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
Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics was the first paraplegic athlete to compete at the Olympic Games. Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics was contested in the same format used since 1972. There were two events: men's individual and women's individual. Points were in a format called the double FITA round, which included 288 arrows shot over four days at four different distances: 70 meters, 60 meters, 50 meters, 30 meters for women; 90 meters, 70 meters, 50 meters, 30 meters for men. It was the fourth, and last, time that the format was used in Olympic competition. Neroli Fairhall