Switzerland at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Switzerland
IPC codeSUI
NPCSwiss Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.swissparalympic.ch
in Tokyo, Japan
August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24) – September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)
Competitors20 in 9 sports
Medals
Gold
7
Silver
4
Bronze
3
Total
14
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Switzerland competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldMarcel HugAthleticsMen's 5000 metres T5428 August
 GoldManuela SchärAthleticsWomen's 800 metres T5429 August
 GoldMarcel HugAthleticsMen's 1500 metres T5431 August
 GoldCatherine DebrunnerAthleticsWomen's 400 metres T532 September
 GoldManuela SchärAthleticsWomen's 400 metres T542 September
 GoldMarcel HugAthleticsMen's 800 metres T542 September
 GoldMarcel HugAthleticsMen's marathon T545 September
 SilverManuela SchärAthleticsWomen's 5000 metres T5428 August
 SilverManuela SchärAthleticsWomen's 1500 metres T5431 August
 SilverHeinz FreiCyclingMen's road race H31 September
 SilverManuela SchärAthleticsWomen's marathon T545 September
 BronzeCatherine DebrunnerAthleticsWomen's 800 metres T5329 August
 BronzeNora MeisterSwimmingWomen's 400 metre freestyle S62 September
 BronzeElena KratterAthleticsWomen's long jump T632 September

Athletics

Marcel Hug, Manuela Schär and Catherine Debrunner are expected to compete for Switzerland at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Men's track
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Beat Bösch 100m T52 — 18.08 5
400m T52 1:05.10 4 Did not advance
Philipp Handler 100m T13 10.97 3 q 11.02 7
Marcel Hug 800m T54 1:34.88 1 Q 1:33.68 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1500m T54 2:54.63 PR 1 Q 2:49.55 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
5000m T54 9:53.26 PR 1 Q 10:29.90 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Marathon T54 — 1:24:02 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women's track
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Catherine Debrunner 400m T53 55.21 1 Q 56.18 1st place, gold medalist(s)
800m T53 1:51.47 3 Q 1:47.90 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Patricia Eachus 800m T54 1:58.64 5 Did not advance
1500m T54 3:37.43 5 Did not advance
Sofia Gonzalez 100m T63 16.17 3 Q 16.38 7
Elena Kratter 100m T63 15.02 3 Q 15.07 5
Manuela Schär 400m T54 54.29 1 Q 53.59 1st place, gold medalist(s)
800m T54 1:51.09 1 Q 1:42.81 PR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1500m T54 3:28.32 2 Q 3:28.01 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Marathon T54 — 1:38:12 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women's field
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Sofia Gonzalez Long jump T63 3.96 8
Elena Kratter 5.01 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Badminton

Cynthia Mathez and Karin Suter-Erath have both qualified to compete.

Women
Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Karin Suter-Erath Singles WH1  Rongen (GER)
W (21–6, 21–7)		  Knoblauch (GER)
W (21–18, 21–15)		 — 1 Q  Satomi (JPN)
L (8–21, 9–21)		 Did not advance
Cynthia Mathez  Pookkham (THA)
L (12–21, 15–21)		  Zhang (CHN)
L (22–20, 23–25, 12–21)		  Gorodetzky (ISR)
W (21–15, 21–10)		 3 Did not advance
Cynthia Mathez
Karin Suter-Erath		 Doubles WH1–WH2  Knoblauch /
Rongen (GER)
W (21–11, 21–11)		  Yin /
Liu (CHN)
L (4–21, 9–21)		 — 2 Q —  Liu /
Yin (CHN)
L (10–21, 13–21)		  Pookkham /
Wetwithan (THA)
L (17–21, 12–21)		 4

Cycling

Sandra Graf, Sandra Stöckl, Fabian Recher, Tobias Fankhauser and Heinz Frei have all qualified to compete.

Equestrian

Nicole Geiger has qualified to compete.

Shooting

Nicole Häusler qualified to represent Switzerland at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Swimming

Two Swiss swimmers have successfully achieved Paralympic slots after breaking the MQS.[2]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Leo McCrea
Nora Meister

Wheelchair tennis

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 —

See also

References

  1. ↑ "One team, one spirit and now comes the tingling sensation (in German)". Swiss Paralympic Committee. 12 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Calculation of Swimming Slots for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 24 April 2020.
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