Finland at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Finland at the 1992 Summer Olympics
IOC code	FIN
NOC	Finnish Olympic Committee
Website	sport.fi/olympiakomitea (Finnish) (Swedish)
in Barcelona
Competitors	88 (60 men and 28 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer	Harri Koskela (wrestling)
Medals Ranked 29th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 2 2 5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Finland competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 88 competitors, 60 men and 28 women, took part in 85 events in 16 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

• Mikko Kolehmainen — Canoeing, Men's K1 500 m Kayak Singles

Silver

• Seppo Räty — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw Men
• Jari Lipponen, Tomi Poikolainen, and Ismo Falck — Archery, Men's Team Competition

Bronze

• Jyri Kjäll — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
• Antti Kasvio — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle

Archery

The Finnish team sent only men to the 1992 archery tournament. Individually, only Jari Lipponen had much success, taking eighth place after losing in the quarterfinal. As a team, however, the Finnish men were very successful, losing the final match to Spain by only two points to finish with a silver medal.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Jari Lipponen — Quarterfinal, 8th place (2-1)
• Tomi Poikolainen — Round of 32, 24th place (0-1)
• Ismo Falck — Ranking round, 57th place (0-0)

Men's Team Competition:

• Lipponen, Poikolainen, and Falck — Final (→ Silver Medal)

Athletics

Men's 5,000 metres

• Risto Ulmala
  • Heat — 13:52.52 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Risto Ulmala
  • Heat — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's Marathon

• Harri Hänninen — 2:15.19 (→ 11th place)

Men's 110m Hurdles

• Arto Bryggare
  • Heats — 13.92 (→ did not advance)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Valentin Kononen — 3:57:21 (→ 7th place)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Seppo Räty
  • Qualification — 80.24 m
  • Final — 86.60 m (→ Silver Medal)
• Kimmo Kinnunen
  • Qualification — 80.22 m
  • Final — 82.62 m (→ 4th place)
• Juha Laukkanen
  • Qualification — 79.78 m
  • Final — 79.20 m (→ 6th place)

Men's Shot Put

• Antero Paljakka
  • Qualification — 18.42 m (→ did not advance)

Women's 10,000 metres

• Päivi Tikkanen
  • Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Women's 10 km Walk

• Sari Essayah — 45:08 (→ 4th place)

Women's Marathon

• Ritva Lemettinen — 2:41.48 (→ 14th place)

Women's Heptathlon

• Tina Rättyä
  • Final Result — 5993 points (→ 20th place)
• Satu Marianne Ruotsalainen
  • Final Result — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Badminton

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Two cyclists, one man and one woman, represented Finland in 1992.

Men's 1 km time trial

• Mika Hämäläinen

Women's road race

• Tea Vikstedt-Nyman — 2:05:03 (→ 25th place)

Women's individual pursuit

• Tea Vikstedt-Nyman

Equestrianism

Judo

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Men's 470 Class

• Petri Leskinen and Mika Aarnikka
  • Final Ranking — 69.7 points (→ 4th place)

Women's 470 Class

• Katri Laike and Anna-Marita Slunga
  • Final Ranking — 89.7 points (→ 10th place)

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Janne Blomqvist
  • Heat – 23.63 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Janne Blomqvist
  • Heat – 51.86 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Antti Kasvio
  • Heat – 1:48.31
  • Final – 1:47.63 (→ Bronze Medal)
• Vesa Hanski
  • Heat – 1:53.17 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

• Antti Kasvio
  • Heat – 3:51.74
  • B-Final – 3:50.06 (→ 9th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Petri Suominen
  • Heat – 1:03.75 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Petri Suominen
  • Heat – 2:18.01 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
• Petteri Lehtinen
  • Heat – 2:20.27 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Jani Sievinen
  • Heat – 54.57
  • B-Final – 54.93 (→ 13th place)
• Vesa Hanski
  • Heat – 55.81 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Vesa Hanski
  • Heat – 2:02.75 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
• Kristian Johansson
  • Heat – 2:05.71 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Jani Sievinen
  • Heat – 2:01.18
  • Final – 2:01.28 (→ 4th place)
• Petteri Lehtinen
  • Heat – 2:05.65 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

• Petteri Lehtinen
  • Heat – 4:22.10
  • B-Final – 4:22.10 (→ 12th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Jani Sievinen, Janne Vermasheina, Janne Blomqvist, and Vesa Hanski
  • Heat – 3:25.47 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Minna Salmela
  • Heat – 27.00 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
• Marja Pärssinen
  • Heat – 27.49 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Minna Salmela
  • Heat – 58.04 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
• Marja Pärssinen
  • Heat – 59.46 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Anne Lackman
  • Heat – 1:06.48 (→ did not advance, 39th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Riikka Ukkola
  • Heat – 1:15.56 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Marja Pärssinen
  • Heat – 1:03.94 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Synchronized swimming

One synchronized swimmer represented Finland in 1992.

Women's solo

• Liisa Laurila

Weightlifting

Men's Lightweight

• Jouni Grönman

Men's Middle-Heavyweight

• Keijo Tahvanainen
• Janne Kanerva

Men's Heavyweight

• Arto Savonen

Wrestling

Men's Flyweight (Greco-Roman)

• Ismo Kamesaki

Men's Bantamweight (Greco-Roman)

• Keijo Pehkonen

Men's Welterweight (Greco-Roman)

• Tuomo Karila

Men's Middleweight (Greco-Roman)

• Timo Niemi

Men's Light-Heavyweight (Greco-Roman)

• Harri Koskela

Men's Super-Heavyweight (Greco-Roman)

• Juha Ahokas

Men's Middleweight (Freestyle)

• Pekka Rauhala

References