# Switzerland at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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. 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.
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.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Canoeing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cycling | 16 | 6 | 22 |
| Diving | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Equestrian | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Fencing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Gymnastics | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Judo | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Karate | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rowing | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Sailing | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Shooting | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sport climbing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennis | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Triathlon | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Volleyball | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 60 | 47 | 107 |

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Jolanda Neff | Cycling | Women's cross-country | 27 July |
| Gold | Nina Christen | Shooting | Women's 50 metre rifle 3 positions | 31 July |
| Gold | Belinda Bencic | Tennis | Women's singles | 31 July |
| Silver | Mathias Flückiger | Cycling | Men's cross-country | 26 July |
| Silver | Sina Frei | Cycling | Women's cross-country | 27 July |
| Silver | Marlen Reusser | Cycling | Women's road time trial | 28 July |
| Silver | Belinda Bencic Viktorija Golubic | Tennis | Women's doubles | 1 August |
| Bronze | Nina Christen | Shooting | Women's 10 metre air rifle | 24 July |
| Bronze | Linda Indergand | Cycling | Women's cross-country | 27 July |
| Bronze | Jérémy Desplanches | Swimming | Men's 200 metre individual medley | 30 July |
| Bronze | Noè Ponti | Swimming | Men's 100 metre butterfly | 31 July |
| Bronze | Nikita Ducarroz | Cycling | Women's BMX freestyle | 1 August |
| Bronze | Joana Heidrich Anouk Vergé-Dépré | Volleyball | Women's beach | 6 August |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Cycling | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tennis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |

## 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):

### 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
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Julien Wanders | 10000 m | 28:55.29 SB | 21 |
| Tadesse Abraham | Marathon | DNF | – |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ajla Del Ponte | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.91 | 2 Q | 11.01 | 2 Q | 10.97 | 5 |
| Mujinga Kambundji | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.95 | 2 Q | 10.96 | 2 Q | 10.99 | 6 |
| Salomé Kora | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.25 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mujinga Kambundji | 200 m | 22.26 =NR | 1 Q | — | — | 22.26 =NR | 3 Q | 22.30 | 7 |
| Léa Sprunger | 400 m hurdles | 57.03 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ajla del Ponte Riccarda Dietsche Mujinga Kambundji Salome Kora | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.05 NR | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | 42.08 | 4 |
| Yasmin Giger Silke Lemmens Rachel Pellaud Léa Sprunger | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.90 NR | 6 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fabienne Schlumpf | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:31:36 | 12 |
| Martina Strähl | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:39:25 SB | 51 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Loïc Gasch | Men's high jump | 2.21 | =23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Salome Lang | Women's high jump | 1.86 | =22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Angelica Moser | Women's pole vault | 4.40 | 20 | Did not advance | Did 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.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Sabrina Jaquet | Women's singles | Tai T-y (TPE) L (7–21, 13–21) | Qi Xf (FRA) L (10–21, 14–21) | Nguyễn (VIE) L (8–21, 17–21) | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did 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. The slalom canoeists were named to the Swiss team on November 11, 2019. 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.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Thomas Koechlin | Men's C-1 | 105.66 | 10 | 104.57 | 10 | 104.57 | 12 Q | 111.20 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Martin Dougoud | Men's K-1 | 93.70 | 6 | 100.58 | 18 | 93.70 | 14 Q | 99.28 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alena Marx | Women's C-1 | 120.12 | 10 | 150.84 | 18 | 120.12 | 16 Q | 163.09 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Naemi Brändle | Women's K-1 | 230.37 | 27 | 135.00 | 22 | 135.00 | 24 Q | 121.91 | 18 | Did not advance | Did 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.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Marc Hirschi | Men's road race | 6:11.46 | 25 |
| Stefan Küng | Men's road race | 6:15.38 | 40 |
| Stefan Küng | Men's time trial | 56:08:49 | 4 |
| Gino Mäder | Men's road race | 6:21.46 | 74 |
| Michael Schär | Men's road race | 6:13.17 | 31 |
| Marlen Reusser | Women's road race | 4:02:16 | 46 |
| Marlen Reusser | Women's time trial | 31:09:96 | |

### 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.

#### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank |
| Stefan Bissegger Robin Froidevaux Mauro Schmid Valère Thiébaud Théry Schir Cyrille Thièry | Men's team pursuit | 3:51.514 | 8 | Australia (AUS) 3:49.111 | 7 | Great Britain (GBR) 3:50.041 | 8 |

#### Omnium

| Athlete | Event | Scratch race | Scratch race | Tempo race | Tempo race | Elimination race | Elimination race | Points race | Points race | Total points | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total points | Rank |
| Théry Schir | Men's omnium | 24 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 15 | 109 | 7 |

