Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
competed at the
2004 Summer Paralympics
)
, nations = 136
, athletes = 3,806
, events = 519 in 19 sports
, opening = 17 September
, closing = 28 September
, opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos
, cauldron = Georgios Toptsis
, stadium = Olympic ...
in
Athens
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,
Greece
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. The team included 41 athletes, 27 men and 14 women. Competitors from Switzerland won 16 medals, including 2 gold, 6 silver and 8 bronze to finish 40th in the
medal table
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Olympics and Paralympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does not officially recognize a ranking of participating countries at the Olympic ...
.
Medallists
Sports
Archery
Men
, -
, align=left,
Robert Lehner
, align=left,
Men's individual W1
, 603
, 8
, N/A
,
L 155-160
, colspan=4, did not advance
Athletics
Men's track
Men's field
Women's track
Cycling
Men's road
Men's track
Women's road
Women's track
Equestrian
Shooting
Men
Swimming
Women
Table tennis
Men
Women
Wheelchair tennis
Men
Women
See also
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Switzerland at the Paralympics
Switzerland made its Paralympic Games début at the inaugural Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960 (sending just two athletes, who nonetheless won four medals), and has participated in every edition of the Summer Paralympics. It also took part in t ...
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Switzerland at the 2004 Summer Olympics
References
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Nations at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
Summer Paralympics
The Summer Paralympics also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral ...