Finland at the 1976 Summer Olympics

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Finland at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Flag of Finland.svg
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
Websitesport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Montreal
Competitors83 (77 men and 6 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer Lasse Virén
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
4
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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.[1]

Medalists[]

Gold[]

Silver[]

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:

Athletics[]

Men's 800 metres

Men's 5.000 metres

Men's 10.000 metres

  • Lasse Virén
    • Heat — 28:14.95
    • Final — 27:40.38 (→ Gold medal.svg 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

Men's Marathon

Men's Discus Throw

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

Boxing[]

Canoeing[]

Cycling[]

One cyclist represented Finland in 1976.

Individual road race
Individual pursuit

Fencing[]

Four fencers, all men, represented Finland in 1976.

Men's épée
Men's team épée

Judo[]

Modern pentathlon[]

Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1976.

Individual
Team
  • Risto Hurme
  • Jussi Pelli
  • Heikki Hulkkonen

Rowing[]

Sailing[]

Shooting[]

Swimming[]

Weightlifting[]

Wrestling[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Finland at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
Retrieved from ""