Finland At The 1996 Summer Olympics

Finland competed at the ''' 1996 Summer Olympics ''' in Atlanta, Georgia under the IOC Country Code FIN. It was the twentieth time that the European nation participated.

MEDALS

Finland finished in 40th position in the final medal rankings

Gold

Heli Rantanen — Athletics , women's javelin throw

Silver

Jani Sievinen — Swimming , men's 200 metres individual medley

Marko Asell — Wrestling , men's Greco-Roman welterweight (74 kg)

Bronze

Seppo Räty — Athletics , men's javelin throw

RESULTS BY EVENT

Archery

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:

Tomi Poikolainen → Round of 16, 12th place (2-1)

Jari Lipponen → Round of 32, 20th place (1-1)

Tommi Tuovila → Round of 32, 32nd place (1-1)

Men's Team Competition:

Poikolainen, Lipponen, and Tuovila → Quarterfinal, 8th place (1-1)

Athletics

Men's Marathon

Harri Hanninen → 32nd place (2:18.41)

Risto Ulmala → Did not finish

Women's Marathon

Kirsi Rauta → Did not finish

Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

Janne Blomqvist

# Heat – 23.61 (→ did not advance, 37th place)

Men's 100m Freestyle

Kalle Varonen

# Heat – 52.00 (→ did not advance, 44th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

Jani Sievinen

# Heat – 1:49.05

# Swim-off for 8th — 1:48.89 (→ scratched second swim-off)

Antti Kasvio

# Heat – 1:50.55 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

Vesa Hanski

# Heat – 54.73 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

Vesa Hanski

# Heat – 1:59.73

# B-Final — 1:59.64 (→ 10th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

Jani Sievinen

# Heat – 2:01.05

# Final – 2:00.13 (→ Silver Medal)

Petteri Lehtinen

# Heat – 2:05.51 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

Jani Sievinen

# Heat – 4:23.13

# Final – scratched

Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

Jani Sievinen , Antti Kasvio , Janne Blomqvist , and Kalle Varonen

# Heat – 3:22.99 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

Women's 50m Freestyle

Minna Salmela

# Heat – 26.72 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

Minna Salmela

# Heat – 57.15 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

Paula Harmokivi

# Heat – 2:03.54 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

Paula Harmokivi

# Heat – 4:23.84 (→ did not advance, 33th place)

Women's 100m Backstroke

Anu Koivisto

# Heat – 1:05.26 (→ did not advance, 23th place)

Women's 200m Backstroke

Anu Koivisto

# Heat – 2:19.58 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 100m Breaststroke

Mia Hagman

# Heat – 1:13.01 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Women's 200m Breaststroke

Mia Hagman

# Heat – 2:36.11 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 100m Butterfly

Marja Parssinen

# Heat – 1:02.53 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

Minna Salmela , Paula Harmokivi , Marja Parssinen , and Marja Heikkila

# Heat – 3:50.33 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Women's 4x100m Medley Relay

Anu Koivisto , Mia Hagman , Marja Parssinen , and Minna Salmela

# Heat – 4:14.14 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

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