Finland at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Finland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 78 competitors, 59 men and 19 women, took part in 66 events in 15 sports.

Medalists

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

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)

Athletics

Men's Long Jump

• Jarmo Kärnä

* Qualification — 7.90m

* Final — 7.82m (→ 10th......

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