Finland at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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Finland at the Olympic Games
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At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
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Medals Rank: 29	Gold 1	Silver 2	Bronze 2	Total 5
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Finland competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Contents 1 Medals 1.1 Gold 1.2 Silver 1.3 Bronze 2 Results by event 2.1 Archery 2.2 Athletics 2.3 Cycling 2.4 Swimming

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

• Mikko Kolehmainen — Canoeing, Men's K1 500 m Kayak Singles

[edit] Silver

• Seppo Räty — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw Men

• Jari Lipponen, Tomi Poikolainen, and Ismo Falck — Archery, Men's Team Competition

[edit] Bronze

• Jyri Kjäll — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight

• Antti Kasvio — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle

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[edit] Results by event

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] Cycling

Women's Individual Road Race

• Tea Vikstedt-Nyman

• Final — 2:05:03 (→ 25th place)

[edit] Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Janne Blomqvist
  1. Heat – 23.63 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Janne Blomqvist
  1. Heat – 51.86 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Antti Kasvio
  1. Heat – 1:48.31
  2. Final – 1:47.63 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Vesa Hanski
  1. Heat – 1:53.17 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

• Antti Kasvio
  1. Heat – 3:51.74
  2. B-Final – 3:50.06 (→ 9th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Petri Suominen
  1. Heat – 1:03.75 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Petri Suominen
  1. Heat – 2:18.01 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

• Petteri Lehtinen
  1. Heat – 2:20.27 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Jani Sievinen
  1. Heat – 54.57
  2. B-Final – 54.93 (→ 13th place)

• Vesa Hanski
  1. Heat – 55.81 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Vesa Hanski
  1. Heat – 2:02.75 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

• Kristian Johansson
  1. Heat – 2:05.71 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Jani Sievinen
  1. Heat – 2:01.18
  2. Final – 2:01.28 (→ 4th place)

• Petteri Lehtinen
  1. Heat – 2:05.65 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

• Petteri Lehtinen
  1. Heat – 4:22.10
  2. B-Final – 4:22.10 (→ 12th place)

Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

• Jani Sievinen, Janne Vermasheina, Janne Blomqvist, and Vesa Hanski
  1. Heat – 3:25.47 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Minna Salmela
  1. Heat – 27.00 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

• Marja Paivinen
  1. Heat – 27.49 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Minna Salmela
  1. Heat – 58.04 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

• Marja Paivinen
  1. Heat – 59.46 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Anne Susanna Lackman
  1. Heat – 1:06.48 (→ did not advance, 39th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Riikka Camilla Ukkola
  1. Heat – 1:15.56 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Marja Paivinen
  1. Heat – 1:03.94 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

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