Finland at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
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
Nations at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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