- Finland at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Infobox Olympics Finland
games=1992 Summer
competitors=88 (60 men and 28 women)
sports=16
flagbearer=Harri Koskela
gold=1
silver=2
bronze=2
total=5
rank=29Finland competed at the1992 Summer Olympics inBarcelona ,Spain .Medalists
Gold
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Mikko Kolehmainen — Canoeing, Men's K1 500 m Kayak SinglesSilver
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Seppo Räty — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw Men*
Jari Lipponen ,Tomi Poikolainen , andIsmo Falck — Archery, Men's Team CompetitionBronze
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Jyri Kjäll — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight*
Antti Kasvio — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle----Results by event
=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 toSpain by only two points to finish with asilver 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)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)
=Cycling=Women's Individual Road Race
*Tea Vikstedt-Nyman :*Final — 2:05:03 (→ 25th place)
=Sailing=Men's 470 Class
*Petri Leskinen andMika Aarnikka :* Final Ranking — 69.7 points (→ 4th place)Women's 470 Class
*Katri Laike andAnna-Marita Slunga :* Final Ranking — 89.7 points (→ 10th place)
=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 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
*Jani Sievinen ,Janne Vermasheina ,Janne Blomqvist , andVesa 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)Women's Solo
*Liisa Laurila Men's Lightweight
*Jouni Grönman Men's Middle-Heavyweight
*Keijo Tahvanainen
*Janne Kanerva Men's Heavyweight
*Arto Savonen 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
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FIN/summer/1992/ sports-reference]
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