flückiger 1:25:34Silver medal icon.svg
Nino Schurter 1:25:564
Sina Frei Women's cross-country 1:16:57Silver medal icon.svg
Linda Indergand 1:17:05Bronze medal icon.svg
Jolanda Neff 1:15:46Gold medal icon.svg

BMX

Swiss riders qualified for three quota place (two men and one women) for BMX at the Olympics, as a result in the UCI BMX Olympic Qualification Ranking List of 1 June 2021. [12] [13]

Race
AthleteEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankResultRank
Simon Marquart Men's race 145Did not advance
David Graf 62 Q185Did not advance
Freestyle
AthleteEventSeedingFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Nikita Ducarroz Women's freestyle 83.55389.20Bronze medal icon.svg

Diving

Switzerland sent one diver into the Olympic competition, after finishing the top 18 in the women's springboard at the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup in Tokyo, Japan.

AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Michelle Heimberg Women's 3 m springboard 289.9511 Q289.8012 Q283.3511

Equestrian

Swiss equestrians qualified a full squad in the jumping competition by virtue of a top-six finish at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina, United States. [14] A team of eventing riders was added to the Swiss equestrian roster by securing an outright berth, as the highest-ranked eligible nation, not yet qualified, in the 2019 Eventing Nations Cup overall rankings. [15] MeanwhIle, one dressage rider was added to the Swiss roster by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group B (South Western Europe). [16]

Dressage

AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix FreestyleOverall
ScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRank
Estelle Wettstein West Side Story Individual 67.74841Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

Eventing

The Swiss eventing team was named on July 1, 2021. Eveline Bodenmüller and Violine de la Brasserie have been named the travelling alternates. [17]

AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
QualifierFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Robin Godel Jet Set Individual 37.1047EliminatedDid not advance
Mélody Johner Toubleu de Rueire36.10440.4036.50190.0036.501413.2049.701749.7017
Felix Vogg Colero26.70811.8038.50218.0046.50245.2051.701951.7019
Robin Godel
Mélody Johner
Felix Vogg
Eveline Bodenmüller (s)
Jet Set
Toubleu de Rueire
Colero
Violine de la Brasserie
Team 99.2010212.20311.40118.00+20.00339.4010339.4010

(s) – substituted before jumping – 20 replacement penalties

Jumping

Bryan Balsiger and Twentytwo des Biches have been named the travelling alternates.

AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTimeRank
Martin Fuchs Clooney Individual 0=1 Q884.9916
Steve Guerdat Venard de Cerisy4=31Did not advance
Beat Mändli Dsarie1=26 QRetired
Bryan Balsiger
Martin Fuchs
Steve Guerdat
Twentytwo des Biches
Clooney
Venard de Cerisy
Team 104 Q28238.185

Fencing

Swiss fencers qualified a full squad each in the men's team épée for the Games by finishing among the top four nations in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Benjamin Steffen Men's épée Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  Sukhov  (ROC)
W 15–12
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Reizlin  (UKR)
L 11–15
Did not advance
Max Heinzer ByeFlag of Ukraine.svg  Svichkar  (UKR)
W 15–11
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Reizlin  (UKR)
L 12–15
Did not advance
Michele Niggeler Flag of the United States.svg  Ramirez  (USA)
L 6–15
Did not advance
Max Heinzer
Lucas Malcotti
Michele Niggeler
Benjamin Steffen
Men's team épée ByeFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)
L 39–44
Classification semifinal
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
L 37–45
Seventh place final
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
L 34–36
8

Golf

Switzerland entered two female golfers into the Olympic tournament. Morgane Métraux qualified but chose not to play. Kim Métraux gained a late place.

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
ScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRank
Kim Métraux Women's 74707473291+754
Albane Valenzuela 71696769276−8=18

Gymnastics

Artistic

Switzerland fielded a full team of five artistic gymnasts (four men and one woman) into the Olympic competition. The men's squad claimed one of the remaining nine spots in the team all-around, while Rio 2016 vault bronze medalist Giulia Steingruber set her third straight trip to the Games, by finishing second out of twenty qualified gymnasts in the individual all-around and apparatus events at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. [18] The men's team was announced on 24 June 2021. [19]

Men
Team
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Christian Baumann Team 13.83312.70013.76613.56615.20012.56681.6313313.16614.60013.966
Pablo Brägger 14.13313.56613.46612.73315.06612.60081.5643514.23313.40013.46613.83314.83313.933
Benjamin Gischard 14.26613.83313.33314.16613.80013.10082.49826 Q14.00013.86614.000
Eddy Yusof 13.50012.46613.53314.33314.70013.36681.89831 Q13.83313.83313.66614.16614.63313.500
Total42.23240.09940.76542.06544.96639.066249.1937 Q42.06641.09940.29841.99944.06641.399250.9276
Individual
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Benjamin Gischard All-around See team results14.30013.66613.43314.30013.70013.33382.73213
Eddy Yusof 13.80013.86613.30013.03314.53313.20081.73216
Women
Individual
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Giulia Steingruber All-around 14.83312.80012.60013.30053.53330 Q14.83312.80012.40013.33353.36615
Vault 14.56614.56610Did not advance

Judo

Switzerland entered two judoka (one men and one women) into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking. [20]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Nils Stump Men's −73 kg ByeFlag of Kosovo.svg  Gjakova  (KOS)
L 00–11
Did not advance
Fabienne Kocher Women's −52 kg Flag of Spain.svg  Pérez  (ESP)
W 01–00
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Lkhagvasüren  (MGL)
W 01–00
Flag of Hungary.svg  Pupp  (HUN)
W 10–00
Flag of France.svg  Buchard  (FRA)
L 00–10
ByeFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Giles  (GBR)
L 00–10
5

Karate

Switzerland entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. Elena Quirici qualified directly for the women's kumite +61 kg category by finishing top three at 2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France.

AthleteEventRound robinSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Elena Quirici Women's +61 kg Flag of Algeria.svg  Matoub  (ALG)
W 2–1
Flag of Egypt.svg  Abdelaziz  (EGY)
L 3–3+S
Flag of Iran.svg  Abbasali  (IRI)
W 4–0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Gong L  (CHN)
D 1–1
3Did not advance

Rowing

Switzerland qualified four boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta, with the majority of crews confirming Olympic places for their boats at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria. [21] [22] [23]

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Barnabé Delarze
Roman Röösli
Double sculls 6:11.242 QFBye6:25.893 FA6:09.055
Andrin Gulich
Paul Jacquot
Markus Kessler
Joel Schürch
Four 6:04.094 R6:27.805 FBBye6:02.329
Women
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jeannine Gmelin Single sculls 7:47.202 QFBye8:02.102 SA/B7:25.802 FA7:20.915
Patricia Merz
Frédérique Rol
Lightweight double sculls 7:08.664 R7:22.021 SA/B6:48.924 FB6:49.167

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Swiss sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas. [24] Additionally, they received an unused berth from Oceania to send the women's 470 crew to the Games based on the results at the 2019 World Championships.

On June 2, 2020, the Swiss Sailing selected Rio 2016 windsurfer Mateo Sanz Lanz, along with skiff crew Lucien Cujean and Sébastien Schneiter, to compete at the Enoshima regatta. [25] The women's 470 crew Linda Fahrni and Maja Siegenthaler was officially named to the Swiss sailing roster on April 1, 2021, while Laser Radial sailor Maud Jayet completed the lineup one month later. [26] [11]

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Mateo Sanz Lanz Men's RS:X 119103416171210131561008
Lucien Cujean
Sébastien Schneiter
Men's 49er 16101410320999181312EL12314
Maud Jayet Women's Laser Radial 227223413121252824EL16319
Linda Fahrni
Maja Siegenthaler
Women's 470 12482510971252644

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Swiss shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020. [27]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Nina Christen Women's 10 m air rifle 628.57 Q230.6Bronze medal icon.svg
Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions 11746 Q463.9Gold medal icon.svg
Heidi Diethelm Gerber Women's 10 m air pistol 56928Did not advance
Women's 25 m pistol 57922Did not advance

Sport climbing

Switzerland entered one sport climber into the Olympic tournament. Petra Klingler qualified directly for the women's combined event, by advancing to the final and securing one of the seven provisional berths at the 2019 IFSC World Championships in Hachioji, Japan. [28]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
SpeedBoulderLeadTotalRankSpeedBoulderLeadTotalRank
BestPlaceResultPlaceHoldTimePlaceBestPlaceResultPlaceHoldTimePlace
Petra Klingler Women's 8.42101T3z 3 81016+1:49141400.0016did not advance

