# Finland at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| 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

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

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)
   * 100 metres — 10.94s
   * Long Jump — 7.56m
   * Shot Put — 15.34m
   * High Jump — 1.97m
   * 400 metres — 49.94s
   * 110m Hurdles — 14.25s
   * Discus Throw — 41.86m
   * Pole Vault — 4.80m
   * Javelin Throw — 66.64m
   * 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)

## Cycling

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)

## Fencing

One male fencer represented Finland in 1988.

### Men's épée

* Lars Winter

## Swimming

Men's 100m Breaststroke
* Petri Suominen
** Heat – 1:03.58
** B-Final – 1:04.04 (→ 14th place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
* Petri Suominen
** Heat – 2:22.01 (→ did not advance, 29th place)