Finland at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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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 ...
competed at the
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. 88 competitors, 60 men and 28 women, took part in 85 events in 16 sports.


Medalists


Competitors

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Archery

The Finnish team sent only men to the 1992 archery tournament. Individually, only
Jari Lipponen Jari Matti Lipponen (born 17 October 1972) is a Finnish former archer who participated in three consecutive Olympic competitions, starting in 1992. He won the silver medal in the Men's Team Competition in 1992 ( Barcelona, Spain) alongside Tomi P ...
had much success, taking eighth place after losing in the quarterfinal. As a team, however, the Finnish men were very successful, losing the final match to
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by only two points to finish with a silver medal. ;Men


Athletics

;Men ;Track and road events ;Field events ;Combined events – Decathlon ;Women ;Track and road events ;Field events ;Combined event – Heptathlon


Badminton

;Men


Boxing


Canoeing


Sprint

;Men


Cycling

Two cyclists, one man and one woman, represented Finland in 1992.


Road

;Women


Track

;Time trial ;Pursuit


Equestrianism


Dressage


Gymnastics


Rhythmic


Judo

;Men ;Women


Rowing

;Men


Sailing

;Men ;Women ;Open ;Fleet racing


Shooting

;Men ;Women ;Open


Swimming

;Men ;Women


Synchronized swimming

One synchronized swimmer represented Finland in 1992.


Weightlifting


Wrestling

;Greco-Roman ;Freestyle


References

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