Finland At The 1988 Summer Olympics

Finland competed at the ''' 1988 Summer Olympics ''' in Seoul under the IOC Country Code FIN. It was the eighteenth appearance of the Europea n nation, which made its Olympic debut in 1908 .

MEDALS

Finland finished in 25th position in the final medal rankings

Gold

Tapio Korjus — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw Men

Silver

Harri Koskela — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight

Bronze

Seppo Räty — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw Men

Tapio Sipilä — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight

RESULTS BY EVENT

Archery

The Finnish team did not fare as well at the 1988 Olympic archery competition as they had previously, though the men's team was almost able to capture a medal. Only one archer placed in the top eight in individual competition.

Women's Individual Competition:

Päivi Aaltonen — 1/8 Final (→ 20th place)

Jutta Poikolainen — Preliminary Round (→ 55th place)

Minna Heinonen — Preliminary Round (→ 56th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

Pentti Vikström — Final (→ 7th place)

Tomi Poikolainen — Semifinal (→ 11th place)

Ismo Falck — Preliminary Round (→ 27th place)

Women's Team Competition:

Aaltonen, Poikolainen, and Heinonen — Preliminary Round (→ 13th place)

Men's Team Competition:

Vikstrom, Poikolainen, and Falck — Final (→ 4th place)

Swimming

Men's 100m Breaststroke

Petri Suominen

# Heat – 1:03.58

# B-Final – 1:04.04 (→ 14th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

Petri Suominen

# Heat – 2:22.01 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

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