Switzerland at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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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.[1] 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 at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | SUI |
NOC | Swiss Olympic Association |
Website | www |
in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08) | |
Competitors | 107 in 19 sports |
Flag bearers (opening) | Mujinga Kambundji Max Heinzer |
Flag bearer (closing) | Elena Quirici |
Medals Ranked 24th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
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.