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Finland at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
FIN

Flag bearer
  
Eeles Landström

Finland at the 1960 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Finnish Olympic Committee

Website
  
sport.fi/olympiakomitea (Finnish) (Swedish)

Competitors
  
117 (107 men and 10 women) in 14 sports

MedalsRanked 17th
  
GoldSilverBronzeTotal1135

Finland competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 117 competitors, 107 men and 10 women, took part in 92 events in 14 sports.

Contents

Gold

  • Eugen Ekman — Gymnastics, Men's Pommeled Horse

    • Silver

  • Pentti Linnosvuo — Shooting, Rapid-Fire Pistol (Mixed)

    • Bronze

  • Eeles Landström — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
  • Jorma Limmonen — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
  • Veli Lehtelä and Toimi Pitkänen — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs

    • Cycling

    Four male cyclists represented Finland in 1960.

    Individual road race
  • Paul Nyman
  • Raimo Honkanen
  • Unto Hautalahti
  • Matti Herronen
    • Team time trial
  • Paul Nyman
  • Unto Hautalahti
  • Raimo Honkanen
  • Matti Herronen
    • Sprint
  • Paul Nyman
    • 1000m time trial
  • Paul Nyman

    • Fencing

    Six fencers, four men and two women, represented Finland in 1960.

    Men's épée
  • Rolf Wiik
  • Kaj Czarnecki
  • Kalevi Pakarinen
    • Men's team épée
  • Kaj Czarnecki, Kurt Lindeman, Rolf Wiik, Kalevi Pakarinen
    • Women's foil
  • Marjatta Moulin
  • Barbara Helsingius

    • Modern pentathlon

    Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1960.

    Individual
  • Kurt Lindeman
  • Berndt Katter
  • Eero Lohi
    • Team
  • Kurt Lindeman
  • Berndt Katter
  • Eero Lohi

    • Shooting

    Eight shooters represented Finland in 1980.

    25 m pistol
  • Pentti Linnosvuo
  • Kalle Sievänen
    • 50 m pistol
  • Pentti Linnosvuo
  • Kaarle Pekkala
    • 300 m rifle, three positions
  • Vilho Ylönen
  • Esa Kervinen
    • 50 m rifle, three positions
  • Esa Kervinen
  • Pauli Janhonen
    • 50 m rifle, prone
  • Vilho Ylönen
  • Jussi Nordqvist
    • Trap
  • Väinö Broman

    • References

    Finland at the 1960 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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