Finland at the 1988 Winter Paralympics

Finland at the 1988 Winter Paralympics
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IPC code	FIN
NPC	Finnish Paralympic Committee
Website	www.paralympia.fi
Medals Ranked 4th	Gold 9 Silver 8 Bronze 8 Total 25
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Finland competed at the 1988 Winter Paralympics held in Innsbruck, Austria. In total, athletes representing Finland won nine gold medals, eight silver medals and eight bronze medals and the country finished in 4th place in the medal table. ^[1]

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1988 Winter Paralympics

In total three medals were won by Finnish competitors:

• Jouko Grip won the gold medal in the Men's 7.5 km LW6/8 event ^[2]
• Kalervo Pieksaemaeki won the silver medal in the Men's 7.5 km LW4 event ^[2]
• Pertti Sankilampi won the bronze medal in the Men's 7.5 km LW2 event ^[2]

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics

The majority of the country's medals at the games (22 out of 25) were won in cross-country skiing.

See also

• Finland at the Paralympics
• Finland at the 1988 Summer Paralympics

References

1. "Innsbruck 1988 Results". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 2019-11-15.
2. "Innsbruck 1988 Biathlon Results". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 2024-12-19.