Swimming

Swiss swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [29] [30]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jérémy Desplanches 100 m breaststroke 1:00.2928Did not advance
200 m individual medley 1:56.892 Q1:57.385 Q1:56.17Bronze medal icon.svg
Antonio Djakovic 200 m freestyle 1:46.3715 Q1:45.9211Did not advance
400 m freestyle 3:45.82 NR 9Did not advance
Roman Mityukov 100 m freestyle 48.4315 Q48.5316Did not advance
200 m backstroke 1:57.4511 Q1:57.0713Did not advance
Noè Ponti 100 m butterfly 51.245 Q50.763 Q50.74 NR Bronze medal icon.svg
200 m butterfly 1:55.055 Q1:55.3710Did not advance
Antonio Djakovic
Nils Liess
Roman Mityukov
Noè Ponti
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:14.6514Did not advance
Antonio Djakovic
Nils Liess
Roman Mityukov
Noè Ponti
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:06.596 Q7:06.126
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Lisa Mamié 100 m breaststroke 1:06.7613 Q1:07.4115Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:23.9114 Q2:25.1114Did not advance
Maria Ugolkova 100 m freestyle 54.8626Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:10.045 Q2:10.659Did not advance

Table tennis

For the first time since Atlanta 1996, Switzerland entered an athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games, based on the World Rankings as of June 1, 2021.

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Rachel Moret Women's singles ByeFlag of Brazil.svg  Yamada  (BRA)
W 4–2
Flag of Hungary.svg  Póta  (HUN)
W 4–1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen M  (CHN)
L 0–4
Did not advance

Tennis

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Belinda Bencic Women's singles Flag of the United States.svg  Pegula  (USA)
W 6–3, 6–3
Flag of Japan.svg  Doi  (JPN)
W 6–2, 6–4
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Krejčíková  (CZE)
W 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  Pavlyuchenkova  (ROC)
W 6–0, 3–6, 6–3
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Rybakina  (KAZ)
W 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Vondroušová  (CZE)
W 7–5, 2–6, 6–3
Gold medal icon.svg
Viktorija Golubic Flag of Colombia.svg  Osorio  (COL)
W 6–4, 6–1
Flag of Japan.svg  Osaka  (JPN)
L 3–6, 2–6
Did not advance
Belinda Bencic
Viktorija Golubic
Women's doubles Flag of Japan.svg  Aoyama /
Shibahara  (JPN)
W 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
Flag of Spain.svg  Muguruza /
Suárez  (ESP)
W 3–6, 6–1, [11–9]
Flag of Australia.svg  Perez /
Stosur  (AUS)
W 6–4, 6–4
Flag of Brazil.svg  Pigossi /
Stefani  (BRA)
W 7–5, 6–3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Krejčíková /
Siniaková  (CZE)
L 5–7, 1–6
Silver medal icon.svg

Triathlon

Switzerland qualified for the Mixed Relay events by finishing third at the 2021 World Triathlon Mixed Relay Olympic Qualification Event in Lisbon on May 21, 2021.

Individual
AthleteEventTimeRank
Swim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total
Andrea Salvisberg Men's 18:020:4056:030:3032:101:47:2522
Max Studer 18:250:3955:590:2830:351:46:069
Jolanda Annen Women's 19:320:441:05:040:3535:362:01:3119
Nicola Spirig 19:320:431:02:500:3234:281:58:056
Relay
AthleteEventTimeRank
Swim (300 m)Trans 1Bike (7 km)Trans 2Run (2 km)Total group
Andrea Salvisberg Mixed relay 3:590:379:350:285:4420:23
Max Studer 4:110:379:500:295:3320:40
Jolanda Annen 3:510:4010:320:306:2722:00
Nicola Spirig 4:350:4010:200:306:1922:24
Total1:25:277

Volleyball

Beach

Swiss women's beach volleyball pair qualified for the Games, as the result in the FIVB Beach volleyball Olympic Ranking List of 13 June 2021. [31]

