# Finland at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Mikko Kolehmainen | Canoeing | Men's K-1 500 metres | 7 August |
| Silver | Ismo Falck Jari Lipponen Tomi Poikolainen | Archery | Men's team | 4 August |
| Silver | Seppo Räty | Athletics | Men's javelin throw | 8 August |
| Bronze | Antti Kasvio | Swimming | Men's 200 metre freestyle | 26 July |
| Bronze | Jyri Kjäll | Boxing | Light welterweight | 7 August |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Athletics | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Badminton | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Boxing | 1 | – | 1 |
| Canoeing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cycling | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Judo | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Rowing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sailing | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Shooting | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Swimming | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Synchronized swimming | – | 1 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 4 | – | 4 |
| Wrestling | 7 | – | 7 |
| Total | 60 | 28 | 88 |

## 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

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ismo Falck | Individual | 1231 | 57 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jari Lipponen | Individual | 1312 | 6 Q | Rivolta (ITA) W 110–101 | Rousseau (CAN) W 102–99 | Flute (FRA) L 103–109 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tomi Poikolainen | Individual | 1290 | 21 Q | Barrs (USA) L 100–106 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ismo Falck Jari Lipponen Tomi Poikolainen | Team | 3833 | 5 Q | — | Netherlands W 237–236 | United States W 239–237 | France W 237–230 | Spain L 236–238 | |

## Athletics
### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Risto Ulmala | 5000 metres | 13:52.52 | 30 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Risto Ulmala | 10,000 metres | DNF | DNF | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Harri Hänninen | Marathon | — | 2:15:19 | 11 |
| Arto Bryggare | 110 metres hurdles | 13.92 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Antti Haapakoski | 110 metres hurdles | 13.84 | 21 Q | 14.00 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ville Hautala | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:34.10 | 23 q | — | 8:33.69 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Valentin Kononen | 50 kilometres walk | — | 3:57:21 | 7 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Jani Lehtonen | Pole vault | 5.50 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Asko Peltoniemi | Pole vault | 5.55 | 9 q | 5.60 | 6 |
| Antero Paljakka | Shot put | 18.42 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kimmo Kinnunen | Javelin throw | 80.22 | 7 Q | 82.62 | 4 |
| Juha Laukkanen | Javelin throw | 79.78 | 9 q | 79.20 | 6 |
| Seppo Räty | Javelin throw | 80.24 | 6 Q | 86.60 | |

### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Petri Keskitalo | Result | 11.23 | 7.33 | 15.41 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Petri Keskitalo | Points | 808 | 893 | 815 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |

### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Sisko Hanhijoki | 100 metres | 11.44 | 12 Q | 11.50 | 15 Q | 11.65 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sisko Hanhijoki | 200 metres | 23.27 | 16 Q | 23.09 | 16 Q | 23.26 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Päivi Tikkanen | 3000 metres | 8:59.60 | 21 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Päivi Tikkanen | 10,000 metres | DNF | DNF | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ritva Lemettinen | Marathon | — | 2:41:48 | 14 |
| Minna Painilainen-Soon Sisko Hanhijoki Sanna Hernesniemi Marja Tennivaara | 4 × 100 metres relay | 43.60 | 9 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sari Essayah | 10 kilometres walk | — | 45:08 | 4 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Ringa Ropo-Junnila | Long jump | 6.52 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Päivi Alafrantti | Javelin throw | DQ | DQ | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Heli Rantanen | Javelin throw | 63.98 | 5 Q | 62.34 | 6 |

### Combined event – Heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Total | Rank |
| Helle Aro | Result | 13.87 | 1.70 | 13.11 | 25.44 | 6.23 | 45.42 | 2:14.31 | 6030 | 18 |
| Helle Aro | Points | 997 | 855 | 735 | 847 | 921 | 772 | 903 | 6030 | 18 |
| Tina Rättyä | Result | 13.96 | 1.70 | 12.97 | 25.09 | 5.90 | 49.02 | 2:15.18 | 5993 | 20 |
| Tina Rättyä | Points | 984 | 855 | 725 | 879 | 819 | 841 | 890 | 5993 | 20 |
| Satu Ruotsalainen | Result | 13.35 | NM | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Satu Ruotsalainen | Points | 1072 | 0 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |

