Finland at the 1984 Winter Olympics
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IOC codeFIN
Websitesport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
Competitors45 (40 men, 5 women) in 6 sports
| Finland at the 1984 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | FIN |
| NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
| Website | sport |
| in Sarajevo | |
| Competitors | 45 (40 men, 5 women) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearers | Jorma Valtonen, ice hockey |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Finland competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen | Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 km |
| Gold | Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen | Cross-country skiing | Women's 10 km |
| Gold | Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen | Cross-country skiing | Women's 20 km |
| Gold | Matti Nykänen | Ski jumping | Men's large hill (K120 individual 90m) |
 Silver | Aki Karvonen | Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 km |
| Silver | Jouko Karjalainen | Nordic combined | Men's individual |
| Silver | Matti Nykänen | Ski jumping | Men's normal hill (K90 individual 70m) |
 Bronze | Harri Kirvesniemi | Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 km |
| Bronze | Juha Mieto Aki Karvonen Harri Kirvesniemi Kari Ristanen | Cross-country skiing | Men's 4 × 10 km relay |
| Bronze | Aki Karvonen | Cross-country skiing | Men's 50 km |
| Bronze | Eija Hyytiäinen Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Marjo Matikainen Pirkko Määttä | Cross-country skiing | Women's 4 × 5 km relay |
| Bronze | Jukka Ylipulli | Nordic combined | Men's individual |
| Bronze | Jari Puikkonen | Ski jumping | Men's normal hill (K90 individual 70m) |
Biathlon
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km Sprint | Risto Punkka | 4 | 34:28.5 | 34 |
| Tapio Piipponen | 1 | 32:28.7 | 15 | |
| Toivo Mäkikyrö | 2 | 32:22.5 | 13 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Keijo Tiitola | 1'14:32.8 | 5 | 1'19:32.8 | 18 |
| Arto Jääskeläinen | 1'14:23.3 | 5 | 1'19:23.3 | 16 | |
| Tapio Piipponen | 1'12:38.4 | 6 | 1'18:38.4 | 12 |
- Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 1 | Time | Rank | |
| Keijo Tiitola Toivo Mäkikyrö Arto Jääskeläinen Tapio Piipponen |
2 | 1'43:16.0 | 7 |
- 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
- 2 One minute added per missed target.
Cross-country skiing
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Kari Härkönen | 42:49.3 | 13 |
| Juha Mieto | 42:05.8 | 4 | |
| Harri Kirvesniemi | 41:45.6 | | |
| Aki Karvonen | 41:34.9 | | |
| 30 km | Kari Ristanen | 1'33:02.6 | 17 |
| Juha Mieto | 1'31:48.3 | 8 | |
| Harri Kirvesniemi | 1'31:37.4 | 7 | |
| Aki Karvonen | 1'30:59.7 | 5 | |
| 50 km | Kari Ristanen | 2'23:10.6 | 15 |
| Juha Mieto | 2'21:53.1 | 10 | |
| Harri Kirvesniemi | 2'18:34.1 | 4 | |
| Aki Karvonen | 2'17:04.7 | | |
- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Kari Ristanen Juha Mieto Harri Kirvesniemi Aki Karvonen |
1'56:31.4 | |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km | Marjo Matikainen | 18:21.6 | 22 |
| Eija Hyytiäinen | 18:11.6 | 19 | |
| Pirkko Määttä | 17:48.0 | 10 | |
| Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen | 17:04.0 | | |
| 10 km | Erja Kuivalainen | 35:35.2 | 37 |
| Eija Hyytiäinen | 34:33.8 | 25 | |
| Pirkko Määttä | 34:13.4 | 19 | |
| Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen | 31:44.2 | | |
| 20 km | Erja Kuivalainen | 1'07:26.4 | 29 |
| Eija Hyytiäinen | 1'05:38.8 | 17 | |
| Pirkko Määttä | 1'04:37.6 | 9 | |
| Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen | 1'01:45.0 | | |
- Women's 4 × 5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Pirkko Määttä Eija Hyytiäinen Marjo Matikainen Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen |
1'07:36.7 | |
Ice hockey
Group B
Top two teams (shaded ones) advanced to the medal round.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czechoslovakia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 10 |
 Canada |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 8 |
 Finland |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 19 | 5 |
 United States |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 4 |
 Austria |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 37 | 2 |
 Norway |
5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 43 | 1 |
- Finland 4-3 Austria
- Finland 16-2 Norway
- Canada 4-2 Finland
- Czechoslovakia 7-2 Finland
- Finland 3-3 USA
Game for 5th Place
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
 West Germany |
7–4 | Finland |
Leading scorers
| Rk | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | Raimo Summanen | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 6th | Petri Skriko | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
- Team roster
- Head coaches: Alpo Suhonen and Reino Ruotsalainen
Nordic combined
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Rauno Miettinen | Individual | 79.5 | 86.0 | 205.5 | 6 | 49:02.2 | 197.470 | 9 | 402.970 | 4 |
| Jouko Karjalainen | 83.0 | 83.0 | 196.9 | 15 | 46:32.0 | 220.000 | 1 | 416.900 | | |
| Jukka Ylipulli | 84.0 | 86.0 | 208.3 | 5 | 48:28.5 | 202.525 | 5 | 410.825 | | |