Finland_at_the_1984_Winter_Olympics
Finland at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Finland competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
Quick Facts Finland at the 1984 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
| Finland at the 1984 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | FIN |
| NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
| Website | sport |
| in Sarajevo | |
| Competitors | 45 (40 men, 5 women) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearers | Jorma Valtonen, ice hockey |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen | Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 km |
| Gold | Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen | Cross-country skiing | Women's 10 km |
| Gold | Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen | Cross-country skiing | Women's 20 km |
| Gold | Matti Nykänen | Ski jumping | Men's large hill (K120 individual 90m) |
 Silver | Aki Karvonen | Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 km |
| Silver | Jouko Karjalainen | Nordic combined | Men's individual |
| Silver | Matti Nykänen | Ski jumping | Men's normal hill (K90 individual 70m) |
 Bronze | Harri Kirvesniemi | Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 km |
| Bronze | Juha Mieto Aki Karvonen Harri Kirvesniemi Kari Ristanen | Cross-country skiing | Men's 4 × 10 km relay |
| Bronze | Aki Karvonen | Cross-country skiing | Men's 50 km |
| Bronze | Eija Hyytiäinen Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Marjo Matikainen Pirkko Määttä | Cross-country skiing | Women's 4 × 5 km relay |
| Bronze | Jukka Ylipulli | Nordic combined | Men's individual |
| Bronze | Jari Puikkonen | Ski jumping | Men's normal hill (K90 individual 70m) |
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Main article: Biathlon at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km Sprint | Risto Punkka | 4 | 34:28.5 | 34 |
| Tapio Piipponen | 1 | 32:28.7 | 15 | |
| Toivo Mäkikyrö | 2 | 32:22.5 | 13 |
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More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Keijo Tiitola | 1'14:32.8 | 5 | 1'19:32.8 | 18 |
| Arto Jääskeläinen | 1'14:23.3 | 5 | 1'19:23.3 | 16 | |
| Tapio Piipponen | 1'12:38.4 | 6 | 1'18:38.4 | 12 |
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- Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 1 | Time | Rank | |
| Keijo Tiitola Toivo Mäkikyrö Arto Jääskeläinen Tapio Piipponen |
2 | 1'43:16.0 | 7 |
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- 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
- 2 One minute added per missed target.
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Kari Härkönen | 42:49.3 | 13 |
| Juha Mieto | 42:05.8 | 4 | |
| Harri Kirvesniemi | 41:45.6 | | |
| Aki Karvonen | 41:34.9 | | |
| 30 km | Kari Ristanen | 1'33:02.6 | 17 |
| Juha Mieto | 1'31:48.3 | 8 | |
| Harri Kirvesniemi | 1'31:37.4 | 7 | |
| Aki Karvonen | 1'30:59.7 | 5 | |
| 50 km | Kari Ristanen | 2'23:10.6 | 15 |
| Juha Mieto | 2'21:53.1 | 10 | |
| Harri Kirvesniemi | 2'18:34.1 | 4 | |
| Aki Karvonen | 2'17:04.7 | | |
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- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Kari Ristanen Juha Mieto Harri Kirvesniemi Aki Karvonen |
1'56:31.4 | |
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- Women
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km | Marjo Matikainen | 18:21.6 | 22 |
| Eija Hyytiäinen | 18:11.6 | 19 | |
| Pirkko Määttä | 17:48.0 | 10 | |
| Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen | 17:04.0 | | |
| 10 km | Erja Kuivalainen | 35:35.2 | 37 |
| Eija Hyytiäinen | 34:33.8 | 25 | |
| Pirkko Määttä | 34:13.4 | 19 | |
| Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen | 31:44.2 | | |
| 20 km | Erja Kuivalainen | 1'07:26.4 | 29 |
| Eija Hyytiäinen | 1'05:38.8 | 17 | |
| Pirkko Määttä | 1'04:37.6 | 9 | |
| Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen | 1'01:45.0 | | |
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- Women's 4 × 5 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Pirkko Määttä Eija Hyytiäinen Marjo Matikainen Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen |
1'07:36.7 | |
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Main article: Ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Group B
Top two teams (shaded ones) advanced to the medal round.
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czechoslovakia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 10 |
 Canada |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 8 |
 Finland |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 19 | 5 |
 United States |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 4 |
 Austria |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 37 | 2 |
 Norway |
5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 43 | 1 |
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- Finland 4-3 Austria
- Finland 16-2 Norway
- Canada 4-2 Finland
- Czechoslovakia 7-2 Finland
- Finland 3-3 USA
Game for 5th Place
Leading scorers
More information Rk, Team ...
| Rk | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | Raimo Summanen | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 6th | Petri Skriko | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
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- Team roster
- Head coaches: Alpo Suhonen and Reino Ruotsalainen
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Rauno Miettinen | Individual | 79.5 | 86.0 | 205.5 | 6 | 49:02.2 | 197.470 | 9 | 402.970 | 4 |
| Jouko Karjalainen | 83.0 | 83.0 | 196.9 | 15 | 46:32.0 | 220.000 | 1 | 416.900 | | |
| Jukka Ylipulli | 84.0 | 86.0 | 208.3 | 5 | 48:28.5 | 202.525 | 5 | 410.825 | | |
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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1984 Winter Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Markku Pusenius | Normal hill | 79.5 | 89.2 | 85.0 | 99.0 | 188.2 | 20 |
| Jari Puikkonen | 81.5 | 95.4 | 91.5 | 117.4 | 212.8 | | |
| Pentti Kokkonen | 84.0 | 101.4 | 84.0 | 99.9 | 201.3 | 12 | |
| Matti Nykänen | 91.0 | 114.1 | 84.0 | 99.9 | 214.0 | | |
| Pentti Kokkonen | Large hill | 98.5 | 90.1 | 99.0 | 92.3 | 182.4 | 14 |
| Markku Pusenius | 100.5 | 93.4 | 97.0 | 87.5 | 180.9 | 16 | |
| Jari Puikkonen | 103.5 | 100.1 | 102.0 | 96.5 | 196.6 | 5 | |
| Matti Nykänen | 116.0 | 119.1 | 111.0 | 112.1 | 231.2 | | |
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Main article: Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Urpo Pikkupeura | 39.88 | 27 |
| Jouko Vesterlund | 39.15 | 17 | |
| 1000 m | Urpo Pikkupeura | 1:19.13 | 23 |
| Jouko Vesterlund | 1:18.12 | 12 | |
| 1500 m | Pertti Niittylä | 2:00.01 | 9 |
| 5000 m | Pertti Niittylä | 7:17.97 | 6 |
| 10,000 m | Pertti Niittylä | 15:15.18 | 18 |
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