Finland at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Finland at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  FIN
NOC Finnish Olympic Committee
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At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors
Flag bearer Eeles Landström
Medals
Rank: 13		 Gold
3		 Silver
1		 Bronze
11		 Total
15
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
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Winter Games
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Finland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events).

Contents

[edit] Medals

[edit] Image:Med 1.png Gold

  • Pentti Linnosvuo — Shooting, Men's Free Pistol
  • Rauno Mäkinen — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight
  • Kyösti Lehtonen — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight

[edit] Image:Med 2.png Silver

  • Olavi Mannonen — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition

[edit] Image:Med 3.png Bronze

  • Voitto Hellstén — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
  • Veikko Karvonen — Athletics, Men's Marathon
  • Jorma Valkama — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
  • Pentti Hämäläinen — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
  • Raimo Heinonen, Onni Lappalainen, Erkki Leimuvirta, Berndt Lindfors, Martti Mansikka, and Kalevi Suoniemi — Gymnastics, Men's Team Combined Exercises
  • Wäinö Korhonen — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
  • Berndt Katter, Wäinö Korhonen, and Olavi Mannonen — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
  • Kauko Hänninen, Veli Lehtelä, Matti Niemi, Toimi Pitkänen, and Reino Poutanen — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
  • Vilho Ylönen — Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions
  • Erkki Penttilä — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight
  • Taisto Kangasniemi — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

Men's Marathon

[edit] Cycling

Men's 1.000m Scratch Sprint

  • Paul Nyman — 18th place

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

  • Paul Nyman — 1:16.1 (→ 18th place)

Men's Individual Road Race

  • Paul Nyman — 5:23:40 (→ 11th place)

[edit] Diving

Men's 10m Platform

  • Helge Vasenius
  • Preliminary Round — 66.63 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

[edit] References


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