1996 Summer Olympics / Participant (Finland)

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Finland took part in the 1996 Summer Olympics in the US metropolis of Atlanta with 76 athletes, 29 women and 47 men, in 15 sports.

It was Finland's twentieth participation in the Summer Olympics since 1908 .

Flag bearer

Canoeist Mikko Kolehmainen carried the flag of Finland during the opening ceremony on July 19th at the Centennial Olympic Stadium .

Medalist

With a recovered gold, two silver and a bronze medal the Finnish team was ranked 40 in the medal count .

gold

Name / s	sport	competition
Heli Rantanen	athletics	Women, javelin throwing

silver

Name / s	sport	competition
Marko Asell	Wrestling	Greterweight, Greco-Roman
Jani Sievinen	swim	200 meter locations

bronze

Name / s	sport	competition
Seppo Räty	athletics	Javelin

Participants by sport

badminton

• Pontus Jäntti

  Individual: 17th place

• Robert Liljequist

  Singles: 33rd place

Archery

• Tomi Poikolainen

  Singles: 12th place

  Team: 8th place

• Jari Lipponen

  Individual: 20th place

  Team: 8th place

• Tommi Tuovila

  Singles: 32nd place

  Team: 8th place

fencing

• Minna Lehtola

  Women, swords, singles: 34th place

Weightlifting

• Jouni Grönman

  Lightweight: 17th place

• Janne Kanerva

  II. Heavyweight: 14th place

Judo

• Pasi Laurén

Half light weight: 21st place

canoe

• Mikko Kolehmainen

  Single kayak, 500 meters: 7th place

  Single kayak, 1,000 meters: 9th place

athletics

• Harri Hänninen

  Marathon: 32nd place

• Risto Ulmala

  Marathon: race not finished

• Antti Haapakoski

  110 meter hurdles: prelims

• Valentin Kononen

  50 kilometers of walking: 7th place

• Antero Lindman

  50 kilometers of walking: 30th place

• Jani Lehtinen

  50 kilometers of walking: race not finished

• Heikki Vääräniemi

  Pole vault: 18th place in qualification

• Mika Halvari

  Shot put: 14th place in qualification

• Arsi Harju

  Shot put: 18th place in qualification

• Marko Wahlman

  Hammer throw: 23rd place in qualification

• Seppo Räty

  Javelin: bronze

• Kimmo Kinnunen

  Javelin: 7th place

• Harri Hakkarainen

  Javelin: 14th place in qualification

• Sanna Hernesniemi-Kyllönen

  Women, 100 meters: quarter-finals

  Women, 200 meters: quarter-finals

  Women, 4 × 100 meters: heats

• Annemari Sandell-Hyvärinen

  Women, 10,000 meters: 12th place

• Kirsi Rauta

  Women, marathon: race not finished

• Johanna Manninen

  Women, 4 × 100 meters: heats

• Heidi Suomi

  Women, 4 × 100 meters: heats

• Anu Pirttimaa

  Women, 4 × 100 meters: heats

• Sari essayah

  Women, 10 kilometers: 16th place

• Heli Koivula-Kruger

  Women, long jump: Eliminated in qualification

  Women, triple jump: 23rd place in qualification

• Karoliina Lundahl

  Women, shot put: 19th place in qualification

• Heli Rantanen

  Women, javelin: gold

• Mikaela Ingberg

  Women, javelin: 7th place

• Taina Uppa-Kolkkala

  Women, javelin: 19th place in qualification

• Tiia Hautala

  Women, heptathlon: 21st place

Cycling

• Joona Laukka

  Road race, individual: 57th place

• Kari Myyryläinen

  Road race, individual: 63rd place

• Jukka Heinikainen

  4,000 meters individual pursuit: Eliminated in qualification

• Tea Vikstedt-Nyman

  Women, road races, singles: 34th place

  Women, individual time trial: 6th place

  Women, points race: 7th place

• Mira Kasslin

  Women, Sprint: 2nd round

horse riding

• Kyra Kyrklund

  Dressage, individual: 28th place

Rhythmic sports gymnastics

• Katri Kalpala

  Singles: preliminary round

Wrestling

• Marko Yli-Hannuksela

  Lightweight, Greco-Roman: 15th place

• Marko Asell

  Greterweight, Greco-Roman: silver

• Tuomo Karila

  Middleweight, Greco-Roman: 11th place

• Harri Koskela

  Light heavyweight, Greco-Roman: 20th place

• Juha Ahokas

  Super heavyweight, Greco-Roman: 14th place

rowing

• Tomas Söderblom

  One: 14th place

• Laila Finska-Bezerra

  Women, one: 12th place

shoot

• Petri Eteläniemi

  Rapid fire pistol: 19th place

• Juha Hirvi

  Air rifle: 15th place

  Small bore, three-position fight: 13th place

  Small caliber, lying: 42nd place

• Krister Holmberg

  Running goal: 6th place

• Raimo Kauppila

  Double trap: 15th place

• Riitta-Mari Murtoniemi

  Women, double trap: 5th place

• Satu Pusila

  Women, double trap: 11th place

swim

• Janne Blomqvist

  50 meter freestyle: 36th place

  4 × 100 meter freestyle: 12th place

• Kalle Varonen

  100 meters freestyle: 44th place

  4 × 100 meter freestyle: 12th place

• Jani Sievinen

  200 meters freestyle: 17th place

  4 × 100 meter freestyle: 12th place

  200 meter layers: silver

  400 meter medley: 17th place

• Antti Kasvio

  200 meters freestyle: 18th place

  4 × 100 meter freestyle: 12th place

• Vesa Hanski

  100 meter butterfly: 25th place

  200 meter butterfly: 10th place

• Petteri Lehtinen

  200 meter medley: 19th place

• Minna Salmela

  Women, 50 meters freestyle: 34th place

  Women, 100 meters freestyle: 22nd place

  Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 12th place

  Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: 14th place

• Paula Harmokivi

  Women, 200 meters freestyle: 18th place

  Women, 400 meters freestyle: 33rd place

  Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 12th place

• Marja Heikkilä

  Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 12th place

• Marja Pärssinen-Päivinen

  Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 12th place

  Women, 100 meters butterfly: 22nd place

  Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: 14th place

• Anu Koivisto

  Women, 100 meters back: 23rd place

  Women, 200 meters back: 25th place

  Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: 14th place

• Mia Hagman

  Women, 100 meters chest: 32nd place

  Women, 200 meters chest: 27th place

  Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: 14th place

sailing

• Jali Mäkilä

  Finn Dinghy: 11th place

• Petri Leskinen

  470s: 4th place

• Mika Aarnikka

  470s: 4th place

• Thomas Johanson

  Laser: 8th place

• Richard Grönblom

  Star: 20th place

• Ville Kurki

  Star: 20th place

• Minna Aalto

  Women, windsurfing: 20th place

• Chita Smedberg

  Women, Europe: 19th place

Web links

• Finnish Olympic team from 1996 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )