Switzerland at the 1984 Summer Olympics Switzerland at the 1984 Summer Olympics Switzerland competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 129 competitors, 102 men and 27 women, took part in 91 events in 18 sports. In Switzerland's third appearance in Olympic archery, two women and one man competed. Women's Competition: Men's Competition: Men's 400 metres Men's 5,000 metres Men's Marathon Men's High Jump Men's Long Jump Men's Pole Vault Men's Shot Put Men's Decathlon Women's 3,000 metres Women's Marathon Women's Javelin Throw Women's Heptathlon Twelve cyclists represented Switzerland in 1984. Five fencers, all men, represented Switzerland in 1984 Three male modern pentathletes
Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics was the first time in Olympic competition that eight gymnasts were allowed to move onto an apparatus final, instead of the previous six. Due to the boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics by the USSR and other allied countries, there was an 'Alternate Olympics' held where the USSR, East Germany, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia and other nations competed against each other. The Artistic gymnastics segment of the competition was held in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, and the Rhythmic gymnastics segment was held in Sofia, Bulgaria. The artistic gymnastics competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics was carried out in three stages: Each country was limited