Finland at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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Finland at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Flag of Finland.svg
IOC code FIN
NOC Finnish Olympic Committee
Website sport.fi/olympiakomitea  (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Los Angeles, United States
July 28, 1984 (1984-07-28) – August 12, 1984 (1984-08-12)
Competitors86 (73 men, 13 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer Esko Rechardt (sailing)
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
4
Silver
2
Bronze
6
Total
12
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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. [1]

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Jouko Salomäki Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg 3 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Pertti Karppinen Rowing Men's single sculls 5 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Arto Härkönen Athletics Men's javelin throw 5 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Juha Tiainen Athletics Men's hammer throw 6 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Tapio Sipilä Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 68 kg 3 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Tiina Lillak Athletics Women's javelin throw 6 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jouni Grönman Weightlifting Men's 67.5 kg 1 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Rauno Bies Shooting Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol 2 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Pekka Niemi Weightlifting Men's 100 kg 6 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Arto Bryggare Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles 6 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Joni Nyman Boxing Men's welterweight 9 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jukka Rauhala Wrestling Men's freestyle 68 kg 11 August

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:

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres

Men's 5,000 metres

Men's 10,000 metres

Men's Marathon

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase

Men's High Jump

Men's Pole Vault

Men's Javelin Throw

Men's Shot Put

Men's Hammer Throw

Men's 20 km Walk

Men's 50 km Walk


Women's 100 metres

Women's 200 metres

Women's Marathon

Women's 400m Hurdles

Women's Discus Throw

Women's Javelin Throw

Boxing

Men's Bantamweight ( 54 kg)

Canoeing

Cycling

Five cyclists represented Finland in 1984.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Individual pursuit

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

Equestrian

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1984.

Individual
Team

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100m Breaststroke

Men's 200m Breaststroke

Women's 100m Freestyle

Women's 200m Individual Medley

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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References

  1. "Finland at the 1984 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-09-11.