Finland at the 1984 Winter Paralympics explained

Npc:	FIN
Country:	Finland
Year:	1984
Games:	Winter Paralympics
Games Link:	1984 Winter Paralympics
Npcname:	Finnish Paralympic Committee
Competitors:	30
Competitors Men:	24
Competitors Women:	6
Sports:	3
Rank:	2
Gold:	19
Silver:	9
Bronze:	6
Appearances:	auto

Finland competed at the 1984 Winter Paralympics held in Innsbruck, Austria. Thirty competitors (24 men and 6 women) from Finland won 34 medals, including 19 gold, 9 silver and 6 bronze medals. Finland finished 2nd in the medal table.^[1]

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Paralympics.

Two athletes competed in alpine skiing:

• Kari Laakkonen competed in the Men's Downhill LW5/7 and Men's Giant Slalom LW5/7 events.^{[2] [3]}
• Kari Tarvasaho competed in the Men's Downhill LW4 and Men's Giant Slalom LW4 events.^{[4] [5]}

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Paralympics.

• Jouko Grip Men's Middle Distance 20 km LW6/8^[6]
• Jouko Grip, Veikko Jantunen, Kimmo Kettunen, Heikki Miettinen Men's 4x5 km Relay LW2-9^[7]
• Jouko Grip Men's Short Distance 10 km LW6/8^[8]
• Alli Hatva Women's Middle Distance 10 km LW6/8^[9]
• Alli Hatva Women's Short Distance 5 km LW6/8^[10]
• Veikko Jantunen Men's Short Distance 5 km LW4
• Samuli Kaemi Men's Middle Distance 10 km LW2
• Kyllikki Luhtapuro Women's Short Distance 5 km B2
• Liisa Maekelae Women's Short Distance 5 km LW4
• Kirsti Pennanen Women's Middle Distance 10 km B1
• Kirsti Pennanen Women's Short Distance 5 km B1
• Pertti Sankilampi Men's Short Distance 5 km LW2
• Samuli Kaemi Men's Short Distance 5 km LW2
• Samuli Kaemi, Lauri Moilanen, Pertti Sankilampi, Erkki Seppaenen Men's 4x5 km Relay LW2-9
• Ismo Alanko, Martti Juntunen, Mauno Sulisalo, Teuvo Talmia Men's 4x10 km Relay B1-2^[11]
• Martti Juntunen Men's Middle Distance 10 km B1
• Martti Juntunen Men's Short Distance 10 km B1
• Kimmo Kettunen Men's Short Distance 10 km LW6/8
• Kyllikki Luhtapuro Women's Middle Distance 10 km B2
• Liisa Maekelae Women's Middle Distance 10 km LW4
• Pertti Sankilampi Men's Middle Distance 10 km LW2
• Tarja Hovinen Women's Short Distance 5 km B2
• Veikko Jantunen Men's Middle Distance 10 km LW4
• Heikki Miettinen Men's Short Distance 10 km LW6/8
• Ari Mustonen Men's Short Distance 5 km LW2^[12]
• Tauno Seppaenen Men's Middle Distance 10 km LW2
• Mauno Sulisalo Men's Middle Distance 10 km B1

Ice sledge speed racing

See main article: Ice sledge speed racing at the 1984 Winter Paralympics.

The medalists are:

• Lahja Haemaelaeinen Women's 100 m grade I^[13]
• Lahja Haemaelaeinen Women's 300 m grade I^[14]
• Lahja Haemaelaeinen Women's 500 m grade I^[15]
• Lahja Haemaelaeinen Women's 700 m grade I^[16]
• Veikko Puputti Men's 300 m grade I^[17]
• Veikko Puputti Men's 500 m grade I^[18]
• Veikko Puputti Men's 700 m grade I^[19]

See also

• Finland at the Paralympics
• Finland at the 1984 Summer Paralympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Finland - National Paralympic Committee. www.paralympic.org. July 19, 2019.
2. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Downhill LW5/7. paralympic.org. 19 July 2019. 19 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190719204716/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1984/alpine-skiing/mens-downhill-lw5-7.
3. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Giant Slalom LW5/7. paralympic.org. 19 July 2019. 19 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190719204730/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1984/alpine-skiing/mens-giant-slalom-lw5-7.
4. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Downhill LW4. paralympic.org. 19 July 2019. 19 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190719204925/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1984/alpine-skiing/mens-downhill-lw4.
5. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Giant Slalom LW4. paralympic.org. 19 July 2019. 19 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190719204939/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1984/alpine-skiing/mens-giant-slalom-lw4.
6. Web site: Cross-Country at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Middle Distance 20 km LW6/8. paralympic.org. 20 July 2019. 20 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190720002348/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1984/cross-country/mens-middle-distance-20-km-lw6-8.
7. Web site: Cross-Country at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's 4x5 km Relay LW2-9. paralympic.org. 20 July 2019. 20 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190720002402/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1984/cross-country/mens-4x5-km-relay-lw2-9.
8. Web site: Cross-Country at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Short Distance 10 km LW6/8. paralympic.org. 20 July 2019. 20 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190720002416/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1984/cross-country/mens-short-distance-10-km-lw6-8.
9. Web site: Cross-Country at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Middle Distance 10 km LW6/8. paralympic.org. 20 July 2019. 20 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190720002603/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1984/cross-country/womens-middle-distance-10-km-lw6-8.
10. Web site: Cross-Country at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Short Distance 5 km LW6/8. paralympic.org. 20 July 2019. 20 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190720002617/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1984/cross-country/womens-short-distance-5-km-lw6-8.
11. Web site: Cross-Country at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's 4x10 km Relay B1-2. paralympic.org. 20 July 2019. 20 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190720002003/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1984/cross-country/mens-4x10-km-relay-b1-2.
12. Web site: Cross-Country at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Short Distance 5 km LW2. paralympic.org. 19 July 2019. 19 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190719220450/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1984/cross-country/mens-short-distance-5-km-lw2.
13. Web site: Ice Sledge Speed Skating at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's 100 m Gr I. paralympic.org. 19 July 2019. 19 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190719205627/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1984/ice-sledge-speed-skating/womens-100-m-gr-i.
14. Web site: Ice Sledge Speed Skating at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's 300 m Gr I. paralympic.org. 19 July 2019. 19 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190719205641/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1984/ice-sledge-speed-skating/womens-300-m-gr-i.
15. Web site: Ice Sledge Speed Skating at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's 500 m Gr I. paralympic.org. 19 July 2019. 19 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190719205655/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1984/ice-sledge-speed-skating/womens-500-m-gr-i.
16. Web site: Ice Sledge Speed Skating at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's 700 m Gr I. paralympic.org. 19 July 2019. 19 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190719205709/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1984/ice-sledge-speed-skating/womens-700-m-gr-i.
17. Web site: Ice Sledge Speed Skating at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's 300 m Gr I. paralympic.org. 19 July 2019. 19 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190719205817/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1984/ice-sledge-speed-skating/mens-300-m-gr-i.
18. Web site: Ice Sledge Speed Skating at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's 500 m Gr I. paralympic.org. 19 July 2019. 19 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190719205831/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1984/ice-sledge-speed-skating/mens-500-m-gr-i.
19. Web site: Ice Sledge Speed Skating at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's 700 m Gr I. paralympic.org. 19 July 2019. 19 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190719205845/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1984/ice-sledge-speed-skating/mens-700-m-gr-i.