Finland at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta | ||||||||||
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| Medals Rank: 40 |
Gold 1 |
Silver 2 |
Bronze 1 |
Total 4 |
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Finland competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
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[edit] Medals
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Gold
- Heli Rantanen — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
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Silver
- Jani Sievinen — Swimming, Men's 200 metres Individual Medley
- Marko Asell — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight (74 kg)
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Bronze
- Seppo Räty — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
[edit] Results by event
[edit] 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)
[edit] Athletics
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Men's Marathon
- Harri Hänninen — 2:18.41 (→ 32nd place)
- Risto Ulmala — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Hammer Throw
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- Qualification — 73.50m (→ did not advance)
Women's 10.000 metres
- Annemari Sandell
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- Qualification — 31:40.42
- Final — 32:14.66 (→ 12th place)
Women's Javelin Throw
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- Qualification — 66.54 m
- Final — 67.94 m (→ Gold Medal)
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- Qualification — 60.46 m
- Final — 61.52 m (→ 7th place)
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- Qualification — 57.74 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Shot Put
- Karoliina Lundahl
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- Qualification — 17.14m (→ did not advance)
Women's Long Jump
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- Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)
Women's Triple Jump
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- Qualification — 13.25 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon
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- 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)
[edit] Cycling
[edit] Road Competition
Women's Individual Road Race
- Tea Vikstedt-Nyman
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- Final — 02:37:06 (→ 34th place)
Women's Individual Time Trial
- Tea Vikstedt-Nyman
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- Final — 38:24 (→ 6th place)
[edit] 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 – scratched
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
- Jani Sievinen, Antti Kasvio, Janne Blomqvist, and Kalle 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 Parssinen
- Heat – 1:02.53 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
- Minna Salmela, Paula Harmokivi, Marja Parssinen, and Marja Heikkila
- Heat – 3:50.33 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay
- Anu Koivisto, Mia Hagman, Marja Parssinen, and Minna Salmela
- Heat – 4:14.14 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
[edit] References
- (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF), Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
