Finland at the 1996 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:FIN
Nocname:Finnish Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1996
Website: 
Location:Atlanta
Competitors:76 (47 men and 29 women)
Sports:15
Flagbearer:Mikko Kolehmainen
Rank:40
Gold:1
Silver:2
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1908
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

Finland competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 76 competitors, 47 men and 29 women, took part in 74 events in 15 sports.[1]

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The Finnish team sent only men to the 1996 archery tournament. Each won his first match, while two were defeated in the second round. Tomi Poikolainen was the only Finn to reach the third round, where he was defeated. The squad won its first match in the team round, but was soundly defeated in the quarterfinal.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Men's 110 metres Hurdles

Men's Marathon

Men's 50 km Walk

Men's Pole Vault

Men's Shot Put

Men's Javelin Throw

Men's Hammer Throw


Women's 100 metres

Women's 200 metres

Women's 10.000 metres

Women's 4 × 100 m Relay

Women's Javelin Throw

Women's Shot Put

Women's Long Jump

Women's Triple Jump

Women's Heptathlon

Women's Marathon

Women's 10 km Walk

Badminton

See main article: Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Men's Singles

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Men's Kayak Singles, 500 metres

Men's Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race

Women's Individual Road Race

Women's Individual Time Trial

Track Competition

Men's Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres

Women's Sprint, 1,000 metres

Women's Points Race

Equestrianism

See main article: Equestrianism at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Individual Mixed Dressage

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics. One female fencer represented Finland in 1996.

Women's épée

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Men's Half-Lightweight

Rhythmic gymnastics

Women's Individual Rhythmic Gymnastics

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Men's Single Sculls

Women's Single Sculls

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Men's 50 m Freestyle

Men's 100 m Freestyle

Men's 200 m Freestyle

Men's 100 m Butterfly

Men's 200 m Butterfly

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay


Women's 50 m Freestyle

Women's 100 m Freestyle

Women's 200 m Freestyle

Women's 400 m Freestyle

Women's 100 m Backstroke

Women's 200 m Backstroke

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

Women's 100 m Butterfly

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Men's Lightweight

Men's Heavyweight

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Men's Lightweight, Greco-Roman

Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman

Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman

Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman

Men's Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Finland at the 1996 Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417040808/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FIN/summer/1996/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2012-02-11 . sports-reference.com.