Finland at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Finland competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States. 86 competitors, 73 men and 13 women, took part in 76 events in 15 sports.[1]

Finland at the
1984 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
Websitesport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Los Angeles
Competitors86 (73 men, 13 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer Esko Rechardt (sailing)
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
4
Silver
2
Bronze
6
Total
12
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery

Defending gold medallist Tomi Poikolainen bettered his performance of four years earlier by one point, but with the return of the United States and Japan, Poikolainen's score was no longer sufficient to earn a medal and he fell to fifth place. Much the same fate befell Päivi Meriluoto, who fell two places even though she shot 60 points better than she had in 1980.

Kyösti Laasonen, in his fourth Olympic archery competition, took 28th place.

Women's Individual Competition:

  • Päivi Meriluoto 2509 points (→ 5th place)
  • Ama Rantal 2460 points (→ 15th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres

  • Antti Loikkanen
    • Qualifying Heat did not finish (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 5,000 metres

  • Martti Vainio
    • Heat 13:45.16
    • Semifinals 13:30.48 (→ did not advance)
  • Antti Loikkanen
    • Heat 13:51.47
    • Semifinals 13:58.74 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

  • Martti Vainio
    • Qualifying Heat 28:19.25
    • Final finished in second place (27:51.10), but was later disqualified for the use of several performance-enhancing drugs

Men's Marathon

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase

Men's High Jump

  • Erkki Niemi
    • Qualification 2.24m
    • Final 2.24m (→ 9th place)

Men's Pole Vault

  • Kimmo Pallonen
    • Qualifying Round 5.40m
    • Final 5.45m (→ 5th place)

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Arto Härkönen
    • Qualification 83.06m
    • Final 86.76m (→ Gold Medal)
  • Raimo Manninen
    • Qualification 79.26m (→ did not advance, 13th place)
  • Tero Saviniemi
    • Qualification 76.46m (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Men's Shot Put

  • Aulis Akonniemi
    • Qualifying Round 19.38 m
    • Final 18.98 m (→ 9th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Juha Tiainen
    • Qualification 72.68m
    • Final 78.08m (→ Gold Medal)
  • Harri Huhtala
    • Qualification 73.78m
    • Final 75.28m (→ 6th place)

Men's 20 km Walk

Men's 50 km Walk


Women's 100 metres

Women's 200 metres

Women's Marathon

Women's 400m Hurdles

  • Tuija Helander
    • Heat 57.22
    • Semifinal 56.59
    • Final 56.55 (→ 7th place)

Women's Discus Throw

  • Ulla Lundholm
    • Qualification 56.44m
    • Final 62.84m (→ 4th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Tiina Lillak
    • Qualification 63.30m
    • Final 69.00m (→ Silver Medal)
  • Tuula Laaksalo
    • Qualification 60.42m
    • Final 66.40m (→ 4th place)
  • Helena Laine
    • Qualification 61.80m
    • Final 58.18m (→ 11th place)

Boxing

Men's Bantamweight ( 54 kg)

Canoeing

Cycling

Five cyclists represented Finland in 1984.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Individual pursuit

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

  • Juha Ovaskainen
    • Preliminary Round 532.17
    • Final 548.55 (→ 11th place)

Equestrian

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1984.

Individual
Team
  • Pasi Hulkkonen
  • Jorma Korpela
  • Jussi Pelli

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100m Breaststroke

Men's 200m Breaststroke

Women's 100m Freestyle

Women's 200m Individual Medley

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. "Finland at the 1984 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
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