Finland at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Finland competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States. 86 competitors, 73 men and 13 women, took part in 76 events in 15 sports.

Medalists

Archery

Defending gold medallist Tomi Poikolainen bettered his performance of four years earlier by one point, but with the return of the United States and Japan, Poikolainen's score was no longer sufficient to earn a medal and he fell to fifth place. Much the same fate befell Päivi Meriluoto, who fell two places even though she shot 60 points better than she had in 1980.

Kyösti Laasonen, in his fourth Olympic archery competition, took 28th place.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Päivi Meriluoto — 2509 points (→ 5th place)
• Ama Rantal — 2460 points (→ 15th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Tomi Poikolainen — 2538 points (→ 5th place)
• Kyösti Laasonen — 2443 points (→ 28th place)
• Markku Syrjälä — 2333 points (→ 49th place)

Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres

• Antti Loikkanen
  • Qualifying Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 5,000 metres

• Martti Vainio
  • Heat — 13:45.16
  • Semifinals — 13:30.48 (→ did not advance)
• Antti Loikkanen
  • Heat — 13:51.47
  • Semifinals — 13:58.74 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Martti Vainio
  • Qualifying Heat — 28:19.25
  • Final — finished in second place (27:51.10), but was later disqualified for the use of several performance-enhancing drugs

Men's Marathon

• Pertti Tiainen — 2:17:43 (→ 27th place)
• Martti Vainio — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

• Arto Bryggare

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase

• Tommy Ekblom

Men's High Jump

• Erkki Niemi
  • Qualification — 2.24m
  • Final — 2.24m (→ 9th place)

Men's Pole Vault

• Kimmo Pallonen
  • Qualifying Round — 5.40m
  • Final — 5.45m (→ 5th place)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Arto Härkönen
  • Qualification — 83.06m
  • Final — 86.76m (→ Gold Medal)
• Raimo Manninen
  • Qualification — 79.26m (→ did not advance, 13th place)
• Tero Saviniemi
  • Qualification — 76.46m (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Men's Shot Put

• Aulis Akonniemi
  • Qualifying Round — 19.38 m
  • Final — 18.98 m (→ 9th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Juha Tiainen
  • Qualification — 72.68m
  • Final — 78.08m (→ Gold Medal)
• Harri Huhtala
  • Qualification — 73.78m
  • Final — 75.28m (→ 6th place)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Reima Salonen
  • Final — did not start (→ no ranking)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Reima Salonen
  • Final — 3:58:30 (→ 4th place)

Women's 100 metres

• Helinä Laihorinne-Marjamaa

Women's 200 metres

• Helinä Laihorinne-Marjamaa

Women's Marathon

• Tujia Toivonen
  • Final — 2:32:07 (→ 10th place)
• Sinikka Keskitalo
  • Final — 2:35:15 (→ 15th place)

Women's 400m Hurdles

• Tuija Helander
  • Heat — 57.22
  • Semifinal — 56.59
  • Final — 56.55 (→ 7th place)

Women's Discus Throw

• Ulla Lundholm
  • Qualification — 56.44m
  • Final — 62.84m (→ 4th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Tiina Lillak
  • Qualification — 63.30m
  • Final — 69.00m (→ Silver Medal)
• Tuula Laaksalo
  • Qualification — 60.42m
  • Final — 66.40m (→ 4th place)
• Helena Laine
  • Qualification — 61.80m
  • Final — 58.18m (→ 11th place)

Boxing

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Jarmo Eskelinen
  • First Round — Defeated Yao Gaitor (Togo), 5-0
  • Second Round — Lost to Juan Molina (Puerto Rico), 0-5

Canoeing

Cycling

Five cyclists represented Finland in 1984.

Individual road race

• Kari Myyryläinen
• Harry Hannus
• Patrick Wackström
• Harri Hedgren

Team time trial

• Harry Hannus
• Kari Myyryläinen
• Patrick Wackström
• Sixten Wackström

Individual pursuit

• Sixten Wackström

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

• Juha Ovaskainen
  • Preliminary Round — 532.17
  • Final — 548.55 (→ 11th place)

Equestrian

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1984.

Individual

• Pasi Hulkkonen
• Jorma Korpela
• Jussi Pelli

Team

• Pasi Hulkkonen
• Jorma Korpela
• Jussi Pelli

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Martti Järventaus
  • Heat — 1:06.21 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Martti Järventaus
  • Heat — 2:26.96 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Maarit Sihvonen-Vähäsaari
  • Heat — 58.51 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

• Maarit Sihvonen-Vähäsaari
  • Heat — 2:21.05
  • B-Final — 2:19.27 (→ 9th place)

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References