Finland at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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IOC code FIN		Flag bearer Akilles Järvinen

NOC Finnish Olympic Committee Website sport.fi/olympiakomitea (Finnish) (Swedish) Competitors 108 (103 men, 5 women) in 14 sports MedalsRanked 5th GoldSilverBronzeTotal76619

Finland competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 108 competitors, 103 men and 5 women, took part in 70 events in 14 sports.

Gold

Gunnar Höckert (5 000 m)

Ilmari Salminen (10 000 m)

Volmari Iso-Hollo (3 000 m steeplechase)

Kustaa Pihlajamäki (freestyle wrestling 61 kg)

Lauri Koskela (Greco-Roman wrestling 66 kg)

Sten Suvio (boxing welterweight 66,6 kg)

Ale Saarvala (gymnastics - men's horizontal bar)

Silver

Lauri Lehtinen (5 000 m)

Arvo Askola (10 000 m)

Kaarlo Tuominen (3 000 m steeplechase)

Sulo Bärlund (shot put)

Yrjö Nikkanen (javelin throw)

Aarne Reini (Greco-Roman wrestling 61 kg)

Bronze

Volmari Iso-Hollo (10 000 m)

Kalervo Toivonen (javelin throw)

Hermanni Pihlajamäki (freestyle wrestling 66 kg)

Hjalmar Nyström (freestyle wrestling over 87 kg)

Eino Virtanen (Greco-Roman wrestling 72 kg)

Martti Uosikkinen, Heikki Savolainen, Mauri Noroma, Ale Saarvala, Esa Seeste, Ilmari Pakarinen, Einari Teräsvirta, Eino Tukiainen (gymnastics - men's team competition)

Cycling

Two cyclists, both male, represented Finland in 1936.

Time trial

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1936.

Lauri Kettunen

Aaro Kiviperä

Ukko Hietala

Shooting

Eight shooters represented Finland in 1936.

25 m rapid fire pistol

50 m pistol

50 m rifle, prone

References

Finland at the 1936 Summer Olympics Wikipedia

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