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Finland at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
FIN

Flag bearer
  
Lasse Virén

Finland at the 1976 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Finnish Olympic Committee

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

Competitors
  
83 (77 men and 6 women) in 14 sports

Medals Ranked 11th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 4 2 0 6

Finland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 83 competitors, 77 men and 6 women, took part in 63 events in 14 sports.

Contents

Gold

  • Lasse Virén — Athletics, Men's 5,000m
  • Lasse Virén — Athletics, Men's 10,000m
  • Pertti Karppinen — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
  • Pertti Ukkola — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight

    • Silver

  • Antti Kalliomäki — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
  • Hannu Siitonen — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw

    • Archery

    In the nation's second appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, Finland entered two men. Defending bronze medallist Kyösti Laasonen competed again, this time placing 15th.

    Men's Individual Competition:

  • Kyösti Laasonen — 2379 points (→ 15th place)
  • Kauko Laasonen — 2348 points (→ 20th place)

    • Athletics

    Men's 800 metres

  • Markku Taskinen
  • Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)

    • Men's 5.000 metres

  • Lasse Virén
  • Heat — 13:33.39
  • Final — 13:24.76 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Lasse Orimus
  • Heat — 13:23.43 (→ did not advance)

    • Men's 10.000 metres

  • Lasse Virén
  • Heat — 28:14.95
  • Final — 27:40.38 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Martti Vainio
  • Heat — 28:26.60 (→ did not advance)
  • Pekka Paivarinta
  • Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)

    • Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

  • Ossi Karttunen, Markku Kukkoaho, Stig Lonnqvist, and Hannu Makela
  • Heat — 3:05.02
  • Final — 3:06.51 (→ 8th place)

    • Men's Marathon

  • Lasse Virén — 2:13:10 (→ 5th place)
  • Håkan Spik — 2:17:50 (→ 16th place)
  • Jukka Toivola — 2:20:26 (→ 27th place)

    • Men's Discus Throw

  • Pentti Kahma
  • Qualification — 62.10m
  • Final — 63.12m (→ 6th place)
  • Markku Tuokko
  • Qualification — 59.80m (→ did not advance)

    • Cycling

    One cyclist represented Finland in 1976.

    Individual road race
  • Harry Hannus — 4:49:01 (→ 20th place)
    • Individual pursuit
  • Harry Hannus — 13th place

    • Fencing

    Four fencers, all men, represented Finland in 1976.

    Men's épée
  • Veikko Salminen
    • Men's team épée
  • Heikki Hulkkonen
  • Risto Hurme
  • Jussi Pelli
  • Veikko Salminen

    • Modern pentathlon

    Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1976.

    Individual
  • Risto Hurme
  • Jussi Pelli
  • Heikki Hulkkonen
    • Team
  • Risto Hurme
  • Jussi Pelli
  • Heikki Hulkkonen

    • References

    Finland at the 1976 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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