#### Madison

| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
| Robin Froidevaux Théry Schir | Men's madison | 8 | 0 | 7 |

### Mountain biking

Switzerland qualified six mountain bikers, three man and three women, based on the UCI Olympic Mountain Biking rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Filippo Colombo | Men's cross-country | 1:28:04 | 12 |
| Mathias Flückiger | Men's cross-country | 1:25:34 | |
| Nino Schurter | Men's cross-country | 1:25:56 | 4 |
| Sina Frei | Women's cross-country | 1:16:57 | |
| Linda Indergand | Women's cross-country | 1:17:05 | |
| Jolanda Neff | Women's cross-country | 1:15:46 | |

### 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.

#### Race

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Simon Marquart | Men's race | 14 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| David Graf | Men's race | 6 | 2 Q | 18 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Seeding | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Nikita Ducarroz | Women's freestyle | 83.55 | 3 | 89.20 | |

## 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.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Michelle Heimberg | Women's 3 m springboard | 289.95 | 11 Q | 289.80 | 12 Q | 283.35 | 11 |

## 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. 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. 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).

### Dressage

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Freestyle | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | Overall |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank |
| Estelle Wettstein | West Side Story | Individual | 67.748 | 41 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did 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.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Qualifier | Qualifier | Qualifier | Final | Final | Final | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Robin Godel | Jet Set | Individual | 37.10 | 47 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mélody Johner | Toubleu de Rueire | Individual | 36.10 | 44 | 0.40 | 36.50 | 19 | 0.00 | 36.50 | 14 | 13.20 | 49.70 | 17 | 49.70 | 17 |
| Felix Vogg | Colero | Individual | 26.70 | 8 | 11.80 | 38.50 | 21 | 8.00 | 46.50 | 24 | 5.20 | 51.70 | 19 | 51.70 | 19 |
| Robin Godel Mélody Johner Felix Vogg Eveline Bodenmüller (s) | Jet Set Toubleu de Rueire Colero Violine de la Brasserie | Team | 99.20 | 10 | 212.20 | 311.40 | 11 | 8.00+20.00 | 339.40 | 10 | — | — | — | 339.40 | 10 |
(s) – substituted before jumping – 20 replacement penalties

### Jumping

Bryan Balsiger and Twentytwo des Biches have been named the travelling alternates.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Time | Rank |
| Martin Fuchs | Clooney | Individual | 0 | =1 Q | 8 | 84.99 | 16 |
| Steve Guerdat | Venard de Cerisy | Individual | 4 | =31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Beat Mändli | Dsarie | Individual | 1 | =26 Q | Retired | Retired | Retired |
| Bryan Balsiger Martin Fuchs Steve Guerdat | Twentytwo des Biches Clooney Venard de Cerisy | Team | 10 | 4 Q | 28 | 238.18 | 5 |

## 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.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Benjamin Steffen | Men's épée | Sukhov (ROC) W 15–12 | Reizlin (UKR) L 11–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Max Heinzer | Men's épée | Bye | Svichkar (UKR) W 15–11 | Reizlin (UKR) L 12–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michele Niggeler | Men's épée | Ramirez (USA) L 6–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Max Heinzer Lucas Malcotti Michele Niggeler Benjamin Steffen | Men's team épée | — | — | Bye | South Korea (KOR) L 39–44 | Classification semifinal France (FRA) L 37–45 | Seventh place final 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.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank |
| Kim Métraux | Women's | 74 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 291 | +7 | 54 |
| Albane Valenzuela | Women's | 71 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 276 | −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. The men's team was announced on 24 June 2021.

#### Team

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Christian Baumann | Team | 13.833 | 12.700 | 13.766 | 13.566 | 15.200 | 12.566 | 81.631 | 33 | — | — | 13.166 | — | 14.600 | 13.966 | — | — |
| Pablo Brägger | Team | 14.133 | 13.566 | 13.466 | 12.733 | 15.066 | 12.600 | 81.564 | 35 | 14.233 | 13.400 | 13.466 | 13.833 | 14.833 | 13.933 | — | — |
| Benjamin Gischard | Team | 14.266 | 13.833 | 13.333 | 14.166 | 13.800 | 13.100 | 82.498 | 26 Q | 14.000 | 13.866 | — | 14.000 | — | — | | — | — |
| Eddy Yusof | Team | 13.500 | 12.466 | 13.533 | 14.333 | 14.700 | 13.366 | 81.898 | 31 Q | 13.833 | 13.833 | 13.666 | 14.166 | 14.633 | 13.500 | — | — |
| Total | Team | 42.232 | 40.099 | 40.765 | 42.065 | 44.966 | 39.066 | 249.193 | 7 Q | 42.066 | 41.099 | 40.298 | 41.999 | 44.066 | 41.399 | 250.927 | 6 |

#### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Benjamin Gischard | All-around | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | 14.300 | 13.666 | 13.433 | 14.300 | 13.700 | 13.333 | 82.732 | 13 |
| Eddy Yusof | All-around | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | 13.800 | 13.866 | 13.300 | 13.033 | 14.533 | 13.200 | 81.732 | 16 |

#### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank |
| Giulia Steingruber | All-around | 14.833 | 12.800 | 12.600 | 13.300 | 53.533 | 30 Q | 14.833 | 12.800 | 12.400 | 13.333 | 53.366 | 15 |
| Giulia Steingruber | Vault | 14.566 | — | — | — | 14.566 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did 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.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Nils Stump | Men's −73 kg | Bye | Gjakova (KOS) L 00–11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fabienne Kocher | Women's −52 kg | — | Pérez (ESP) W 01–00 | Lkhagvasüren (MGL) W 01–00 | Pupp (HUN) W 10–00 | Buchard (FRA) L 00–10 | Bye | 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.
| Athlete | Event | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Elena Quirici | Women's +61 kg | Matoub (ALG) W 2–1 | Abdelaziz (EGY) L 3–3$^{+S}$ | Abbasali (IRI) W 4–0 | Gong L (CHN) D 1–1 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did 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.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Barnabé Delarze Roman Röösli | Double sculls | 6:11.24 | 2 QF | Bye | Bye | 6:25.89 | 3 FA | 6:09.05 | 5 |
| Andrin Gulich Paul Jacquot Markus Kessler Joel Schürch | Four | 6:04.09 | 4 R | 6:27.80 | 5 FB | Bye | Bye | 6:02.32 | 9 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jeannine Gmelin | Single sculls | 7:47.20 | 2 QF | Bye | Bye | 8:02.10 | 2 SA/B | 7:25.80 | 2 FA | 7:20.91 | 5 |
| Patricia Merz Frédérique Rol | Lightweight double sculls | 7:08.66 | 4 R | 7:22.02 | 1 SA/B | — | — | 6:48.92 | 4 FB | 6:49.16 | 7 |
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. 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. 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.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Mateo Sanz Lanz | Men's RS:X | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 100 | 8 |
| Lucien Cujean Sébastien Schneiter | Men's 49er | 16 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 12 | EL | 123 | 14 |
| Maud Jayet | Women's Laser Radial | 22 | 7 | 22 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 24 | — | — | EL | 163 | 19 |
| Linda Fahrni Maja Siegenthaler | Women's 470 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 64 | 4 |
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.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Nina Christen | Women's 10 m air rifle | 628.5 | 7 Q | 230.6 | |
| Nina Christen | Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1174 | 6 Q | 463.9 | |
| Heidi Diethelm Gerber | Women's 10 m air pistol | 569 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Heidi Diethelm Gerber | Women's 25 m pistol | 579 | 22 | Did not advance | Did 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.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Speed | Speed | Boulder | Boulder | Lead | Lead | Lead | Total | Rank | Speed | Speed | Boulder | Boulder | Lead | Lead | Lead | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Best | Place | Result | Place | Hold | Time | Place | Total | Rank | Best | Place | Result | Place | Hold | Time | Place | Total | Rank |
| Petra Klingler | Women's | 8.42 | 10 | 1T3z 3 8 | 10 | 16+ | 1:49 | 14 | 1400.00 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did 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)):

