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