## Badminton
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Pontus Jäntti | Singles | Borisov (BUL) W 15–6, 15–1 | Liu (CHN) L 13–15, 7–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Robert Liljequist | Singles | Fernandes (POR) W 15–3, 15–11 | Susanto (INA) L 11–15, 3–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jyri Kjäll | Light welterweight | Rey (ESP) W RSC R1 | Piccirillo (ITA) W 12–5 | Szűcs (HUN) W 9–1 | Vinent (CUB) L 3–13 | Did not advance | |

## Canoeing
### Sprint
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Mikko Kolehmainen | K-1 500 metres | 1:41.13 | 1 SF | Bye | 1:41.52 | 1 F | 1:40.34 | |
| Mikko Kolehmainen Olli Kolehmainen | K-2 500 metres | 1:35.75 | 2 SF | Bye | 1:32.57 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling

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

### Road
#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Tea Vikstedt-Nyman | Road race | 2:05:03 | 25 |

### Track
#### Time trial

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Mika Hämäläinen | Time trial | 1:06.808 | 15 |

#### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Tea Vikstedt-Nyman | Women's individual pursuit | 3:47.516 | 8 Q | Watt (AUS) L 3:48.918 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Equestrianism
### Dressage

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Kyra Kyrklund | Edinburg | Individual | 1571 | 9 Q | 1428 | 5 |

## Gymnastics
### Rhythmic

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Hoop | Rope | Clubs | Ball | Total | Rank | Qualification | Hoop | Rope | Clubs | Ball | Total | Rank |
| Hanna Laiho | Individual | 9.100 | 9.000 | 8.700 | 9.150 | 35.950 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Marko Korhonen | 65 kg | Ward (IRL) L Yusei-gachi | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jorma Korhonen | 71 kg | Bye | Haimberger (AUT) W Yusei-gachi | Věnsek (TCH) W Waza-ari | Dott (GER) L Yusei-gachi | Did not advance | Bye | Carabetta (FRA) L Ippon | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marko Haanpää | 78 kg | Spinks (NZL) L Ippon | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Juha Salonen | +95 kg | — | Raven (NED) L Ippon | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Annikka Mutanen | 48 kg | Bye | Bornemann (AUT) L Ippon | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Heli Syrjä | 72 kg | Håkansson (SWE) L Ippon | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anne Åkerblom | +72 kg | Maksymow (POL) L Yuko | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Rowing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Pertti Karppinen | Single sculls | 7:25.87 | 4 R | 7:08.82 | 2 SF A/B | 7:12.05 | 4 FB | 7:08.15 | 10 |
| Esko Hillebrandt Reima Karppinen | Double sculls | 6:36.77 | 3 R | 6:53.42 | 3 SF C/D | 6:27.92 | 1 FC | 6:30.93 | 13 |

## Sailing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Net points | Final rank |
| Jali Mäkilä | Finn | 17 | 20 | 25 | 5.7 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 112.7 | 17 |
| Mika Aarnikka Petri Leskinen | 470 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 11.7 | 69.7 | 4 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Net points | Final rank |
| Chita Smedberg | Europe | 10 | 28 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 79 | 10 |
| Anna Slunga-Tallberg Kati Läike | 470 | 5.7 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 89.7 | 10 |

### Fleet racing

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Net points | Final rank |
| Kalevi Kostiainen Markku Kuismin | Tornado | 22 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 130 | 19 |

## Shooting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Petri Eteläniemi | 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 585 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Juha Hirvi | 10 metre air rifle | 584 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Juha Hirvi | 50 metre rifle three positions | 1172 | 1 Q | 1264.8 | 4 |
| Juha Hirvi | 50 metre rifle prone | 597 | 4 Q | 699.5 | 6 |
| Timo Näveri | 10 metre air pistol | 569 | 39 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Timo Näveri | 50 metre pistol | 548 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sakari Paasonen | 10 metre air pistol | 582 | 6 Q | 680.1 | 5 |
| Sakari Paasonen | 50 metre pistol | 558 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jari Pälve | 10 metre air rifle | 585 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jari Pälve | 50 metre rifle three positions | 1162 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jari Pälve | 50 metre rifle prone | 592 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Pirjo Peltola | 10 metre air rifle | 380 | 42 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pirjo Peltola | 50 metre rifle three positions | 570 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Open