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jérémy Desplanches | 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.29 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jérémy Desplanches | 200 m individual medley | 1:56.89 | 2 Q | 1:57.38 | 5 Q | 1:56.17 | |
| Antonio Djakovic | 200 m freestyle | 1:46.37 | 15 Q | 1:45.92 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Antonio Djakovic | 400 m freestyle | 3:45.82 NR | 9 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Roman Mityukov | 100 m freestyle | 48.43 | 15 Q | 48.53 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Roman Mityukov | 200 m backstroke | 1:57.45 | 11 Q | 1:57.07 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Noè Ponti | 100 m butterfly | 51.24 | 5 Q | 50.76 | 3 Q | 50.74 NR | |
| Noè Ponti | 200 m butterfly | 1:55.05 | 5 Q | 1:55.37 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Antonio Djakovic Nils Liess Roman Mityukov Noè Ponti | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:14.65 | 14 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Antonio Djakovic Nils Liess Roman Mityukov Noè Ponti | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:06.59 | 6 Q | — | — | 7:06.12 | 6 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Lisa Mamié | 100 m breaststroke | 1:06.76 | 13 Q | 1:07.41 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lisa Mamié | 200 m breaststroke | 2:23.91 | 14 Q | 2:25.11 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maria Ugolkova | 100 m freestyle | 54.86 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maria Ugolkova | 200 m individual medley | 2:10.04 | 5 Q | 2:10.65 | 9 | Did not advance | Did 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.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Rachel Moret | Women's singles | Bye | Yamada (BRA) W 4–2 | Póta (HUN) W 4–1 | Chen M (CHN) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Belinda Bencic | Women's singles | Pegula (USA) W 6–3, 6–3 | Doi (JPN) W 6–2, 6–4 | Krejčíková (CZE) W 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 | Pavlyuchenkova (ROC) W 6–0, 3–6, 6–3 | Rybakina (KAZ) W 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 4–6, 6–3 | Vondroušová (CZE) W 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 | |
| Viktorija Golubic | Women's singles | Osorio (COL) W 6–4, 6–1 | Osaka (JPN) L 3–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Belinda Bencic Viktorija Golubic | Women's doubles | — | Aoyama / Shibahara (JPN) W 6–4, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, [10–5] | Muguruza / Suárez (ESP) W 3–6, 6–1, [11–9] | Perez / Stosur (AUS) W 6–4, 6–4 | Pigossi / Stefani (BRA) W 7–5, 6–3 | Krejčíková / Siniaková (CZE) L 5–7, 1–6 | |

## 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

| Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | Rank |
| Andrea Salvisberg | Men's | 18:02 | 0:40 | 56:03 | 0:30 | 32:10 | 1:47:25 | 22 |
| Max Studer | Men's | 18:25 | 0:39 | 55:59 | 0:28 | 30:35 | 1:46:06 | 9 |
| Jolanda Annen | Women's | 19:32 | 0:44 | 1:05:04 | 0:35 | 35:36 | 2:01:31 | 19 |
| Nicola Spirig | Women's | 19:32 | 0:43 | 1:02:50 | 0:32 | 34:28 | 1:58:05 | 6 |

### Relay

| Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Swim (300 m) | Trans 1 | Bike (7 km) | Trans 2 | Run (2 km) | Total group | Rank |
| Andrea Salvisberg | Mixed relay | 3:59 | 0:37 | 9:35 | 0:28 | 5:44 | 20:23 | — |
| Max Studer | Mixed relay | 4:11 | 0:37 | 9:50 | 0:29 | 5:33 | 20:40 | — |
| Jolanda Annen | Mixed relay | 3:51 | 0:40 | 10:32 | 0:30 | 6:27 | 22:00 | — |
| Nicola Spirig | Mixed relay | 4:35 | 0:40 | 10:20 | 0:30 | 6:19 | 22:24 | — |
| Total | Mixed relay | — | — | — | — | — | 1:25:27 | 7 |

## 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.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Repechage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Mirco Gerson Adrian Heidrich | Men's | Ahmed / Cherif (QAT) L (17–21, 16–21) | Bourne / Gibb (USA) L (19–21, 21–23) | Carambula / Rossi (ITA) W (21–14, 24–26, 15–13) | 3 R | E Grimalt / M Grimalt (CHI) L (17–21, 18–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nina Betschart Tanja Hüberli | Women's | Kozuch / Ludwig (GER) W (23–25, 22–20, 16–14) | Hermannová / Sluková (CZE) W (21–0, 21–0) | Ishii / Murakami (JPN) W (14–21, 21–19, 15–12) | 1 Q | Bye | Heidrich / Vergé-Dépré (SUI) L (12–21, 21–19, 21–23) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Joana Heidrich Anouk Vergé-Dépré | Women's | Borger / Sude (GER) W (21–8, 21–23, 15–6) | Schoon / Stam (NED) W (22–20, 21–18) | Humana-Paredes / Pavan (CAN) L (13–21, 22–24) | 2 | Bye | Betschart / Hüberli (SUI) W (21–12, 19–21, 23–21) | Ana Patrícia / Rebecca (BRA) W (21–19, 18–21, 15–12) | Klineman / Ross (USA) L (12–21, 11–21) | Graudiņa / Kravčenoka (LAT) W (21–19, 21–15) | |

## 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:
* VF (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
* VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
* PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
* PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
* ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
* SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

### Freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Stefan Reichmuth | Men's −86 kg | Benferdjallah (ALG) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Yazdani (IRI) L 1–4 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Shapiev (UZB) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | 8 |