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Finland at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Finland at the 1988 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | FIN |
NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
Website | sport |
in Calgary | |
Competitors | 53 (46 men, 7 women) in 7 sports |
Flag bearer | Pertti Niittylä (speed skating) |
Medals Ranked 4th |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Finland competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Gold | Matti Nykänen | Ski jumping | Normal hill individual | 14 February |
Gold | Marjo Matikainen | Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 kilometre classical | 17 February |
Gold | Matti Nykänen | Ski jumping | Large hill individual | 23 February |
Gold | Ari-Pekka Nikkola Matti Nykänen Jari Puikkonen Tuomo Ylipulli |
Ski jumping | Large hill team | 24 February |
Silver | Finland men's national ice hockey team |
Ice hockey | Men's competition | 28 February |
Bronze | Marjo Matikainen | Cross-country skiing | Women's 10 kilometre classical | 14 February |
Bronze | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi Marjo Matikainen Pirkko Määttä Jaana Savolainen |
Cross-country skiing | Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay | 21 February |
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Alpine skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Biathlon | 5 | – | 5 |
Cross-country skiing | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Ice hockey | 22 | – | 22 |
Nordic combined | 4 | – | 4 |
Ski jumping | 6 | – | 6 |
Speed skating | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 46 | 7 | 53 |
Alpine skiing
- Women
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
Nina Ehrnrooth | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
Nina Ehrnrooth | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
Biathlon
- Men
Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
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10 km Sprint | Antero Lähde | 3 | 27:59.9 | 42 |
Juha Tella | 3 | 27:58.3 | 41 | |
Harri Eloranta | 3 | 27:15.2 | 25 | |
Tapio Piipponen | 1 | 26:02.2 | 7 |
Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
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20 km | Arto Jääskeläinen | 58:29.5 | 11 | 1'09:29.5 | 58 |
Harri Eloranta | 58:10.6 | 7 | 1'05:10.6 | 50 | |
Juha Tella | 57:39.0 | 6 | 1'03:39.0 | 38 | |
Tapio Piipponen | 55:18.3 | 3 | 58:18.3 | 8 |
- Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
Athletes | Race | ||
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Misses 1 | Time | Rank | |
Juha Tella Antero Lähde Arto Jääskeläinen Tapio Piipponen |
5 | 1'30:54.4 | 12 |
- 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
- 2 One minute added per missed target.
Cross-country skiing
- Men
Event | Athlete | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
15 km C |
Jari Räsänen | 45:04.5 | 30 |
Jari Laukkanen | 44:22.0 | 25 | |
Aki Karvonen | 43:54.5 | 20 | |
Harri Kirvesniemi | 42:42.8 | 8 | |
30 km C |
Jari Laukkanen | 1'35:51.6 | 52 |
Kari Ristanen | 1'31:05.2 | 27 | |
Aki Karvonen | 1'29:49.5 | 19 | |
Harri Kirvesniemi | 1'26:59.6 | 9 | |
50 km F |
Antti Ticklén | 2'18:41.8 | 45 |
Heikki Kivikko | 2'12:27.1 | 29 | |
Harri Kirvesniemi | 2'11:41.8 | 22 | |
Kari Ristanen | 2'08:08.1 | 7 |
- C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Athletes | Race | |
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Time | Rank | |
Jari Laukkanen Harri Kirvesniemi Jari Räsänen Kari Ristanen |
1'48:24.0 | 8 |
- Women
Event | Athlete | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
5 km C |
Pirkko Määttä | 15:51.8 | 16 |
Tuulikki Pyykkönen | 15:38.1 | 12 | |
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi | 15:16.7 | 5 | |
Marjo Matikainen | 15:04.0 | ||
10 km C |
Tuulikki Pyykkönen | 32:37.7 | 29 |
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi | 30:57.0 | 9 | |
Pirkko Määttä | 30:52.4 | 7 | |
Marjo Matikainen | 30:20.5 | ||
20 km F |
Eija Hyytiäinen | 1'02:06.9 | 32 |
Jaana Savolainen | 1'01:26.8 | 28 | |
Marjo Matikainen | 58:50.7 | 12 | |
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi | 58:45.6 | 11 |
- C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
- Women's 4 × 5 km relay
Athletes | Race | |
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Time | Rank | |
Pirkko Määttä Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi Marjo Matikainen Jaana Savolainen |
1'01:53.8 |
Ice hockey
Team roster
- Head Coach: Pentti Matikainen
- Assistant Coach: Hannu Jortikka