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Jorma Korhonen | Skeet | 196 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matti Nummela | Trap | 136 | 44 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final A/B | Final A/B |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Janne Blomqvist | 50 metre freestyle | 23.63 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Janne Blomqvist | 100 metre freestyle | 51.86 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vesa Hanski | 200 metre freestyle | 1:53.17 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vesa Hanski | 100 metre butterfly | 55.81 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vesa Hanski | 200 metre butterfly | 2:02.75 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kai Johansson | 200 metre butterfly | 2:05.71 | 36 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Antti Kasvio | 200 metre freestyle | 1:48.31 | 5 FA | 1:47.63 | |
| Antti Kasvio | 400 metre freestyle | 3:51.74 | 9 FB | 3:50.06 | 9 |
| Petteri Lehtinen | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:20.27 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Petteri Lehtinen | 200 metre individual medley | 2:05.65 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Petteri Lehtinen | 400 metre individual medley | 4:22.10 | 11 FB | 4:22.10 | 12 |
| Jani Sievinen | 100 metre butterfly | 54.57 | 12 FB | 54.93 | 13 |
| Jani Sievinen | 200 metre individual medley | 2:01.18 | 1 FA | 2:01.28 | 4 |
| Petri Suominen | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:03.75 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Petri Suominen | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:18.01 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jani Sievinen Janne Vermasheinä Janne Blomqvist Vesa Hanski | 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | 3:25.47 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jani Sievinen Vesa Hanski Petteri Lehtinen Antti Kasvio | 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | 7:28.71 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jani Sievinen Petri Suominen Vesa Hanski Antti Kasvio | 4 × 100 metre medley relay | 4:06.18 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final A/B | Final A/B |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Anne Lackman | 100 metre backstroke | 1:06.48 | 39 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marja Päivinen | 50 metre freestyle | 27.49 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marja Päivinen | 100 metre freestyle | 59.46 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marja Päivinen | 100 metre butterfly | 1:03.94 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Minna Salmela | 50 metre freestyle | 27.00 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Minna Salmela | 100 metre freestyle | 58.04 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Riikka Ukkola | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:15.56 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anne Lackman Riikka Ukkola Marja Päivinen Minna Salmela | 4 × 100 metre medley relay | 4:23.07 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Synchronized swimming

One synchronized swimmer represented Finland in 1992.
| Athlete | Event | Figures | Figures | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Total (Figures + Qualification) | Rank | Points | Total (Figures + Final) | Rank |
| Liisa Laurila | Solo | 81.765 | 45 Q | 88.120 | 169.885 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Jouni Grönman | 67.5 kg | 135.0 | 6 | 170.0 | 5 | 305.0 | 5 |
| Janne Kanerva | 90 kg | 147.5 | 17 | 180.0 | 16 | 327.5 | 17 |
| Keijo Tahvanainen | 90 kg | 147.5 | 17 | 187.5 | 11 | 335.0 | 15 |
| Arto Savonen | 110 kg | 162.5 | 15 | 195.0 | 14 | 357.5 | 13 |

## Wrestling
### Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ismo Kamesaki | 52 kg | Robert (FRA) W 2–1 | Jahandideh (IRI) W 6–0 | Martínez (CUB) W 4–2 | Rebegea (ROU) L 0–7 | Min (KOR) L 2–10 | — | 4 | Rizvanović (IOA) W 2–1 | 7 |
| Keijo Pehkonen | 57 kg | Naanaa (MAR) W 4–0 | Sheng (CHN) L 4–5 | Bye | An (KOR) L 0–8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 4 | Hall (USA) W 6–4 | 7 |
| Tuomo Karila | 74 kg | Memet (ROU) W 1–0 | Tracz (POL) L 1–2 | Balcı (TUR) L 1–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Timo Niemi | 82 kg | Khristov (BUL) W 1–0 | Frinta (TCH) W 4–2 | Arghira (ROU) W 3–0 | Turlykhanov (EUN) L 0–1 | Stępień (POL) L 0–3 | — | 3 | Kasum (IOA) W 3–1 | 5 |
| Harri Koskela | 90 kg | Komáromi (HUN) L 1–2 | Koguashvili (EUN) L 1–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Juha Ahokas | 130 kg | Grigoraș (ROU) L 2–4 | Radaković (IOA) W 2–0 | Karelin (EUN) L 1–8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 4 | Poikilidis (GRE) W 1–0 | 7 |

### Freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Pekka Rauhala | 82 kg | Hohl (CAN) L 2–3 | Betancourt (PUR) W 8–5 | Khadem (IRI) L 0–8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |