- Source: Finland at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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.
Medalists
= 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
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 110 metres Hurdles
Antti Haapakoski
Men's Marathon
Harri Hänninen — 2:18.41 (→ 32nd place)
Risto Ulmala — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 50 km Walk
Valentin Kononen — 3:47:40 (→ 7th place)
Antero Lindman — 4:07:58 (→ 30th place)
Jani Lehtinen — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Pole Vault
Heikki Vääräniemi
Men's Shot Put
Mika Halvari
Arsi Harju
Men's Javelin Throw
Seppo Räty
Kimmo Kinnunen
Harri Hakkarainen
Men's Hammer Throw
Marko Wahlman
Qualification — 73.50m (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 metres
Sanna Kyllönen
Women's 200 metres
Sanna Kyllönen
Women's 10.000 metres
Annemari Sandell
Qualification — 31:40.42
Final — 32:14.66 (→ 12th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
Johanna Manninen
Sanna Kyllönen
Heidi Suomi
Anu Pirttimaa
Women's Javelin Throw
Heli Rantanen
Qualification — 66.54 m
Final — 67.94 m (→ Gold Medal)
Mikaela Ingberg
Qualification — 60.46 m
Final — 61.52 m (→ 7th place)
Taina Uppa
Qualification — 57.74 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Shot Put
Karoliina Lundahl
Qualification — 17.14m (→ did not advance)
Women's Long Jump
Heli Koivula
Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)
Women's Triple Jump
Heli Koivula
Qualification — 13.25 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon
Tiia Hautala
Final Result — 5887 points (→ 21st place)
Women's Marathon
Kirsi Rauta — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's 10 km Walk
Sari Essayah — 45:02 (→ 16th place)
Badminton
Men's Singles
Pontus Jäntti
Robert Liljequist
Canoeing
Men's Kayak Singles, 500 metres
Mikko Kolehmainen
Men's Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres
Mikko Kolehmainen
Cycling
= Road Competition
=Men's Individual Road Race
Joona Laukka
Kari Myyryläinen
Women's Individual Road Race
Tea Vikstedt-Nyman
Final — 02:37:06 (→ 34th place)
Women's Individual Time Trial
Tea Vikstedt-Nyman
Final — 38:24 (→ 6th place)
= Track Competition
=Men's Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres
Jukka Heinikainen
Women's Sprint, 1,000 metres
Mira Kasslin
Women's Points Race
Tea Vikstedt-Nyman
Equestrianism
Individual Mixed Dressage
Kyra Kyrklund
Fencing
One female fencer represented Finland in 1996.
Women's épée
Minna Lehtola
Judo
Men's Half-Lightweight
Pasi Lauren
Rhythmic gymnastics
Women's Individual Rhythmic Gymnastics
Katri Kalpala
Rowing
Men's Single Sculls
Tomas Söderblom
Women's Single Sculls
Laila Finska-Bezerra
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 50 m Freestyle
Janne Blomqvist
Heat — 23.61 (→ did not advance, 37th place)
Men's 100 m Freestyle
Kalle Varonen
Heat — 52.00 (→ did not advance, 44th place)
Men's 200 m 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 100 m Butterfly
Vesa Hanski
Heat — 54.73 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
Vesa Hanski
Heat — 1:59.73
B-Final — 1:59.64 (→ 10th place)
Men's 200 m 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 400 m Individual Medley
Jani Sievinen
Heat — 4:23.13
Final — scratched
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Jani Sievinen, Antti Kasvio, Janne Blomqvist, and Kalle Varonen
Heat — 3:22.99 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
Minna Salmela
Heat — 26.72 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
Minna Salmela
Heat — 57.15 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
Paula Harmokivi
Heat — 2:03.54 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
Paula Harmokivi
Heat — 4:23.84 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
Anu Koivisto
Heat — 1:05.26 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
Anu Koivisto
Heat — 2:19.58 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Mia Hagman
Heat — 1:13.01 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
Mia Hagman
Heat — 2:36.11 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
Marja Pärssinen
Heat — 1:02.53 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Minna Salmela, Paula Harmokivi, Marja Pärssinen, and Marja Heikkilä
Heat — 3:50.33 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Anu Koivisto, Mia Hagman, Marja Pärssinen, and Minna Salmela
Heat — 4:14.14 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Weightlifting
Men's Lightweight
Jouni Grönman
Men's Heavyweight
Janne Kanerva
Wrestling
Men's Lightweight, Greco-Roman
Marko Yli-Hannuksela
Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman
Marko Asell
Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman
Tuomo Karila
Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman
Harri Koskela
Men's Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman
Juha Ahokas
Notes
(ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Retrieved 2008-02-05. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
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