Finland competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 88 competitors, 60 men and 28 women, took part in 85 events in 16 sports.
Mikko Kolehmainen — Canoeing, Men's K1 500 m Kayak SinglesSeppo Räty — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw MenJari Lipponen, Tomi Poikolainen, and Ismo Falck — Archery, Men's Team CompetitionJyri Kjäll — Boxing, Men's Light WelterweightAntti Kasvio — Swimming, Men's 200 m FreestyleThe Finnish team sent only men to the 1992 archery tournament. Individually, only Jari Lipponen 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 Spain by only two points to finish with a silver medal.
Men's Individual Competition:
Jari Lipponen — Quarterfinal, 8th place (2-1)Tomi Poikolainen — Round of 32, 24th place (0-1)Ismo Falck — Ranking round, 57th place (0-0)Men's Team Competition:
Lipponen, Poikolainen, and Falck — Final (→ Silver Medal)Men's 5,000 metres
Risto UlmalaHeat — 13:52.52 (→ did not advance)Men's 10,000 metres
Risto UlmalaHeat — did not finish (→ no ranking)Men's Marathon
Harri Hänninen — 2:15.19 (→ 11th place)Men's 110m Hurdles
Arto BryggareHeats — 13.92 (→ did not advance)Men's 50 km Walk
Valentin Kononen — 3:57:21 (→ 7th place)Men's Javelin Throw
Seppo RätyQualification — 80.24 mFinal — 86.60 m (→ Silver Medal)Kimmo KinnunenQualification — 80.22 mFinal — 82.62 m (→ 4th place)Juha LaukkanenQualification — 79.78 mFinal — 79.20 m (→ 6th place)Men's Shot Put
Antero PaljakkaQualification — 18.42 m (→ did not advance)
Women's 10,000 metres
Päivi TikkanenHeat — did not finish (→ did not advance)Women's 10 km Walk
Sari Essayah — 45:08 (→ 4th place)Women's Marathon
Ritva Lemettinen — 2:41.48 (→ 14th place)Women's Heptathlon
Tina RättyäFinal Result — 5993 points (→ 20th place)Satu Marianne RuotsalainenFinal Result — did not finish (→ no ranking)Two cyclists, one man and one woman, represented Finland in 1992.
Men's 1 km time trialMika HämäläinenWomen's road raceTea Vikstedt-Nyman — 2:05:03 (→ 25th place)Women's individual pursuitTea Vikstedt-NymanMen's 470 Class
Petri Leskinen and Mika AarnikkaFinal Ranking — 69.7 points (→ 4th place)Women's 470 Class
Katri Laike and Anna-Marita SlungaFinal Ranking — 89.7 points (→ 10th place)Men's 50 m Freestyle
Janne BlomqvistHeat – 23.63 (→ did not advance, 30th place)Men's 100 m Freestyle
Janne BlomqvistHeat – 51.86 (→ did not advance, 38th place)Men's 200 m Freestyle
Antti KasvioHeat – 1:48.31Final – 1:47.63 (→ Bronze Medal)Vesa HanskiHeat – 1:53.17 (→ did not advance, 28th place)Men's 400 m Freestyle
Antti KasvioHeat – 3:51.74B-Final – 3:50.06 (→ 9th place)Men's 100 m Breaststroke
Petri SuominenHeat – 1:03.75 (→ did not advance, 24th place)Men's 200 m Breaststroke
Petri SuominenHeat – 2:18.01 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)Petteri LehtinenHeat – 2:20.27 (→ did not advance, 27th place)Men's 100 m Butterfly
Jani SievinenHeat – 54.57B-Final – 54.93 (→ 13th place)Vesa HanskiHeat – 55.81 (→ did not advance, 31st place)Men's 200 m Butterfly
Vesa HanskiHeat – 2:02.75 (→ did not advance, 31st place)Kristian JohanssonHeat – 2:05.71 (→ did not advance, 36th place)Men's 200 m Individual Medley
Jani SievinenHeat – 2:01.18Final – 2:01.28 (→ 4th place)Petteri LehtinenHeat – 2:05.65 (→ did not advance, 21st place)Men's 400 m Individual Medley
Petteri LehtinenHeat – 4:22.10B-Final – 4:22.10 (→ 12th place)Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Jani Sievinen, Janne Vermasheina, Janne Blomqvist, and Vesa HanskiHeat – 3:25.47 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
Minna SalmelaHeat – 27.00 (→ did not advance, 31st place)Marja PärssinenHeat – 27.49 (→ did not advance, 38th place)Women's 100 m Freestyle
Minna SalmelaHeat – 58.04 (→ did not advance, 24th place)Marja PärssinenHeat – 59.46 (→ did not advance, 38th place)Women's 100 m Backstroke
Anne LackmanHeat – 1:06.48 (→ did not advance, 39th place)Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Riikka UkkolaHeat – 1:15.56 (→ did not advance, 35th place)Women's 100 m Butterfly
Marja PärssinenHeat – 1:03.94 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)One synchronized swimmer represented Finland in 1992.
Women's soloLiisa LaurilaMen's Lightweight
Jouni GrönmanMen's Middle-Heavyweight
Keijo TahvanainenJanne KanervaMen's Heavyweight
Arto SavonenMen's Flyweight (Greco-Roman)
Ismo KamesakiMen's Bantamweight (Greco-Roman)
Keijo PehkonenMen's Welterweight (Greco-Roman)
Tuomo KarilaMen's Middleweight (Greco-Roman)
Timo NiemiMen's Light-Heavyweight (Greco-Roman)
Harri KoskelaMen's Super-Heavyweight (Greco-Roman)
Juha AhokasMen's Middleweight (Freestyle)
Pekka Rauhala