Finland at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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Finland at the Olympic Games

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At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal
Competitors
Medals Gold
4		 Silver
2		 Bronze
0		 Total
6
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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.

[edit] Image:Med_1.png Gold

  • Pertti Ukkola — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight

[edit] Image:Med_2.png Silver


[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
  • Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)

Men's 5.000 metres

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

Men's 10.000 metres

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

Men's 4x400m Relay

  • Ossi Karttunen, Markku Kukkoaho, Stig Lonnqvist, and Hannu Makela
  • 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

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

[edit] Cycling

Men's Individual Road Race

  • Harry Hannus — 4:49:01 (→ 20th place)

Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit

  • Harry Hannus — 13th place

[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.