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Finland at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
FIN

Flag bearer
  
Pentti Linnosvuo

Finland at the 1968 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Finnish Olympic Committee

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

Competitors
  
66 (60 men and 6 women) in 13 sports

MedalsRanked 24th
  
GoldSilverBronzeTotal1214

Finland competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 66 competitors, 60 men and 6 women, took part in 61 events in 13 sports.

Contents

Gold

  • Kaarlo Kangasniemi — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight

    • Silver

  • Jorma Kinnunen — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
  • Olli Laiho — Gymnastics, Men's Pommeled Horse

    • Bronze

  • Arto Nilsson — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight

    • Cycling

    Four cyclists represented Finland in 1968.

    Individual road race
  • Raimo Honkanen
  • Mauno Uusivirta
  • Ole Wackström
  • Raimo Suikkanen
    • Team time trial
  • Mauno Uusivirta
  • Ole Wackström
  • Raimo Honkanen
  • Raimo Suikkanen
    • 1000m time trial
  • Raimo Suikkanen
    • Individual pursuit
  • Ole Wackström

    • Modern pentathlon

    Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1968.

    Individual:

  • Seppo Aho - 4497 points (18th place)
  • Martti Ketelä - 4446 points (20th place)
  • Jorma Hotanen - 4231 points (34th place)

    • Team:

  • Aho, Ketelä, and Hotanen - 13238 points (5th place)

    • Shooting

    Nine shooters, all men, represented Finland in 1968.

    25 m pistol
  • Pentti Linnosvuo
  • Immo Huhtinen
    • 50 m pistol
  • Matti Patteri
  • Seppo Saarenpää
    • 300 m rifle, three positions
  • Juhani Laakso
  • Osmo Ala-Honkola
    • 50 m rifle, three positions
  • Simo Morri
  • Jaakko Minkkinen
    • 50 m rifle, prone
  • Jaakko Minkkinen
  • Simo Morri
    • Skeet
  • Tuukka Mäkelä

    • References

    Finland at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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