Finland competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States. 86 competitors, 73 men and 13 women, took part in 76 events in 15 sports. Medalists Archery Defending gold medallist Tomi Poikolainen bettered his performance of four years earlier by one point, but with the return of the United States and Japan, Poikolainen's score was no longer sufficient to earn a medal and he fell to fifth place. Much the same fate befell Päivi Meriluoto, who fell two places even though she shot 60 points better than she had in 1980. Kyösti Laasonen, in his fourth Olympic archery competition, took 28th place. Women's Individual Competition: Päivi Meriluoto — 2509 points (→ 5th place) Ama Rantal — 2460 points (→ 15th place) Men's Individual Competition: Tomi Poikolainen — 2538 points (→ 5th place) Kyösti Laasonen — 2443 points (→ 28th place) Markku Syrjälä — 2333 points (→ 49th place) Athletics Men's 1,500 metres Antti Loikkanen Qualifying Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance, no ranking) Men's 5,000 metres Martti Vainio Heat — 13:45.16 Semifinals — 13:30.48 (→ did not advance) Antti Loikkanen Heat — 13:51.47 Semifinals — 13:58.74 (→ did not advance) Men's 10,000 metres Martti Vainio Qualifying Heat — 28:19.25 Final — finished in second place (27:51.10), but was later disqualified for the use of several performance-enhancing drugs Men's Marathon Pertti Tiainen — 2:17:43 (→ 27th place) Martti Vainio — did not finish (→ no ranking) Men's 110 metres Hurdles Arto Bryggare Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase Tommy Ekblom Men's High Jump Erkki Niemi Qualification — 2.24m Final — 2.24m (→ 9th place) Men's Pole Vault Kimmo Pallonen Qualifying Round — 5.40m Final — 5.45m (→ 5th place) Men's Javelin Throw Arto Härkönen Qualification — 83.06m Final — 86.76m (→ Gold Medal) Raimo Manninen Qualification — 79.26m (→ did not advance, 13th place) Tero Saviniemi Qualification — 76.46m (→ did not advance, 17th place) Men's Shot Put Aulis Akonniemi Qualifying Round — 19.38 m Final — 18.98 m (→ 9th place) Men's Hammer Throw Juha Tiainen Qualification — 72.68m Final — 78.08m (→ Gold Medal) Harri Huhtala Qualification — 73.78m Final — 75.28m (→ 6th place) Men's 20 km Walk Reima Salonen Final — did not start (→ no ranking) Men's 50 km Walk Reima Salonen Final — 3:58:30 (→ 4th place) Women's 100 metres Helinä Laihorinne-Marjamaa Women's 200 metres Helinä Laihorinne-Marjamaa Women's Marathon Tujia Toivonen