Finland at the 1988 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:FIN
Nocname:Finnish Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1988
Website: 
Date:September 17-October 2, 1988
Location:Seoul, South Korea
Competitors:78 (59 men, 19 women)
Sports:15
Flagbearer:Jouko Salomäki (wrestling)
Rank:25
Gold:1
Silver:1
Bronze:2
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1908
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

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.[1]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

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Archery3 3 6
Athletics11 7 18
Boxing3 3
Canoeing3 0 3
Cycling3 1 4
Diving1 0 1
Equestrian0 4 4
Fencing1 0 1
Judo2 2
Rowing5 0 5
Sailing3 2 5
Shooting7 2 9
Swimming1 0 1
Weightlifting4 4
Wrestling12 12
Total 59 19 78

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
25 September
20 September
22 September
25 September

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics. 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:

Men's Individual Competition:

Women's Team Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Men's Long Jump

Men's Hammer Throw

Men's Javelin Throw

Men's 50 km Walk

Men's Decathlon

  1. 100 metres - 10.94s
  1. Long Jump - 7.56m
  1. Shot Put - 15.34m
  1. High Jump - 1.97m
  1. 400 metres - 49.94s
  1. 110m Hurdles - 14.25s
  1. Discus Throw - 41.86m
  1. Pole Vault - 4.80m
  1. Javelin Throw - 66.64m
  1. 1.500 metres - 4:55.89s


Women's Marathon

Women's Javelin Throw

Women's Heptathlon

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Four cyclists, three men and one woman, represented Finland in 1988.

Men's road race
Men's 1 km time trial
Men's individual pursuit
Women's road race

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Equestrianism

See main article: Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics. One male fencer represented Finland in 1988.

Men's épée

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Men's 100m Breaststroke

Men's 200m Breaststroke

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Finland at the 1988 Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417040833/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FIN/summer/1988/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2011-07-18 . sports-reference.com.
  2. https://www.olympedia.org/countries/FIN/editions/22 Finland at the 1988 Summer Olympics