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.[1]

Finland at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
Websitesport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Seoul
Competitors78 (59 men, 19 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer Jouko Salomäki (wrestling)
Medals
Ranked 25th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

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:

Men's Individual Competition:

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

Men's Decathlon

  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

Women's Javelin Throw

Women's Heptathlon

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

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

Men's road race
Men's 1 km time trial
Men's individual pursuit
Women's road race

Diving

Equestrianism

Fencing

One male fencer represented Finland in 1988.

Men's épée

Judo

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100m Breaststroke

Men's 200m Breaststroke

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

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