Switzerland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 99 competitors, 72 men and 27 women, took part in 83 events in 17 sports.^[1]

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[2]

In Switzerland's fourth appearance in Olympic archery, two women competed.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Vreny Burger — Preliminary Round (→ 39th place)
• Nadia Gautschi — Preliminary Round (→ 45th place)

Men's Shot Put

• Werner Günthör

• Qualifying Heat — 20.70m
• Final — 21.99m (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Rudolf Steiner

• Qualification — 76.02m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Beat Gähwiler — 8114 points (→ 12th place)

1. 100 metres — 11.18s
2. Long Jump — 7.34m
3. Shot Put — 14.48m
4. High Jump — 1.94m
5. 400 metres — 49.02s
6. 110m Hurdles — 15.11s
7. Discus Throw — 42.46m
8. Pole Vault — 4.70m
9. Javelin Throw — 65.84m
10. 1.500 metres — 4:16.74s

• Christian Gugler — 7502 points (→ 22nd place)

1. 100 metres — 11.49s
2. Long Jump — 7.02m
3. Shot Put — 13.80m
4. High Jump — 2.03m
5. 400 metres — 50.60s
6. 110m Hurdles — 15.22s
7. Discus Throw — 39.08m
8. Pole Vault — 4.70m
9. Javelin Throw — 60.92m
10. 1.500 metres — 4:21.93s

• Severin Moser — 7502 points (→ 27th place)

1. 100 metres — 11.10s
2. Long Jump — 6.98m
3. Shot Put — 12.69m
4. High Jump — 1.85m
5. 400 metres — 48.63s
6. 110m Hurdles — 15.13s
7. Discus Throw — 38.04m
8. Pole Vault — 4.70m
9. Javelin Throw — 49.52m
10. 1.500 metres — 4:21.90s

Women's Marathon

• Genoveva Eichenmann

• Final — 2"44.37 (→ 47th place)

• Rosmarie Müller

• Final — 2"47.31 (→ 48th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Denise Thiémard

• Qualification — 61.74m
• Final — 58.54m (→ 9th place)

Women's Heptathlon

• Corinne Schneider

• Final Result — 6157 points (→ 13th place)

Nine cyclists, six men and three women, represented Switzerland in 1988.

Men's road race

• Marcel Stäuble
• Daniel Steiger
• Felice Puttini

Men's 1 km time trial

• Rocco Travella

Men's individual pursuit

• Bruno Risi

Men's points race

• Philippe Grivel

Women's road race

• Edith Schönenberger — 2:00:52 (→ 18th place)
• Barbara Ganz — 2:00:52 (→ 40th place)
• Brigitte Gyr-Gschwend — 2:00:52 (→ 41st place)

Seven fencers, five men and two women, represented Switzerland in 1988.

Men's épée

• Patrice Gaille
• Michel Poffet
• André Kuhn

Men's team épée

• Patrice Gaille, André Kuhn, Zsolt Madarasz, Gérald Pfefferle, Michel Poffet

Women's foil

• Alessandra Mariéthoz
• Andrea Piros

Three male pentathletes represented Switzerland in 1988.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Peter Steinmann — 5181pts (→ 9th place)
• Andy Jung — 4951pts (→ 26th place)
• Peter Burger — 4731pts (→ 43rd place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Steinmann, Jung, and Burger — 14863pts (→ 7th place)

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Dano Halsall

• Heat — 22.61
• Final — 22.83 (→ 4th place)

• Stéfan Voléry

• Heat — 23.04
• Final — 22.84 (→ 5th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Stéfan Voléry

• Heat — 50.96
• B-Final — 50.74 (→ 11th place)

• Dano Halsall

• Heat — 51.21 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Alberto Bottini

• Heat — 1:51.45 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

• Stéfan Voléry

• Heat — 1:52.94 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

• Alberto Bottini

• Heat — 3:57.92 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Patrick Ferland

• Heat — 58.17 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Patrick Ferland

• Heat — 2:07.77 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Pierre-Yves Eberle

• Heat — 1:04.53 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

• Étienne Dagon

• Heat — 1:04.71 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Étienne Dagon

• Heat — 2:18.68
• B-Final — 2:18.17 (→ 13th place)

• Pierre-Yves Eberle

• Heat — 2:20.65 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Théophile David

• Heat — 56.77 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Théophile David

• Heat — 2:05.58 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Patrick Ferland, Étienne Dagon, Dano Halsall, and Stéfan Voléry

• Heat — 3:48.09 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Marie-Therese Armentero

• Heat — 26.32
• B-Final — 26.34 (→ 11th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Marie-Therese Armentero

• Heat — 57.35 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Eva Gysling

• Heat — 1:05.07 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Eva Gysling

• Heat — 2:24.61 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Patricia Brülhart

• Heat — 1:15.00 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Patricia Brülhart

• Heat — 2:42.82 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Three synchronized swimmers represented Switzerland in 1988.

Women's solo

• Karin Singer
• Edith Boss
• Claudia Peczinka

Women's duet

• Karin Singer
• Edith Boss