Finland at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Finland competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.

Finland at the
1992 Winter Olympics
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
Websitesport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Albertville
Competitors62 (49 men, 13 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearer Timo Blomqvist, ice hockey
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
7
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldMarjut LukkarinenCross-country skiingWomen's 5 km (classical)
 GoldToni NieminenSki jumpingMen's large hill (K120 90 m)
 GoldRisto Laakkonen
Mika Laitinen
Toni Nieminen
Ari-Pekka Nikkola
Ski jumpingMen's team large hill (K120 90 m)
 SilverMarjut LukkarinenCross-country skiingWomen's 15 km (classical)
 BronzeHarri ElorantaBiathlonMen's 10 km sprint
 BronzeJari Isometsa
Harri Kirvesniemi
Mika Kuusisto
Jari Räsänen
Cross-country skiingMen's 4 × 10 km relay
 BronzeToni NieminenSki jumpingMen's normal hill (K90 70m)

Biathlon

Men
Event Athlete Misses 1 Time Rank
10 km Sprint Jaakko Niemi 2 29:04.0 57
Kari Kataja 1 27:46.5 27
Vesa Hietalahti 2 27:25.1 17
Harri Eloranta 0 26:26.6
Event Athlete Time Misses Adjusted time 2 Rank
20 km Kari Kataja DNF DNF
Seppo Suhonen 59:21.3 8 1'07:21.3 74
Vesa Hietalahti 57:24.6 1 58:24.6 6
Harri Eloranta 57:15.7 1 58:15.7 5
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
Athletes Race
Misses 1 Time Rank
Vesa Hietalahti
Jaakko Niemi
Harri Eloranta
Kari Kataja
1 1'27:39.5 8
Women
Event Athlete Misses 1 Time Rank
7.5 km Sprint Johanna Saarinen 4 28:48.6 53
Tuija Sikiö 2 28:21.4 45
Mari Lampinen 3 27:46.1 34
Terhi Markkanen 2 27:20.7 28
Event Athlete Time Misses Adjusted time 2 Rank
15 km Johanna Saarinen 56:27.0 3 59:27.0 45
Terhi Markkanen 54:08.9 4 58:08.9 37
Mari Lampinen 51:44.8 6 57:44.8 31
Tuija Sikiö 53:03.0 1 54:03.0 14
Women's 3 x 7.5 km relay
Athletes Race
Misses 1 Time Rank
Mari Lampinen
Tuija Sikiö
Terhi Markkanen
0 1'20:17.8 5
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2 One minute added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
10 km
C
Jari Isometsä 29:34.4 16
Jari Räsänen 29:25.2 15
Mika Myllylä 29:17.0 14
Harri Kirvesniemi 28:23.3 6
15 km
pursuit1
F
Mika Myllylä 41:33.1 20
Jari Räsänen 41:29.9 19
Jari Isometsä 40:50.0 12
Harri Kirvesniemi 40:34.4 11
30 km
C
Seppo Rantanen 1'30:25.6 38
Mika Myllylä 1'30:08.8 34
Mika Kuusisto 1'28:45.6 26
Harri Kirvesniemi 1'25:28.5 10
50 km
F
Jukka Hartonen DNF
Jari Räsänen 2'14:53.6 31
Mika Kuusisto 2'13:09.3 23
Jari Isometsä 2'12:03.5 22
1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Mika Kuusisto
Harri Kirvesniemi
Jari Räsänen
Jari Isometsä
1'41:22.9
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
5 km
C
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi 15:33.2 31
Tuulikki Pyykkönen 15:31.1 29
Jaana Savolainen 15:19.9 26
Marjut Lukkarinen 14:13.8
10 km
pursuit2
F
Tuulikki Pyykkönen 30:02.5 33
Jaana Savolainen 28:43.1 18
Marjut Lukkarinen 26:52.1 4
15 km
C
Sirpa Ryhänen 46:06.9 22
Pirkko Määttä 45:40.5 17
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi 44:02.7 6
Marjut Lukkarinen 43:29.9
30 km
F
Päivi Simukka 1'34:21.7 37
Sirpa Ryhänen 1'33:55.7 36
Jaana Savolainen 1'32:49.4 28
Marjut Lukkarinen 1'27:30.9 10
2 Starting delay based on 5 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Women's 4 × 5 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
Pirkko Määttä
Jaana Savolainen
Marjut Lukkarinen
1'00:52.9 4

Figure skating

Men
Athlete SP FS TFP Rank
Oula Jääskeläinen 23 17 28.5 19
Ice Dancing
Athletes CD1 CD2 OD FD TFP Rank
Susanna Rahkamo
Petri Kokko
7 7 6 6 12.4 6

Freestyle skiing

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Points Rank Time Points Rank
Petri Penttinen Moguls 40.40 13.71 41 Did not advance
Tero Turunen 35.69 21.40 20 Did not advance
Janne Lahtela 32.64 21.76 18 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Points Rank Time Points Rank
Minna Karhu Moguls 42.34 14.75 19 Did not advance

Ice hockey

Group A

Twelve participating teams were placed in two groups. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the Medal Round while the last two teams competed in the Consolation Round for the 9th to 12th places.

