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 Tuovila → Quarterfinal, 8th place (1-1)
Athletics
Men's 110 metres Hurdles Antti Haapakoski
Men's Marathon Harri Hänninen — 2:18.41 (→ 32nd place) Risto Ulmala — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 50 km Walk Valentin Kononen — 3:47:40 (→ 7th place) Antero Lindman — 4:07:58 (→ 30th place) Jani Lehtinen — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Pole Vault Heikki Vääräniemi
Men's Shot Put Mika Halvari Arsi Harju
Men's Javelin Throw Seppo Räty Kimmo Kinnunen Harri Hakkarainen
Men's Hammer Throw Marko Wahlman Qualification — 73.50m (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 metres Sanna Kyllönen
Women's 200 metres Sanna Kyllönen
Women's 10.000 metres Annemari Sandell Qualification — 31:40.42 Final — 32:14.66 (→ 12th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Relay Johanna Manninen Sanna Kyllönen Heidi Suomi Anu Pirttimaa
Women's Javelin Throw Heli Rantanen Qualification — 66.54 m Final — 67.94 m (→ Gold Medal) Mikaela Ingberg Qualification — 60.46 m Final — 61.52 m (→ 7th place) Taina Uppa Qualification — 57.74 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Shot Put Karoliina Lundahl Qualification — 17.14m (→ did not advance)
Women's Long Jump Heli Koivula Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)
Women's Triple Jump Heli Koivula Qualification — 13.25 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon Tiia Hautala Final Result — 5887 points (→ 21st place)
Women's Marathon Kirsi Rauta — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's 10 km Walk Sari Essayah — 45:02 (→ 16th place)
Badminton
Men's Singles Pontus Jäntti Robert Liljequist
Canoeing
Men's Kayak Singles, 500 metres Mikko Kolehmainen
Men's Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres Mikko Kolehmainen
Cycling
Road Competition Men's Individual Road Race Joona Laukka Kari Myyryläinen
Women's Individual Road Race Tea Vikstedt-Nyman Final — 02:37:06 (→ 34th place)
Women's Individual Time Trial Tea Vikstedt-Nyman Final — 38:24 (→ 6th place)
Track Competition Men's Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres Jukka Heinikainen
Women's Sprint, 1,000 metres Mira Kasslin
Women's Points Race Tea Vikstedt-Nyman
Equestrianism
Individual Mixed Dressage Kyra Kyrklund
Fencing
One female fencer represented Finland in 1996.
Women's épée Minna Lehtola
Judo
Men's Half-Lightweight Pasi Lauren
Rhythmic gymnastics
Women's Individual Rhythmic Gymnastics Katri Kalpala
Rowing
Men's Single Sculls Tomas Söderblom
Women's Single Sculls Laila Finska-Bezerra
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 50 m Freestyle Janne Blomqvist Heat — 23.61 (→ did not advance, 37th place)
Men's 100 m Freestyle Kalle Varonen Heat — 52.00 (→ did not advance, 44th place)
Men's 200 m Freestyle Jani Sievinen Heat — 1:49.05 Swim-off for 8th — 1:48.89 (→ scratched second swim-off) Antti Kasvio Heat — 1:50.55 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly Vesa Hanski Heat — 54.73 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 200 m Butterfly Vesa Hanski Heat — 1:59.73 B-Final — 1:59.64 (→ 10th place)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley Jani Sievinen Heat — 2:01.05 Final — 2:00.13 (→ Silver Medal) Petteri Lehtinen Heat — 2:05.51 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley Jani Sievinen Heat — 4:23.13 Final — scratched
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Jani Sievinen, Antti Kasvio, Janne Blomqvist, and Kalle Varonen Heat — 3:22.99 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle Minna Salmela Heat — 26.72 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle Minna Salmela Heat — 57.15 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle Paula Harmokivi Heat — 2:03.54 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 400 m Freestyle Paula Harmokivi Heat — 4:23.84 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke Anu Koivisto Heat — 1:05.26 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke Anu Koivisto Heat — 2:19.58 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke Mia Hagman Heat — 1:13.01 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke Mia Hagman Heat — 2:36.11 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly Marja Pärssinen Heat — 1:02.53 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Minna Salmela, Paula Harmokivi, Marja Pärssinen, and Marja Heikkilä Heat — 3:50.33 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Anu Koivisto, Mia Hagman, Marja Pärssinen, and Minna Salmela Heat — 4:14.14 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Weightlifting
Men's Lightweight Jouni Grönman
Men's Heavyweight Janne Kanerva
Wrestling
Men's Lightweight, Greco-Roman Marko Yli-Hannuksela
Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman Marko Asell
Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman Tuomo Karila
Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman Harri Koskela
Men's Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman Juha Ahokas
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