Finland at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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| Finland at the Olympic Games | ||||
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| IOC code: | FIN | |||
| NOC: | Finnish Olympic Committee external link (Finnish) |
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| 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal | ||||
| Medals | Gold 4 |
Silver 2 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 6 |
| Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
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| Winter Olympic Games appearances | ||||
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Finland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.
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[edit] Medals
Finland finished in 11th position in the final medal rankings, with four gold medals and two silver medals.
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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
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Silver
- Antti Kalliomäki — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
- Hannu Siitonen — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
[edit] Results by event
[edit] 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)
[edit] Athletics
Men's 800 metres
- Markku Taskinen
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- Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)
Men's 10.000 metres
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- Heat — 28:14.95
- Final — 27:40.38 (→ Gold Medal)
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- Heat — 28:26.60 (→ did not advance)
- Pekka Paivarinta
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- Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x400m Relay
- Ossi Karttunen, Markku Kukkoaho, Stig Lonnqvist, and Hannu Makela
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- Heat — 3:05.02
- Final — 3:06.51 (→ 8th place)
Men's Marathon
- Lasse Viren — 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
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- Qualification — 62.10m
- Final — 63.12m (→ 6th place)
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- Qualification — 59.80m (→ did not advance)
[edit] Did you know that...
On the same day, July 26, that Antti Kalliomäki got silver, Lasse Virén won gold and that Antti Kalliomäki later became Finance minister while Lasse Virén became member of the parliament.
