Finland at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Finland competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Finland at the
1988 Winter Olympics
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
Websitesport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Calgary
Competitors53 (46 men, 7 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer Pertti Niittylä (speed skating)
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
4
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
7
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldMarjo MatikainenCross-country skiingWomen's 5 km classical
 GoldMatti NykänenSki jumpingMen's normal hill (K90 individual 70m)
 GoldMatti NykänenSki jumpingMen's large hill (K120 individual 90m)
 GoldAri-Pekka Nikkola
Matti Nykänen
Jari Puikkonen
Tuomo Ylipulli		Ski jumpingMen's team large hill (K120 individual 90m)
 SilverFinland men's national ice hockey team
 Ice hockeyMen's competition
 BronzeMarjo MatikainenCross-country skiingWomen's 10 km classical
 BronzeMarja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
Marjo Matikainen
Pirkko Määttä
Jaana Savolainen		Cross-country skiingWomen's 4 × 5 km relay

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Nina Ehrnrooth Giant Slalom DNF – DNF –
Nina Ehrnrooth Slalom DNF – DNF –

Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Misses 1 Time Rank
10 km Sprint Antero Lähde 3 27:59.9 42
Juha Tella 3 27:58.3 41
Harri Eloranta 3 27:15.2 25
Tapio Piipponen 1 26:02.2 7
Event Athlete Time Misses Adjusted time 2 Rank
20 km Arto Jääskeläinen 58:29.5 11 1'09:29.5 58
Harri Eloranta 58:10.6 7 1'05:10.6 50
Juha Tella 57:39.0 6 1'03:39.0 38
Tapio Piipponen 55:18.3 3 58:18.3 8
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
Athletes Race
Misses 1 Time Rank
Juha Tella
Antero Lähde
Arto Jääskeläinen
Tapio Piipponen		 5 1'30:54.4 12
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2 One minute added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km
C		 Jari Räsänen 45:04.5 30
Jari Laukkanen 44:22.0 25
Aki Karvonen 43:54.5 20
Harri Kirvesniemi 42:42.8 8
30 km
C		 Jari Laukkanen 1'35:51.6 52
Kari Ristanen 1'31:05.2 27
Aki Karvonen 1'29:49.5 19
Harri Kirvesniemi 1'26:59.6 9
50 km
F		 Antti Ticklén 2'18:41.8 45
Heikki Kivikko 2'12:27.1 29
Harri Kirvesniemi 2'11:41.8 22
Kari Ristanen 2'08:08.1 7
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Jari Laukkanen
Harri Kirvesniemi
Jari Räsänen
Kari Ristanen		 1'48:24.0 8
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
5 km
C		 Pirkko Määttä 15:51.8 16
Tuulikki Pyykkönen 15:38.1 12
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi 15:16.7 5
Marjo Matikainen 15:04.0
10 km
C		 Tuulikki Pyykkönen 32:37.7 29
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi 30:57.0 9
Pirkko Määttä 30:52.4 7
Marjo Matikainen 30:20.5
20 km
F		 Eija Hyytiäinen 1'02:06.9 32
Jaana Savolainen 1'01:26.8 28
Marjo Matikainen 58:50.7 12
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi 58:45.6 11
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Women's 4 × 5 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Pirkko Määttä
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
Marjo Matikainen
Jaana Savolainen		 1'01:53.8

Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Group A

Top three teams (shaded ones) entered the medal round.

Pld W L T GF GA Pts
 Finland 53112287
 Sweden 520323107
 Canada 531117127
  Switzerland 532019106
 Poland 51319133
 France 505010470
  • Switzerland 2-1 Finland
  • Finland 10-1 France
  • Finland 3-1 Canada
  • Finland 3-3 Sweden
  • Finland 5-1 Poland

Medal round

The top three teams from each group play the top three teams from the other group once. Points from previous games against their own group carry over.

Pld W L T GF GA Pts
 Soviet Union 54102578
 Finland 531118107
 Sweden 521215166
 Canada 522117145
 West Germany 51408262
 Czechoslovakia 514012222
  • Finland 8-0 West Germany
  • Czechoslovakia 5-2 Finland
  • Finland 2-1 Soviet Union

Leading scorers
Rk GP G A Pts PIM
7th Erkki Lehtonen 846102

Team roster
Pos. No. Name 1987–88 team
G 1 Sakari Lindfors HIFK
G 19 Jarmo Myllys Rauman Lukko
G 30 Jukka Tammi Tampereen Ilves
D 2 Teppo Numminen Tampereen Tappara
D 3 Timo Blomqvist MODO Hockey
D 4 Jyrki Lumme Tampereen Ilves
D 6 Arto Ruotanen HV71
D 7 Simo Saarinen HIFK
D 9 Kari Eloranta HC Lugano
D 16 Jukka Virtanen TPS
D 29 Reijo Ruotsalainen HV71
F 10 Timo Susi Tampereen Tappara
F 11 Kai Suikkanen Oulun Kärpät
F 13 Jari Torkki Rauman Lukko
F 14 Raimo Helminen Tampereen Ilves
F 15 Iiro Järvi HIFK
F 17 Erkki Laine Färjestad BK
F 18 Pekka Tuomisto HIFK
F 20 Janne Ojanen Tampereen Tappara
F 21 Erkki Lehtonen Tampereen Tappara
F 24 Reijo Mikkolainen Tampereen Tappara
F 26 Esa Keskinen TPS
F 27 Kari Laitinen HIFK

Nordic combined
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Men's individual

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps.)
  • 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
Athlete Event Ski Jumping Cross-country Total
Points Rank Start at Time Points Rank
Pasi Saapunki Individual 193.3 28 3:54.7 42:44.1 402.740 15
Jukka Ylipulli 196.7 24 3:32.0 42:55.6 401.010 16
Jouko Parviainen 198.9 20 3:17.4 44:59.6 382.420 33
Sami Leinonen 202.4 18 2:54.0 42:58.4 400.590 17

Men's Team

Three participants per team.

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps per team member per round, best two rounds counted.)
  • 10 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
Athletes Ski jumping Cross-country Total
Points Rank Start at Time Rank
Pasi Saapunki
Jouko Parviainen
Jukka Ylipulli		 561.3 7 5:42.5 1'25:38.3 7

Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Distance Points Points Rank
Risto Laakkonen Normal hill 81.0 97.2 76.5 86.0 183.2 23
Ari-Pekka Nikkola 83.5 100.2 79.0 90.5 190.7 15
Jari Puikkonen 84.0 105.5 80.0 93.6 199.1 7
Matti Nykänen 89.5 114.8 89.5 114.3 229.1
Pekka Suorsa Large hill 99.5 83.7 97.0 79.7 163.4 38
Ari-Pekka Nikkola 106.0 97.3 102.0 91.7 189.0 16
Jari Puikkonen 106.0 99.3 103.5 95.3 194.6 11
Matti Nykänen 118.5 120.8 107.0 103.2 224.0
Men's team large hill
Athletes Result
Points 1 Rank
Matti Nykänen
Ari-Pekka Nikkola
Tuomo Ylipulli
Jari Puikkonen		 634.4
1 Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.

Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
1500 m Pertti Niittylä 1:56.48 25
5000 m Timo Järvinen 6:56.68 18
Pertti Niittylä 6:55.18 16
10,000 m Timo Järvinen 14:27.69 17
Pertti Niittylä 14:26.57 15
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