Finland at the 1988 Winter Paralympics explained

Npc:	FIN
Country:	Finland
Year:	1988
Games:	Winter Paralympics
Games Link:	1988 Winter Paralympics
Flagcaption:	Flag of Finland
Npcname:	Finnish Paralympic Committee
Rank:	4
Gold:	9
Silver:	8
Bronze:	8
Appearances:	auto

Finland competed at the 1988 Winter Paralympics held in Innsbruck, Austria. In total, athletes representing Finland won nine gold medals, eight silver medals and eight bronze medals and the country finished in 4th place in the medal table.^[1]

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 1988 Winter Paralympics.

In total three medals were won by Finnish competitors:

• Jouko Grip won the gold medal in the Men's 7.5 km LW6/8 event^[2]
• Kalervo Pieksaemaeki won the silver medal in the Men's 7.5 km LW4 event^[2]
• Pertti Sankilampi won the bronze medal in the Men's 7.5 km LW2 event^[2]

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics.

The majority of the country's medals at the games (22 out of 25) were won in cross-country skiing.

See also

• Finland at the Paralympics
• Finland at the 1988 Summer Paralympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Innsbruck 1988 Results . paralympic.org.
2. Web site: Innsbruck 1988 Biathlon Results . paralympic.org.