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Finland at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Finland at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	FIN
NPC	Finnish Paralympic Committee
Website	www.paralympia.fi/en
inAtlanta
Competitors	65 (53 men and 12 women)
Medals Ranked 30th	Gold 4 Silver 5 Bronze 4 Total 13
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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65 athletes (53 men and 12 women) from Finland competed at the 1996 Summer ParalympicsinAtlanta, United States.^[1]

Medallists[edit]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Martti Rantavouri	Archery	Men's individual W1
Gold	Mikael Saleva	Athletics	Men's javelin F54
Gold	Juha Oikarainen Arttu Makinen Jani Kallunki Jorma Kivinen Asko Kinnunen Marko Kauppila	Goalball	Men's team
Gold	Matti Launonen Jari Kurkinen	Table tennis	Men's team 1-2
Silver	Rauno Saunavaara	Athletics	Men's javelin F53
Silver	Maria-Terttu Piiroinen Iris Keitel Mari Pekkala Tarja Pelkonen Merja Hanski	Goalball	Women's team
Silver	Eeva Riitta Fingerroos	Swimming	Women's 100m backstroke B1
Silver	Eeva Riitta Fingerroos	Swimming	Women's 100m butterfly B1
Silver	Matti Launonen	Table tennis	Men's singles 1
Bronze	Eeva Riitta Fingerroos	Swimming	Women's 100m freestyle B1
Bronze	Eeva Riitta Fingerroos	Swimming	Women's 200m medley B1
Bronze	Jari Kurkinen	Table tennis	Men's singles 2
Bronze	Veli-Matti Tuominen Matti Pulli Lauri Venalainen Esa Liukkonen Jari Heino Lauri Melanen Sami Tervo Pekka Norola Keijo Hanninen Reijo Salonen Jukka Laine Petri Kapiainen	Volleyball	Men's sitting volleyball

See also[edit]

• Finland at the Paralympics
• Finland at the 1996 Summer Olympics

References[edit]

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