AthleteEventPreliminary roundRepechageRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Mirco Gerson
Adrian Heidrich
Men's Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Ahmed /
Cherif  (QAT)
L (17–21, 16–21)
Flag of the United States.svg  Bourne /
Gibb  (USA)
L (19–21, 21–23)
Flag of Italy.svg  Carambula /
Rossi  (ITA)
W (21–14, 24–26, 15–13)
3 RFlag of Chile.svg  E Grimalt /
M Grimalt  (CHI)
L (17–21, 18–21)
Did not advance
Nina Betschart
Tanja Hüberli
Women's Flag of Germany.svg  Kozuch /
Ludwig  (GER)
W (23–25, 22–20, 16–14)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Hermannová /
Sluková  (CZE)
W (21–0, 21–0)
Flag of Japan.svg  Ishii /
Murakami  (JPN)
W (14–21, 21–19, 15–12)
1 QByeCivil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Heidrich /
Vergé-Dépré  (SUI)
L (12–21, 21–19, 21–23)
Did not advance
Joana Heidrich
Anouk Vergé-Dépré
Flag of Germany.svg  Borger /
Sude  (GER)
W (21–8, 21–23, 15–6)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Schoon /
Stam  (NED)
W (22–20, 21–18)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Humana-Paredes /
Pavan  (CAN)
L (13–21, 22–24)
2ByeCivil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Betschart /
Hüberli  (SUI)
W (21–12, 19–21, 23–21)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Ana Patrícia /
Rebecca  (BRA)
W (21–19, 18–21, 15–12)
Flag of the United States.svg  Klineman /
Ross  (USA)
L (12–21, 11–21)
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Graudiņa /
Kravčenoka  (LAT)
W (21–19, 21–15)
Bronze medal icon.svg

Wrestling

For the first time since London 2012, Switzerland qualified one wrestler for the men's freestyle 86 kg into the Olympic competition, as a result of his top six finish at the 2019 World Championships.

Key:

Freestyle
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Stefan Reichmuth Men's −86 kg Flag of Algeria.svg  Benferdjallah  (ALG)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Iran.svg  Yazdani  (IRI)
L 1–4 PP
Did not advanceFlag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Shapiev  (UZB)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance8

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Austria competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Olympic Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's twenty-eighth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hungary at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Hungary competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hungarian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions. Hungary was not invited to the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, because of its role in the first World War, and was also part of the Soviet boycott, when Los Angeles hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Argentina at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Argentina competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Argentine athletes have competed in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of their support for the United States-led boycott.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Belgium at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Belgium competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Belgian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peru at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Peru at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Peru competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1936, Peruvian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Poland at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Poland at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Poland competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1924, Polish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of the Soviet boycott.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greece at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Greece at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Greece competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, France, Great Britain, and Switzerland. As the progenitor nation of the Olympic Games and in keeping with tradition, Greece entered first at the New National Stadium during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony. Like the other closing ceremonies before, the Greek flag was also raised during the closing ceremony alongside the Japanese and French flags.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Spain at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Spain competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020 but postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1920, Spanish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, as a part of the boycott against the Soviet invasion of Hungary. Spain competed in all sports except baseball, rugby sevens, wrestling and surfing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Norway at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Norway competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's debut in 1900, Norwegian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions: the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, due to the country's support for the United States-led boycott.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">France at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> France at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

France competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. French athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, Great Britain, Greece, and Switzerland. As Paris will host the 2024 Summer Olympics, France was the penultimate nation to enter the stadium, alongside the United States which will host the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, before the host country Japan during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony. Additionally, a French segment was performed in Paris and some pre-recorded events at the closing ceremony as performers did not travel to Tokyo due to the travel restrictions related to the pandemic. However, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo was the only delegation present at the ceremony.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Germany at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Germany competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympic Games after its reunification in 1990.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Netherlands at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

The Netherlands competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dutch athletes have competed at every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis and 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, which the Netherlands boycotted because of the Soviet invasion of Hungary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lithuania at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Lithuania competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-Soviet era and tenth overall in Summer Olympic history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Ukraine competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era with its smallest representation ever.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ireland at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The team of the Olympic Federation of Ireland, which competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, represented athletes from both the Republic of Ireland and those from Northern Ireland who choose it instead of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the team's twenty-second appearance at the Summer Olympics, having attended every edition since 1924 except the 1936 Summer Olympics in Germany.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mexico at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Mexico competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's twenty-fourth appearance at the Summer Olympics. Athletes were given priority for vaccines in March.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Chile at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Chile competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's debut in 1896, Chilean athletes have appeared in all but five editions of the Summer Olympics of the modern era. Chile did not attend the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of the worldwide Great Depression and was also part of the US-led boycott, when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cuba at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Cuba competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cuban delegation was their smallest since 1964, which coincidentally was also in Tokyo. It was the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Summer Olympics. Cuba improved on its 2016 result, by winning 7 gold and 15 total medals after 5 and 11 in Rio.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Czech Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Czech Republic at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

The Czech Republic competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after splitting from the former Czechoslovakia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Romania at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Romania at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Romania competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's participation started in 1900, Romanian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions: the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of the worldwide Great Depression, and the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

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