Finland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 78 competitors, 59 men and 19 women, took part in 66 events in 15 sports.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Finland at the 1988 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalArchery 3 3 6Athletics 11 7 18Boxing 3 – 3Canoeing 3 0 3Cycling 3 1 4Diving 1 0 1Equestrian 0 4 4Fencing 1 0 1Judo 2 – 2Rowing 5 0 5Sailing 3 2 5Shooting 7 2 9Swimming 1 0 1Weightlifting 4 – 4Wrestling 12 – 12 Total 59 19 78
Medalists MedalNameSportEventDate Athletics Men's javelin throw 25 September Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 90 kg 20 September Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 68 kg 22 September Athletics Men's javelin throw 25 September
Archery
The Finnish team did not fare as well at the 1988 Olympic archery competition as they had previously, though the men's team was almost able to capture a medal. Only one archer placed in the top eight in individual competition.
Women's Individual Competition: Päivi Aaltonen — 1/8 Final (→ 20th place) Jutta Poikolainen — Preliminary Round (→ 55th place) Minna Heinonen — Preliminary Round (→ 56th place)
Men's Individual Competition: Pentti Vikström — Final (→ 7th place) Tomi Poikolainen — Semifinal (→ 11th place) Ismo Falck — Preliminary Round (→ 27th place)
Women's Team Competition: Aaltonen, Poikolainen, and Heinonen — Preliminary Round (→ 13th place)
Men's Team Competition: Vikstrom, Poikolainen, and Falck — Final (→ 4th place)
Athletics
Men's Long Jump Jarmo Kärnä Qualification — 7.90m Final — 7.82m (→ 10th place)
Men's Hammer Throw Harri Huhtala Qualification — 77.34m Final — 75.38m (→ 9th place) Juha Tiainen Qualification — 73.24m (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw Tapio Korjus Qualification — 81.42m Final — 84.28m (→ Gold Medal) Seppo Räty Qualification — 81.62m Final — 83.26m (→ Bronze Medal) Kimmo Kinnunen Qualification — 80.24m Final — 78.04m (→ 10th place)
Men's 50 km Walk Reima Salonen Final — 3'51:36 (→ 18th place)
Men's Decathlon Petri Keskitalo — 8143 points (→ 11th place) 100 metres — 10.94s Long Jump — 7.56m Shot Put — 15.34m High Jump — 1.97m 400 metres — 49.94s 110m Hurdles — 14.25s Discus Throw — 41.86m Pole Vault — 4.80m Javelin Throw — 66.64m 1.500 metres — 4:55.89s
Women's Marathon Tuija Jousimaa Final – 2:43:00 (→ 41st place) Sinikka Keskitalo Final – 2:43:00 (→ 42nd place)
Women's Javelin Throw Päivi Alafrantti Qualification – 62.82m Final – 58.20m (→ 10th place) Tiina Lillak Qualification – 60.06m (→ did not advance) Tuula Laaksalo Qualification – 60.64m (→ did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon Satu Ruotsalainen Final Result — 6101 points (→ 15th place) Ragne Kytölä Final Result — 5686 points (→ 21st place)
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Four cyclists, three men and one woman, represented Finland in 1988.
Men's road race Jari Lähde
Men's 1 km time trial Mika Hämäläinen
Men's individual pursuit Jyrki Tujunen
Women's road race Tea Vikstedt-Nyman — 2:00:52 (→ 43rd place)
Diving
Men AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalPointsRankPointsRankJuha Ovaskainen3 m springboard500.7622Did not advance
Equestrianism
Fencing
One male fencer represented Finland in 1988.
Men's épée Lars Winter
Judo
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 100m Breaststroke Petri Suominen Heat – 1:03.58 B-Final – 1:04.04 (→ 14th place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke Petri Suominen Heat – 2:22.01 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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