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Finland at the Olympic Games
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IOC code:	FIN
NOC:	Finnish Olympic Committee external link (Finnish)
1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
Medals Rank: 25	Gold 1	Silver 1	Bronze 2	Total 4
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Finland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.

Contents 1 Medals 1.1 Gold 1.2 Silver 1.3 Bronze 2 Results by event 2.1 Archery 2.2 Athletics 2.3 Swimming

• Tapio Korjus — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw Men

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

• Seppo Räty — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw Men

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

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)

Men's Long Jump

• Jarmo Karna

1. Qualification — 7.90m
2. Final — 7.82m (→ 10th place)

Men's Decathlon

• Petri Keskitalo — 8143 points (→ 11th place)

1. 100 metres — 10.94s
2. Long Jump — 7.56m
3. Shot Put — 15.34m
4. High Jump — 1.97m
5. 400 metres — 49.94s
6. 110m Hurdles — 14.25s
7. Discus Throw — 41.86m
8. Pole Vault — 4.80m
9. Javelin Throw — 66.64m
10. 1.500 metres — 4:55.89s

Men's 50km Walk

• Reima Salonen

• Final — 3'51:36 (→ 18th place)

Women's Marathon

• Tuija Jousimaa
  1. Final – 2"43:00 (→ 41st place)

• Sinikka Keskitalo
  1. Final – 2"43:00 (→ 42nd place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Petri Suominen
  1. Heat – 1:03.58
  2. B-Final – 1:04.04 (→ 14th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Petri Suominen
  1. Heat – 2:22.01 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

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