Finland at the 1988 Winter Paralympics

Finland competed at the 1988 Winter Paralympics held in Innsbruck, Austria. In total, athletes representing Finland won nine gold medals, eight silver medals and eight bronze medals and the country finished in 4th place in the medal table.[1]

Finland at the
1988 Winter Paralympics
Flag of Finland
IPC codeFIN
NPCFinnish Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympia.fi
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
9
Silver
8
Bronze
8
Total
25
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 1988 Winter Paralympics

In total three medals were won by Finnish competitors:

  • Jouko Grip won the gold medal in the Men's 7.5 km LW6/8 event[2]
  • Kalervo Pieksaemaeki won the silver medal in the Men's 7.5 km LW4 event[2]
  • Pertti Sankilampi won the bronze medal in the Men's 7.5 km LW2 event[2]

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics

The majority of the country's medals at the games (22 out of 25) were won in cross-country skiing.

See also

References
  1. "Innsbruck 1988 Results". paralympic.org.
  2. "Innsbruck 1988 Biathlon Results". paralympic.org.


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