1984 Winter Olympics / Participant (Finland)
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Finland took part in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, with a delegation of 45 athletes, 40 men and 5 women.
It was Finland's fourteenth participation in the Winter Olympics since 1924 .
Flag bearer
Ice hockey player Jorma Valtonen carried the flag of Finland during the opening ceremony at the Asim Ferhatović Hase stadium .
Medals
With four won gold, three silver and six bronze medals, the Finnish team took 4th place in the medal table .
gold
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Nordic skiing , women, cross-country skiing
- Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen : 5 km , 10 km and 20 km
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Nordic skiing , ski jumping
- Matti Nykänen : Men, large hill
silver
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Nordic skiing, cross-country skiing
- Aki Karvonen : Men, 15 km
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Nordic skiing , Nordic combined
- Jouko Karjalainen : men, singles, normal hill
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Nordic skiing , ski jumping
- Matti Nykänen : Men, normal hill
bronze
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Nordic skiing, cross-country skiing
- Harri Kirvesniemi : Men, 15 km
- Aki Karvonen : Men, 50 km
- Eija Hyytiäinen , Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi , Marjo Matikainen and Pirkko Määttä : women, 4 × 5 km relay
- Juha Mieto , Aki Karvonen , Harri Kirvesniemi and Juha Mieto: men, 4 × 10 km relay
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Nordic skiing , Nordic combined
- Jukka Ylipulli : men, singles, normal hill
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Nordic skiing , ski jumping
- Jari Puikkonen : Men, normal hill
Participants by sport
biathlon
- Men
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Arto Jääskeläinen
- 20 km: 16th place
- 4 × 7.5 km: 7th place
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Toivo Mäkikyrö
- 10 km: 12th place
- 4 × 7.5 km: 7th place
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Tapio Piipponen
- 10 km: 15th place
- 20 km: 12th place
- 4 × 7.5 km: 7th place
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Risto Punkka
- 10 km: 34th place
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Keijo Tiitola
- 20 km: 18th place
- 4 × 7.5 km: 7th place
ice Hockey
- Men 4th place
Speed skating
- Men
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Pertti Niittylä
- 1500 m: 9th place
- 5000 m: 6th place
- 10,000 m: 18th place
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Urpo Pikkupeura
- 500 m: 27th place
- 1000 m: 23rd place
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Jouko Vesterlund
- 500 m: 17th place
- 1000 m: 12th place
Nordic skiing
Cross-country skiing
- Women
- Eija Hyytiäinen
- Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi -Hämäläinen
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Erja Kuivalainen
- 10 km: 37th place
- 20 km: 29th place
- Marjo Matikainen
- Pirkko Määttä
- Men
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Kari Härkönen
- 15 km: 13th place
- Aki Karvonen
- Harri Kirvesniemi
- Juha Mieto
- Kari Ristanen
Ski jumping
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Pentti Kokkonen
- Normal hill: 12th place
- Large hill: 14th place
- Matti Nykänen
- Jari Puikkonen
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Markku Pusenius
- Normal hill: 20th place
- Large hill: 16th place
Nordic combination
- Jouko Karjalainen
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Rauno Miettinen
- Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 4th place
- Jukka Ylipulli
Web links
- Finnish Olympic team 1984 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )