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Finland At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Finland competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 76 competitors, 47 men and 29 women, took part in 74 events in 15 sports. Medalists Gold * Heli Rantanen — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw Silver * Jani Sievinen — Swimming, Men's 200 metres Individual Medley * Marko Asell — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight (74 kg) Bronze * Seppo Räty — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw Archery The Finnish team sent only men to the 1996 archery tournament. Each won his first match, while two were defeated in the second round. Tomi Poikolainen was the only Finn to reach the third round, where he was defeated. The squad won its first match in the team round, but was soundly defeated in the quarterfinal. Men's Individual Competition: * Tomi Poikolainen → Round of 16, 12th place (2-1) * Jari Lipponen → Round of 32, 20th place (1-1) * Tommi Tuovila → Round of 32, 32nd place (1-1) Men's Team Competition: * Poikolainen, Lipponen, and T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Olympic Committee
The Finnish Olympic Committee ( fi, Suomen Olympiakomitea ry; sv, Finlands Olympiska Kommitté rf) is the national Olympic committee in Finland for the Olympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Finnish competitors to Olympic events organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Presidents See also *Finland at the Olympics *Finnish Paralympic Committee Finnish Paralympic Committee ( fi, Suomen Paralympiakomitea) is the National Paralympic Committee in Finland for the Paralympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Finnish competitors to P ... References External links Official website ** National Olympic Committees Ol 1907 establishments in Finland Sports organizations established in 1907 {{Olympic-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommi Tuovila
Tommi Tuovila (born 8 July 1971) is a Finnish archer. He competed in the men's individual and team events at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * 1971 births Living people Finnish male archers Olympic archers for Finland Archers at the 1996 Summer Olympics People from Kuusamo Sportspeople from North Ostrobothnia {{Finland-archery-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanna Kyllönen
Sanna Kyllönen, née Hernesniemi (born 9 March 1971, in Kokkola) is a retired Finnish woman sprinter, who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl .... International competitions External links * 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Kokkola Finnish female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marko Wahlman
Marko Jaakko Tapani Wahlman (born 6 April 1969 in Pori) is a retired male hammer thrower from Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B .... His personal best throw was 78.39 metres, which he achieved in July 1999 in Lappeenranta. Achievements References *sports-reference 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Pori Finnish male hammer throwers UTEP Miners men's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harri Hakkarainen
Harri Tapio Hakkarainen (born 16 October 1969 in Kaavi) is a retired male javelin thrower from Finland. He set his personal best (87.82 metres) on 24 June 1995 in Kuortane Kuortane is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The neighboring municipalities of Kuortane are Al .... Seasonal bests by year *1986 - 60.38 *1987 - 63.88 *1988 - 65.78 *1989 - 70.06 *1992 - 83.46 *1993 - 84.36 *1994 - 85.46 *1995 - 87.82 *1996 - 87.44 *1997 - 86.48 *1998 - 85.34 *1999 - 85.00 *2000 - 85.65 *2001 - 83.67 *2002 - 80.56 *2003 - 77.52 *2004 - 74.60 *2005 - 74.11 *2006 - 71.34 *2007 - 72.07 *2008 - 72.11 *2009 - 70.55 *2010 - 65.46 *2011 - 61.20 *2012 - 61.85 Achievements ReferencesIAAF Profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimmo Kinnunen
Kimmo Paavali Kinnunen (born 31 March 1968) is a Finnish former javelin thrower. He won gold at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo and silver at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart. His other achievements include a 4th-place finish at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and 7th-place finish at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. His personal best is 90.82 from the 1991 World Championships. Kimmo Kinnunen is son of javelin thrower Jorma Kinnunen Jorma can refer to: *Jorma (name), Finnish given name *Jorma (album), released by Kaukonen in 1979 *Jorma (wine), a Finnish wine *nowadays in Finnish language ''jorma'' is a very well-known slang word that means penis A penis (plural ''p .... International competitions Seasonal bests by year *1986 - 71.72 *1987 - 72.94 *1988 - 80.24 *1989 - 83.10 *1990 - 81.46 *1991 - 90.82 *1992 - 83.42 *1993 - 84.78 *1994 - 79.34 *1995 - 82.64 *1996 - 85.32 *1997 - 82.48 *1998 - 84.23 *1999 - 85.96 *2000 - 81.41 *2001 - 81.3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arsi Harju
Arsi Ilari Harju (born March 18, 1974) is a Finnish former track and field athlete who competed in the shot put. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He set his personal best of 21.39 in the qualification. In the final, Harju secured the gold medal with his second round shot put of 21.29, beating silver medalist Adam Nelson by 8 cm and bronze medalist John Godina by 9 cm. In 2000, Harju was also named the Finnish Sports Personality of the Year. Harju was the 12th member to be inducted into the 20 metre club after achieving the distance of 20.16 on March 2, 1997, in Tampere, Finland. Harju was a patron of UNICEF UNICEF (), originally called the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund in full, now officially United Nations Children's Fund, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing Humanitarianism, humanitarian and Devel ... School walks in Finland. Harju retired from international competitions after the seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika Halvari
Mika Kristian Halvari (born February 13, 1970 in Kemi) is a Finnish former shot putter. When competing, he represented Kemin Kunto and Helsingin Kisa-Veikot. Halvari won the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Barcelona, Spain and came in second in the World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden the same year. In 1998, he won a silver medal at the 1998 European Indoor Athletics Championships held in Valencia, Spain. In addition to his success internationally, Halvari has won 4 gold medals, 3 silver and 1 bronze in the Finnish Championships. Towards the end of his career, Halvari was injured numerous times; for example, his Achilles tendon snapped twice. His personal best outdoors is 21.50 metres, which he put on July 9, 1995 in Hämeenkyrö, Finland. Indoors, he still holds the Nordic record for his put of 22.09 m, which he achieved on February 7, 2000 in Tampere, Finland. Halvari was the 11th shotputter The shot put is a track and field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heikki Vääräniemi
Heikki Tapio Vääräniemi (born 21 December 1969, in Oulu) is a retired Finnish pole vaulter, who is nicknamed ''Väärä''. He finished eighth at the 1998 European Championships. His personal best jump was , achieved in August 1996 in Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U .... The Finnish record currently belongs to Jani Lehtonen with . References * *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jani Lehtinen
Jani Lehtinen (born 23 February 1974) is a Finnish racewalker. He competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), .... References 1974 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Finnish male racewalkers Olympic athletes of Finland Place of birth missing (living people) {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antero Lindman
Antero Lindman (born 25 December 1964) is a Finnish racewalker. He competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1964 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Finnish male racewalkers Olympic athletes for Finland Place of birth missing (living people) Finnish Athletics Championships winners {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentin Kononen
Valentin Kononen (born 7 March 1969 in Helsinki) is a Finnish former race walker. His competitive accomplishments include winning several medals in major competitions, which ranks him as one of the top Finnish performer in his sport. Kononen's most notable achievement was winning a gold medal in the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg. He also won silver medals in the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart and the 1998 European Championships in Budapest. Fastest 50km race results * 3.39.34 (1) Dudince March 26, 2000 * 3.41.09 (3) Podebrady April 20, 1997 (World Race Walking Cup) * 3.42.02 (2) Stuttgart August 21, 1993 (World Championships) * 3.42.50 (3) Beijing April 30, 1995 * 3.43.42 (1) Gothenburg August 11, 1995 * 3.44.28 (2) Budapest August 21, 1998 (European Championships) * 3.45.19 (2) Naumburg April 28, 1996 * 3.47.14 (7) Helsinki August 13, 1994 (European Championships) * 3.47.40 (7) Atlanta August 2, 1996 (Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
