Finland at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Finland at the 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	FIN
NOC	Finnish Olympic Committee
Website	sport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Seoul, South Korea September 17–October 2, 1988
Competitors	78 (59 men, 19 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer	Jouko Salomäki (wrestling)
Medals Ranked 25th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 4
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Finland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 78 competitors, 59 men and 19 women, took part in 66 events in 15 sports.^[1]

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	3	3	6
Athletics	11	7	18
Boxing	3	–	3
Canoeing	3	0	3
Cycling	3	1	4
Diving	1	0	1
Equestrian	0	4	4
Fencing	1	0	1
Judo	2	–	2
Rowing	5	0	5
Sailing	3	2	5
Shooting	7	2	9
Swimming	1	0	1
Weightlifting	4	–	4
Wrestling	12	–	12
Total	59	19	78

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Tapio Korjus	Athletics	Men's javelin throw	25 September
Silver	Harri Koskela	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 90 kg	20 September
Bronze	Tapio Sipilä	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 68 kg	22 September
Bronze	Seppo Räty	Athletics	Men's javelin throw	25 September

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics

The Finnish team did not fare as well at the 1988 Olympic archery competition as they had previously, though the men's team was almost able to capture a medal. Only one archer placed in the top eight in individual competition.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Päivi Aaltonen — 1/8 Final (→ 20th place)
• Jutta Poikolainen — Preliminary Round (→ 55th place)
• Minna Heinonen — Preliminary Round (→ 56th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Pentti Vikström — Final (→ 7th place)
• Tomi Poikolainen — Semifinal (→ 11th place)
• Ismo Falck — Preliminary Round (→ 27th place)

Women's Team Competition:

• Aaltonen, Poikolainen, and Heinonen — Preliminary Round (→ 13th place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Vikstrom, Poikolainen, and Falck — Final (→ 4th place)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Long Jump

• Jarmo Kärnä
  • Qualification — 7.90m
  • Final — 7.82m (→ 10th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Harri Huhtala
  • Qualification — 77.34m
  • Final — 75.38m (→ 9th place)
• Juha Tiainen
  • Qualification — 73.24m (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Tapio Korjus
  • Qualification — 81.42m
  • Final — 84.28m (→ Gold Medal)
• Seppo Räty
  • Qualification — 81.62m
  • Final — 83.26m (→ Bronze Medal)
• Kimmo Kinnunen
  • Qualification — 80.24m
  • Final — 78.04m (→ 10th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Reima Salonen
  • Final — 3'51:36 (→ 18th place)

Men's Decathlon

• Petri Keskitalo — 8143 points (→ 11th place)

1. 100 metres — 10.94s
2. Long Jump — 7.56m
3. Shot Put — 15.34m
4. High Jump — 1.97m
5. 400 metres — 49.94s
6. 110m Hurdles — 14.25s
7. Discus Throw — 41.86m
8. Pole Vault — 4.80m
9. Javelin Throw — 66.64m
10. 1.500 metres — 4:55.89s

Women's Marathon

• Tuija Jousimaa
  • Final – 2:43:00 (→ 41st place)
• Sinikka Keskitalo
  • Final – 2:43:00 (→ 42nd place)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Päivi Alafrantti
  • Qualification – 62.82m
  • Final – 58.20m (→ 10th place)
• Tiina Lillak
  • Qualification – 60.06m (→ did not advance)
• Tuula Laaksalo
  • Qualification – 60.64m (→ did not advance)

Women's Heptathlon

• Satu Ruotsalainen
  • Final Result — 6101 points (→ 15th place)
• Ragne Kytölä
  • Final Result — 5686 points (→ 21st place)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Four cyclists, three men and one woman, represented Finland in 1988.

Men's road race

• Jari Lähde

Men's 1 km time trial

• Mika Hämäläinen

Men's individual pursuit

• Jyrki Tujunen

Women's road race

• Tea Vikstedt-Nyman — 2:00:52 (→ 43rd place)

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

One male fencer represented Finland in 1988.

Men's épée

• Lars Winter

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Petri Suominen
  1. Heat – 1:03.58
  2. B-Final – 1:04.04 (→ 14th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Petri Suominen
  1. Heat – 2:22.01 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Finland at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
2. Finland at the 1988 Summer Olympics