1992 Winter Olympics / Participant (Finland)

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Finland took part in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, with 62 athletes (49 men and 13 women) in eight sports. The Finnish team took eighth place in the medal table with seven medals. The flag bearer was the ice hockey player Timo Blomqvist .

The youngest but also most successful Finnish athlete was the 16-year-old ski jumper Toni Nieminen , who won two gold and one bronze medals.

Medalist

gold medal gold

Surname sport competition
Marjut Rolig Cross-country skiing 5 km classic
Toni Nieminen Ski jumping Large hill
Toni Nieminen , Risto Laakkonen , Mika Laitinen , Ari-Pekka Nikkola Ski jumping Team jumping

Silver medal silver

Surname sport competition
Marjut Rolig Cross-country skiing 15 km classic

Bronze medal bronze

Surname sport competition
Harri Eloranta biathlon 10 km sprint
Toni Nieminen Ski jumping Normal hill
Jari Isometsä , Harri Kirvesniemi , Mika Kuusisto , Jari Räsänen Cross-country skiing Season

Participants by sport

Biathlon pictogram.svg biathlon

Men:

  • Harri Eloranta
    4 × 7.5 km relay → 8th (1: 27: 39.5 h - 1 penalty loop)
    10 km sprint: → Bronze medal(no miss)
    20 km individual → 5th (58: 15.7 min - 1 miss)
  • Vesa Hietalahti
    4 × 7.5 km relay → 8th (1: 27: 39.5 h - 1 penalty loop)
    10 km sprint → 17th (27: 25.1 min - 2 misses)
    20 km individual → 6th (58: 24.6 h - 1 miss)
  • Kari Kataja
    4 × 7.5 km relay → 8th (1: 27: 39.5 h - 1 penalty loop)
    10 km sprint → 27th (27: 46.5 min - 1 miss)
    20 km individual → DNF
  • Jaakko Niemi
    4 × 7.5 km relay → 8th (1: 27: 39.5 h - 1 penalty loop)
    10 km sprint → 57. (29: 04.0 min - 2 misses)
  • Seppo Suhonen
    20 km individual → 74. (1: 07: 21.3 h - 8 misses)

Women:

  • Mari Lampinen
    3 × 7.5 km relay → 5th (1:20: 17.8 h - no penalty loop)
    7.5 km sprint → 34th (27: 46.1 h - 3 misses)
    15 km individual → 31st (57: 44.8 min - 6 missed shots)
  • Terhi Markkanen
    3 × 7.5 km relay → 5th (1:20: 17.8 h - no penalty loop)
    7.5 km sprint → 28th (27: 20.7 h - 2 misses)
    15 km individual → 37. (58: 08.9 min - 4 misses)
  • Johanna Saarinen
    7.5 km sprint → 53rd (28: 48.6 h - 4 misses)
    15 km individual → 45. (59: 27.0 min - 3 misses)
  • Tuija Sikiö
    3 × 7.5 km relay → 5th (1:20: 17.8 h - no penalty loop)
    7.5 km sprint → 45th (28: 21.4 h - 2 misses)
    15 km individual → 14th (54: 03.0 min - 1 missed shot)

Ice hockey pictogram.svg ice Hockey

The Finnish team lost in the quarter-finals to the later Olympic champion, the CIS team. After the placement round, Finland ultimately took seventh place. The best scorer was Teemu Selänne with seven goals and four assists .

Player:

Figure skating pictogram.svg figure skating

Men's

Ice dancing

Speed ​​skating pictogram.svg Speed ​​skating

Men:

  • Harri Ilkka
    500 m: 26th place - 38.48 sec
    1000 m: 34th place - 1: 17.96 min
  • Timo Järvinen
    5000 m: 32nd place - 7: 30.88 min
    10,000 m: 21st place - 14: 50.75 min

Freestyle skiing pictogram.svg Freestyle skiing

Mogul slope men:

Moguls women:

Nordic skiing

Cross country skiing pictogram.svg Cross-country skiing

Men:

  • Jukka Hartonen
    50 km free → DNF
  • Jari Isometsä
    10 km classic → 16. (29: 34.4 min)
    15 km pursuit → 12th (40: 50.0 min)
    50 km free → 22. (2: 12: 03.5 h)
    Season: → Bronze medal
  • Harri Kirvesniemi
    10 km classic → 6th (28: 23.3 min)
    15 km pursuit → 11th (40: 34.4 min)
    30 km classic → 10. (1: 25: 28.5 h)
    Season: → Bronze medal
  • Mika Kuusisto
    30 km classic → 26. (1: 28: 45.6 h)
    50 km free → 23. (2: 13: 09.3 h)
    Season: → Bronze medal
  • Mika Myllyl
    10 km classic → 14th (29: 17.0 min)
    15 km pursuit → 20th (41: 33.1 min)
    30 km classic → 34. (1: 30: 08.8 h)
  • Seppo Rantanen
    30 km classic → 38. (1: 30: 25.6 h)
  • Jari Räsänen
    10 km classic → 15. (29: 25.2 min)
    15 km pursuit → 19th (41: 29.9 min)
    50 km free → 31st (2: 14: 53.6 h)
    Season: → Bronze medal

Women:

  • Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi-Hämäläinen
    5 km classic → 31st (15: 33.2 min)
    15 km classic → 6th (44: 02.7 min)
    Season → 4th (1: 00: 52.9 h)
  • Pirkko Määttä
    15 km classic → 17. (45: 40.5 min)
    Season → 4th (1: 00: 52.9 h)
  • Tuulikki Pyykkönen
    5 km classic → 29. (15: 31.1 min)
    10 km pursuit → 33rd (30: 02.5 min)
  • Marjut Rolig
    5 km classic → gold medal
    10 km pursuit → 4th (26: 52.1 min)
    15 km classic → Silver medal
    30 km free → 10. (1: 27: 30.9 h)
    Season → 4th (1: 00: 52.9 h)
  • Sirpa Ryhänen
    15 km classic → 22nd (46: 06.9 min)
    30 km free → 36. (1: 33: 55.7 h)
  • Jaana Savolainen
    5 km classic → 26. (15: 19.9 min)
    10 km pursuit → 18th (28: 43.1 min)
    30 km free → 28. (1: 32: 49.4 h)
    Season → 4th (1: 00: 52.9 h)
  • Päivi Simukka
    30 km free → 37. (1: 34: 21.7 h)

Nordic combined pictogram.svg Nordic combination

  • Pasi Saapunki
    Single → 20. (+ 4: 35.3)
    Team → 7th (+ 9: 06.8)

Ski jumping pictogram.svg Ski jumping

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