Switzerland is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France from 28 August to 8 September.
| Switzerland at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | SUI |
| NPC | Swiss Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024 | |
| Competitors | 27 in 9 sports |
| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Competitors
editThe 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[1] |
Athletics
editSwiss 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 | |||||
| Beat Bösch | 100 m T52 | ||||
| 400 m T52 | |||||
| Marcel Hug | 800 m T54 | ||||
| 1500 m T54 | |||||
| 5000 m T54 | |||||
| Marathon T54 | — | ||||
- Women's track
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Catherine Debrunner | 100 m T53 | ||||
| 400 m T53 | |||||
| 800 m T54 | |||||
| 1500 m T54 | |||||
| 5000 m T54 | |||||
| Marathon T54 | — | ||||
| Patricia Eachus | 400 m T54 | ||||
| 800 m T54 | |||||
| 1500 m T54 | |||||
| 5000 m T54 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 1500 m T54 | |||||
| 5000 m T54 | |||||
| Marathon T54 | — | ||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Elena Kratter | Women's long jump T63 | ||
Badminton
editCynthia Mathez, Ilaria Renggli and Luca Olgiati have all qualified to compete.
Cycling
editBenjamin Früh, Franziska Matile-Dörig, Fabian Recher, Flurina Rigling, Sandra Stöckli, Celine van Till and Timothy Zemp have all qualified to compete.
Equestrian
editSwitzerland entered one para-equestrianist into the Paralympic equestrian competition, by virtue of the nations individual final world para dressage rankings.
Judo
editCarmen Brussig has qualified to compete.
Rowing
editSwitzerland 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 | ||||||
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage
Shooting
editSwitzerland 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.[2]
- 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
editSwitzerland 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 | ||||
| Men's 200 m individual medley SM6 | |||||
| Nora Meister | Women's 50 m freestyle S6 | ||||
| Women's 400 m freestyle S6 | |||||
| Women's 100 m backstroke S6 | |||||
Wheelchair tennis
editNalani Buob has qualified to compete.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.