- Finland at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Infobox Olympics Finland
games=1996 Summer
competitors=76 (47 men and 29 women)
sports=15
flagbearer=Mikko Kolehmainen
gold=1
silver=2
bronze=1
total=4
rank=40Finland competed at the1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,United States .Medalists
Gold
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Heli Rantanen — Athletics, Women's Javelin ThrowSilver
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Jani Sievinen — Swimming, Men's 200 metres Individual Medley*
Marko Asell — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight (74 kg)Bronze
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Seppo Räty — Athletics, Men's Javelin ThrowResults by event
=Archery=The Finnish team sent only men to the 1996 archery tournament. Each won his first match, while two were defeated in the second round.
Tomi Poikolainen was the only Finn to reach the third round, where he was defeated. The squad won its first match in the team round, but was soundly defeated in the quarterfinal.Men's Individual Competition:
*Tomi Poikolainen → Round of 16, 12th place (2-1)
*Jari Lipponen → Round of 32, 20th place (1-1)
*Tommi Tuovila → Round of 32, 32nd place (1-1)Men's Team Competition:
* Poikolainen, Lipponen, and Tuovila → Quarterfinal, 8th place (1-1)Men's 110 metres Hurdles
*Antti Haapakoski Men's Marathon
*Harri Hänninen — 2:18.41 (→ 32nd place)
*Risto Ulmala — did not finish (→ no ranking)Men's 50 kilometres Walk
*Valentin Kononen
*Antero Lindman
*Jani Lehtinen Men's Pole Vault
*Heikki Vääräniemi Men's Shot Put
*Mika Halvari
*Arsi Harju Men's Javelin Throw
*Seppo Räty
*Kimmo Kinnunen
*Harri Hakkarainen Men's Hammer Throw
*Marko Wahlman :* Qualification — 73.50m (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 metres
*Sanna Hernesniemi-Kyllönen Women's 200 metres
*Sanna Hernesniemi-Kyllönen Women's 10.000 metres
*Annemari Sandell :* Qualification — 31:40.42 :* Final — 32:14.66 (→ 12th place)Women's 4×100m Relay
*Johanna Manninen
*Sanna Hernesniemi-Kyllönen
*Heidi Suomi
*Anu Pirttimaa Women's Javelin Throw
*Heli Rantanen :* Qualification — 66.54 m:* Final — 67.94 m (→ Gold Medal)*
Mikaela Ingberg :* Qualification — 60.46 m:* Final — 61.52 m (→ 7th place)*
Taina Uppa :* Qualification — 57.74 m (→ did not advance)Women's Shot Put
*Karoliina Lundahl :* Qualification — 17.14m (→ did not advance)Women's Long Jump
*Heli Koivula :* Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)Women's Triple Jump
*Heli Koivula :* Qualification — 13.25 m (→ did not advance)Women's Heptathlon
*Tiia Hautala :* Final Result — 5887 points (→ 21st place)Women's Marathon
*Kirsi Rauta — did not finish (→ no ranking)Women's 10 km Walk
*Sari Essayah — 45:02 (→ 16th place)Men's Singles
*Pontus Jäntti
*Robert Liljequist
=Canoeing=Men's Kayak Singles, 500 metres
*Mikko Kolehmainen Men's Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres
*Mikko Kolehmainen
=Cycling=Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race
*Joona Laukka
*Kari Myyryläinen Women's Individual Road Race
*Tea Vikstedt-Nyman :* Final — 02:37:06 (→ 34th place)Women's Individual Time Trial
*Tea Vikstedt-Nyman :* Final — 38:24 (→ 6th place)Track Competition
Men's Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres
*Jukka Heinikainen Women's Sprint, 1,000 metres
*Mira Kasslin Women's Points Race
*Tea Vikstedt-Nyman Individual Mixed Dressage
*Kyra Kyrklund
=Fencing=Women's Individual Épée
*Minna Lehtola
=Judo=Men's Half-Lightweight
*Pasi Laurén Women's Individual Rhythmic Gymnastics
*Katri Kalpala
=Rowing=Men's Single Sculls
*Tomas Söderblom Women's Single Sculls
*Laila Finska-Bezerra
=Swimming=Men's 50 m Freestyle
*Janne Blomqvist :* Heat — 23.61 (→ did not advance, 37th place)Men's 100 m Freestyle
*Kalle Varonen :* Heat — 52.00 (→ did not advance, 44th place)Men's 200 m Freestyle
*Jani Sievinen :* Heat — 1:49.05 :* Swim-off for 8th — 1:48.89 (→ scratched second swim-off)*
Antti Kasvio :* Heat — 1:50.55 (→ did not advance, 18th place)Men's 100 m Butterfly
*Vesa Hanski :* Heat — 54.73 (→ did not advance, 25th place)Men's 200 m Butterfly
*Vesa Hanski :* Heat — 1:59.73:* B-Final — 1:59.64 (→ 10th place)Men's 200 m Individual Medley
*Jani Sievinen :* Heat — 2:01.05:* Final — 2:00.13 (→ Silver Medal)*
Petteri Lehtinen :* Heat — 2:05.51 (→ did not advance, 19th place)Men's 400 m Individual Medley
*Jani Sievinen :* Heat — 4:23.13:* Final — scratchedMen's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
*Jani Sievinen ,Antti Kasvio ,Janne Blomqvist , andKalle Varonen :* Heat — 3:22.99 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
*Minna Salmela :* Heat — 26.72 (→ did not advance, 34th place)Women's 100 m Freestyle
*Minna Salmela :* Heat — 57.15 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)Women's 200 m Freestyle
*Paula Harmokivi :* Heat — 2:03.54 (→ did not advance, 18th place)Women's 400 m Freestyle
*Paula Harmokivi :* Heat — 4:23.84 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)Women's 100 m Backstroke
*Anu Koivisto :* Heat — 1:05.26 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)Women's 200 m Backstroke
*Anu Koivisto :* Heat — 2:19.58 (→ did not advance, 25th place)Women's 100 m Breaststroke
*Mia Hagman :* Heat — 1:13.01 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)Women's 200 m Breaststroke
*Mia Hagman :* Heat — 2:36.11 (→ did not advance, 25th place)Women's 100 m Butterfly
*Marja Pärssinen :* Heat — 1:02.53 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
*Minna Salmela ,Paula Harmokivi ,Marja Pärssinen , andMarja Heikkilä :* Heat — 3:50.33 (→ did not advance, 16th place)Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay
*Anu Koivisto ,Mia Hagman ,Marja Pärssinen , andMinna Salmela :* Heat — 4:14.14 (→ did not advance, 14th place)Men's Lightweight
*Jouni Grönman Men's Heavyweight
*Janne Kanerva Men's Lightweight, Greco-Roman
*Marko Yli-Hannuksela Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman
*Marko Asell Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman
*Tuomo Karila Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman
*Harri Koskela Men's Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman
*Juha Ahokas References
*cite book |title=The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results |author=(ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. |publisher=Peachtree Publishers |location=Atlanta |year=1997 |isbn=1-56145-150-9 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2008-02-05
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