| Switzerland at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
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.svg) Flag of Switzerland | |
| IPC code | SUI |
| NPC | Swiss Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08) | |
| Competitors | 27 in 9 sports |
| Flag bearers | Marcel Hug Elena Kratter |
| Medals Ranked 15th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Switzerland competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Badminton | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cycling | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wheelchair tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 19 | 27 |
Athletics
Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – QualificationSwiss track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- DQ = Disqualified
- PR = Paralympic Record
- AR = Area (or continental) Record
- NR = National Record
- SB = Season's Best
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men's track
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Fabian Blum | 100 m T52 | ||||
| 400 m T52 | 1:04.08 | 2 Q | 1:03.71 | 5 | |
| Beat Bösch | 100 m T52 | ||||
| 400 m T52 | 1:06.65 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Marcel Hug | 800 m T54 | ||||
| 1500 m T54 | |||||
| 5000 m T54 | 10:35.08 | 1 Q | 
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| Marathon T54 | — | ||||
- Women's track
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Catherine Debrunner | 100 m T53 | ||||
| 400 m T53 | |||||
| 800 m T54 | 
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| 1500 m T54 |
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| 5000 m T54 | 12:43.82 | 1 Q | 10:43.62 |
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| Marathon T54 | — | ||||
| Patricia Eachus | 400 m T54 | ||||
| 800 m T54 | |||||
| 1500 m T54 | |||||
| 5000 m T54 | 11:45.43 | 3 Q | 11:10.44 | 4 | |
| Marathon T54 | — | ||||
| Alexandra Helbling | 100 m T54 | ||||
| 400 m T54 | |||||
| Elena Kratter | 100 m T64 | ||||
| Licia Mussinelli | 100 m T54 | ||||
| 400 m T54 | |||||
| Abassia Rahmani | 100 m T64 | ||||
| Manuela Schär | 400 m T54 | ||||
| 800 m T54 |
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| 1500 m T54 | |||||
| 5000 m T54 | 12:44.20 | 3 Q | 11:10.52 | 5 | |
| Marathon T54 | — | ||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Elena Kratter | Women's long jump T63 | ||
Badminton
Main articles: Badminton at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Badminton at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – QualificationCynthia Mathez, Ilaria Renggli and Luca Olgiati have all qualified to compete.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Luca Olgiati | Men's singles WH2 | — | — | ||||||
| Cynthia Mathez | Women's singles WH1 | ||||||||
| Ilaria Renggli | Women's singles WH2 | 
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| Cynthia Mathez Ilaria Renggli |
Women's doubles WH1–2 |  Hu G-c /Yang I-c (TPE) W (21–10, 21–19) |
— | — | |||||
Cycling
Main articles: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – QualificationBenjamin Früh, Franziska Matile-Dörig, Fabian Recher, Flurina Rigling, Sandra Stöckli, Celine van Till and Timothy Zemp have all qualified to compete.
Track
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
| Timothy Zemp | Men's individual pursuit C4 | 4:39.881 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Men's time trial C4–5 | 1:09.053 | 18 | Did not advance | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
| Flurina Rigling | Women's individual pursuit C1–3 | 3:50.347 | 4 QB | 3:48.512 |
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| Women's time trial C1–3 | 41.510 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Franziska Matile-Doerig | Women's time trial C4–5 | 39.414 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Women's pursuit C4 | 3:47.142 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 2024 Summer ParalympicsSwitzerland entered one para-equestrianist into the Paralympic equestrian competition, by virtue of the nations individual final world para dressage rankings.
- Individual
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| Nicole Geiger | Donar Weltino | Individual championship test grade V | ||
| Individual freestyle test grade V | ||||
Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2024 Summer ParalympicsCarmen Brussig has qualified to compete.
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 2024 Summer ParalympicsSwitzerland qualified one boats in women's single sculls classes, by virtue of the gold medal results, at the 2024 European Continental Qualification Regatta in Szeged, Hungary.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Claire Ghiringhelli | PR1 women's single sculls | 11:05.32 | 3 R | 11:00.83 | 3 FB | ||
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage
Shooting
Main articles: Shooting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – QualificationSwitzerland entered one para-shooter after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships, 2023 European Para Championships and 2024 European Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Nicole Häusler | R4 – 10m air rifle standing SH2 | ||||
| R5 – 10 m air rifle prone SH2 | |||||
| R9 – 50 m rifle prone SH2 | |||||
Swimming
Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – QualificationSwitzerland secured two quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Leo McCrea | Men's 100 m breastroke SB5 |
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| Men's 200 m individual medley SM6 | |||||
| Nora Meister | Women's 50 m freestyle S6 | 35.71 | 6 Q | ||
| Women's 400 m freestyle S6 | |||||
| Women's 100 m backstroke S6 | |||||
Wheelchair tennis
Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2024 Summer ParalympicsNalani Buob has qualified to compete.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Nalani Buob | Women's singles | — |  van Koot (NED)L 5-12 |
Did not advance | ||||
See also
References
- "Paris 2024: Largest Paralympic delegation since 2008 (in German)". Swiss Paralympic Committee. 19 July 2024.
- "Lima 2023 Quota Allocation to Paris 2024 Day 7 28.09.2023" (PDF). Paralympics. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.