     Team advanced to the Final Round
     Team sent to compete in the Consolation Round
Team GP W L T GF GA DIF PTS
 United States 5401187119
 Sweden 53022211118
 Finland 53112211117
 Germany 52301112-14
 Italy 51401824-62
 Poland 5050430-260
 Finland5:1 Germany
 Finland9:1 Poland
 United States4:1 Finland
 Finland2:2 Sweden
 Finland5:3 Italy

Final round

Quarter-finals

Unified Team6:1 Finland

Consolation Round 5th-8th Places

 Sweden3:2 Finland

7th Place Match

 France1:4 Finland 7th

Leading scorers

Rk Contestant GP G A Pts
4th Teemu Selänne 87411
4th Hannu Järvenpää 85611
8th Mika Nieminen 84610
  • Team Roster
Pos. No. Name 1991-92 team
G 1 Jukka Tammi Ilves Tampere
G 30 Markus Ketterer Jokerit Helsinki
D 3 Timo Blomqvist Malmö IF
D 4 Kari Eloranta Rögle BK
D 5 Timo Jutila Luleå HF
D 6 Arto Ruotanen HV71
D 7 Simo Saarinen HIFK Helsinki
D 9 Ville Sirén Tampere Ilves
D 12 Janne Laukkanen HPK Hämeenlinna
D 44 Harri Laurila JyP HT
F 8 Teemu Selänne Jokerit Helsinki
F 11 Jari Lindroos JyP HT
F 14 Petri Skriko Winnipeg Jets
F 15 Hannu Järvenpää Leksands IF
F 16 Keijo Säilynoja Jokerit Helsinki
F 18 Pekka Tuomisto HIFK
F 22 Timo Saarikoski Rauman Lukko
F 25 Raimo Summanen Tampere Ilves
F 27 Timo Peltomaa Tampere Ilves
F 28 Raimo Helminen Malmö IF
F 40 Mika Nieminen Lukko Rauma
F 42 Mikko Mäkelä TPS

Nordic combined

Men's individual

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps.)
  • 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
Athlete Event Ski Jumping Cross-country Total
Points Rank Start at Time Rank
Sami Kallunki Individual 177.5 42 +5:40.0 50:29.7 28
Pasi Saapunki 191.1 34 +4:09.4 49:03.4 20
Teemu Summanen 208.3 12 +2:14.7 49:59.4 24
Jari Mantila 216.7 5 +1:18.7 DNF

Men's Team

Three participants per team.

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps per team member were counted.)
  • 10 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
Athletes Ski jumping Cross-country Total
Points Rank Start at Time Rank
Pasi Saapunki
Jari Mantila
Teemu Summanen
561.2 7 +6:59.0 1'32:43.3 7

Ski jumping

Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Distance Points Points Rank
Ari-Pekka Nikkola Normal hill 76.0 82.6 74.5 80.2 162.8 53
Mika Laitinen 85.5 106.3 85.5 107.3 213.6 5
Risto Laakkonen 85.5 106.8 79.0 93.9 200.7 16
Toni Nieminen 88.0 112.3 84.5 104.7 217.0
Ari-Pekka Nikkola Large hill 99.0 79.1 94.5 70.3 149.4 30
Risto Laakkonen 102.0 83.8 98.5 80.4 164.2 21
Mika Laitinen 109.5 97.8 85.5 68.2 166.0 19
Toni Nieminen 122.0 118.8 123.0 120.7 239.5
Men's team large hill
Athletes Result
Points 1 Rank
Toni Nieminen
Ari-Pekka Nikkola
Risto Laakkonen
Mika Laitinen
644.4
1 Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.

Speed skating

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Harri Ilkka 38.48 26
1000 m Harri Ilkka 1:17.96 34
5000 m Timo Järvinen 7:30.88 32
10,000 m Timo Järvinen 14:50.75 21

References

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