# Switzerland at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Switzerland competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, Switzerland competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag. 73 competitors, 67 men and 6 women, took part in 45 events in 10 sports.

## Medalists
### Gold

* Robert Dill-Bundi — Cycling, Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit
* Jürg Röthlisberger — Judo, Men's Middleweight (86 kg)

## Archery

After not competing in the 1976 archery competition, Switzerland returned in 1980 with four competitors. Lotti Tschanz earned the nation's first top eight finish.
Women's Individual Competition:
* Lotti Tschanz — 2346 points (→ 8th place)
* Erika Ulrich — 2240 points (→ 18th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
* Romeo Frigo — 2364 points (→ 18th place)
* Patrick Jopp — 2190 points (→ 32nd place)

## Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres
* Pierre Délèze
   * Heat — 3:44.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5,000 metres
* Markus Ryffel
   * Heat — 13:45.0
   * Semi Final — 13:29.3
   * Final — 13:23.1 (→ 5th place)
Men's 10,000 metres
* Markus Ryffel
   * Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
* Josef Peter
   * Final — 2:24:53 (→ 40th place)
Men's 4×400 metres Relay
* Rolf Strittmatter, Peter Haas, Rolf Gisler, and Urs Kamber
   * Heat — 3:07.2 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
* Franz Meier
   * Heat — 50.32
   * Semifinals — 50.12
   * Final — 50.00 (→ 7th place)
Men's Long Jump
* Rolf Bernhard
   * Qualification — 7.98 m
   * Final — 7.88 m (→ 9th place)
Men's High Jump
* Roland Dalhäuser
   * Qualification — 2.21 m
   * Final — 2.24 m (→ 5th place)
Men's Pole Vault
* Felix Böhni
   * Qualification — 5.15 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Shot Put
* Jean-Pierre Egger
   * Qualification — 19.61 m
   * Final — 18.90 m (→ 12th place)
Men's Decathlon
* Stephan Niklaus
   * Final — 7762 points (→ 12th place)
Women's 100 metres
* Brigitte Senglaub
   * Heat — 11.69
   * Quarterfinals — 11.56 (→ did not advance)
* Mosi Alli
   * Heat — 12.19 (→ did not advance)
Women's 1,500 metres
* Cornelia Bürki
   * Heat — 4:05.5 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Hurdles
* Yvonne Von Kauffungen
   * Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)

## Cycling

Ten cyclists represented Switzerland in 1980. Robert Dill-Bundi won gold in the individual pursuit.

### Individual road race

* Gilbert Glaus
* Richard Trinkler
* Hubert Seiz
* Jürg Luchs

### Team time trial

* Gilbert Glaus
* Fritz Joost
* Jürg Luchs
* Richard Trinkler

### Sprint

* Heinz Isler

### 1000m time trial

* Heinz Isler

### Individual pursuit

* Robert Dill-Bundi

### Team pursuit

* Robert Dill-Bundi
* Urs Freuler
* Hans Känel
* Hans Ledermann

## Handball
### Men's Team Competition

* Preliminary Round (Group B)
   * Lost to Soviet Union (15-22)
   * Lost to Yugoslavia (21-26)
   * Defeated Kuwait (32-14)
   * Defeated Algeria (26-18)
   * Lost to Romania (16-18)
* Classification Match
   * 7th/8th place: Lost to Poland (22-23) → 8th place
* Team Roster
   * Edi Wickli
   * Ernst Züllig
   * Robert Jehle
   * Roland Brand
   * Max Schär
   * Peter Maag
   * Walter Müller
   * Rudolf Weber
   * Hans Huber
   * Konrad Affolter
   * Hanspeter Lutz
   * Ugo Jametti
   * Peter Jehle
   * Martin Ott

## Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle
* Stéfan Voléry
   * Heats — 52,68 (→ did not advance)