θɹˈiː ʌvðɪ ˈeɪt fˈaɪnəlˌɪsts fɹʌmðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ɡˈeɪmz ɹᵻtˈɜːnd: sˈɪlvɚ mˈɛdəlˌɪst ˈændɚz hˈoʊməts ʌv swˈiːdən, fˈoːɹθplˈeɪs fˈɪnɪʃɚɹ ˈɑːɹɾɚ wˈɑːdʒdæt ʌv pˈoʊlənd, ænd sˈɪksθplˈeɪs fˈɪnɪʃɚ stˈɛfən zˈɛsnɚɹ ʌv ˈiːst dʒˈɜːməni nˈaʊ kəmpˈiːɾɪŋ fɔːɹ jˈuːnɪfˌaɪd dʒˈɜːməni.
Three of the 8 finalists from the 1988 Games returned: silver medalist Anders Holmertz of Sweden, fourth-place finisher Artur Wojdat of Poland, and sixth-place finisher Steffen Zesner of East Germany (now competing for unified Germany).