Finland at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Finland at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Finland competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States. 86 competitors, 73 men and 13 women, took part in 76 events in 15 sports.
Medalists
Archery
Defending gold medallist Tomi Poikolainen bettered his performance of four years earlier by one point, but with the return of the United States and Japan, Poikolainen's score was no longer sufficient to earn a medal and he fell to fifth place. Much the same fate befell Päivi Meriluoto, who fell two places even though she shot 60 points better than she had in 1980.
Kyösti Laasonen, in his fourth Olympic archery competition, took 28th place.
Women's Individual Competition:
Päivi Meriluoto — 2509 points (→ 5th place)
Ama Rantal — 2460 points (→ 15th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
Tomi Poikolainen — 2538 points (→ 5th place)
Kyösti Laasonen — 2443 points (→ 28th place)
Markku Syrjälä — 2333 points (→ 49th place)
Athletics
Men's 1,500 metres
Antti Loikkanen
Qualifying Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 5,000 metres
Martti Vainio
Heat — 13:45.16
Semifinals — 13:30.48 (→ did not advance)
Antti Loikkanen
Heat — 13:51.47
Semifinals — 13:58.74 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
Martti Vainio
Qualifying Heat — 28:19.25
Final — finished in second place (27:51.10), but was later disqualified for the use of several performance-enhancing drugs
Men's Marathon
Pertti Tiainen — 2:17:43 (→ 27th place)
Martti Vainio — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 110 metres Hurdles
Arto Bryggare
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
Tommy Ekblom
Men's High Jump
Erkki Niemi
Qualification — 2.24m
Final — 2.24m (→ 9th place)
Men's Pole Vault
Kimmo Pallonen
Qualifying Round — 5.40m
Final — 5.45m (→ 5th place)
Men's Javelin Throw
Arto Härkönen
Qualification — 83.06m
Final — 86.76m (→ Gold Medal)
Raimo Manninen
Qualification — 79.26m (→ did not advance, 13th place)
Tero Saviniemi
Qualification — 76.46m (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Men's Shot Put
Aulis Akonniemi
Qualifying Round — 19.38 m
Final — 18.98 m (→ 9th place)
Men's Hammer Throw
Juha Tiainen
Qualification — 72.68m
Final — 78.08m (→ Gold Medal)
Harri Huhtala
Qualification — 73.78m
Final — 75.28m (→ 6th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
Reima Salonen
Final — did not start (→ no ranking)
Men's 50 km Walk
Reima Salonen
Final — 3:58:30 (→ 4th place)
Women's 100 metres
Helinä Laihorinne-Marjamaa
Women's 200 metres
Helinä Laihorinne-Marjamaa
Women's Marathon
Tujia Toivonen
Final — 2:32:07 (→ 10th place)
Sinikka Keskitalo
Final — 2:35:15 (→ 15th place)
Women's 400m Hurdles
Tuija Helander
Heat — 57.22
Semifinal — 56.59
Final — 56.55 (→ 7th place)
Women's Discus Throw
Ulla Lundholm
Qualification — 56.44m
Final — 62.84m (→ 4th place)
Women's Javelin Throw
Tiina Lillak
Qualification — 63.30m
Final — 69.00m (→ Silver Medal)
Tuula Laaksalo
Qualification — 60.42m
Final — 66.40m (→ 4th place)
Helena Laine
Qualification — 61.80m
Final — 58.18m (→ 11th place)
Boxing
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Jarmo Eskelinen
First Round — Defeated Yao Gaitor (Togo), 5-0
Second Round — Lost to Juan Molina (Puerto Rico), 0-5
Canoeing
Cycling
Five cyclists represented Finland in 1984.
Individual road race
Kari Myyryläinen
Harry Hannus
Patrick Wackström
Harri Hedgren
Team time trial
Harry Hannus
Kari Myyryläinen
Patrick Wackström
Sixten Wackström
Individual pursuit
Sixten Wackström
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
Juha Ovaskainen
Preliminary Round — 532.17
Final — 548.55 (→ 11th place)
Equestrian
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1984.
Individual
Pasi Hulkkonen
Jorma Korpela
Jussi Pelli
Team
Pasi Hulkkonen
Jorma Korpela
Jussi Pelli
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Martti Järventaus
Heat — 1:06.21 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
Martti Järventaus
Heat — 2:26.96 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
Maarit Sihvonen-Vähäsaari
Heat — 58.51 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
Maarit Sihvonen-Vähäsaari
Heat — 2:21.05
B-Final — 2:19.27 (→ 9th place)
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
Nations at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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