Finland at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 96 (89 men and 7 women) in 16 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Ilkka Nummisto | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 14 |
Gold 3 |
Silver 1 |
Bronze 4 |
Total 8 |
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Finland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 96 competitors, 89 men and 7 women, took part in 75 events in 16 sports.[1]
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[edit] Medalists
Finland finished in 14th position in the final medal rankings, with three gold medals and eight medals overall.
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Gold
- Pekka Vasala — Athletics, Men's 1,500m
- Lasse Virén — Athletics, Men's 5,000m
- Lasse Virén — Athletics, Men's 10,000m
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Silver
- Reima Virtanen — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
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Bronze
- Tapio Kantanen — Athletics, Men's 3,000m Steeplechase
- Kyösti Laasonen — Archery, Men's Individual Competition
- Risto Hurme, Veikko Salminen, and Martti Ketelä — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
- Risto Björlin — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
[edit] Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Finland entered three men. They won a bronze medal.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Kyösti Laasonen — 2467 points (→ Bronze Medal)
- Olavi Laurila — 2372 points (→ 20th place)
- Jorma Sandelin — 2278 points (→ 40th place)
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men's 100 metres
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- First Heat — 10.52s (→ did not advance)
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- First Heat — 11.00s (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
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- Heat — 3:40.9
- Semifinals — 3:37.9
- Final — 3:36.3 (→ Gold Medal)
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- Heat — 3:40.9
- Semifinals — 3:45.1 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5000 metres
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- Heat — 13:42.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100m Relay
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- Heat — 39.54s
- Semifinals — 39.30s (NR) (→ did not advance)
[edit] Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
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- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated David Attan (KEN), TKO-2
- Third Round — Lost to Peter Tiepold (GDR), 0:5
[edit] Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men's Individual Road Race (200 km)
- Harry Hannus — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Mauno Uusivirta — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Tapani Vuorenhela — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Ole Wackström — did not finish (→ no ranking)
[edit] Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men's 3m Springboard:
- Pentti Koskinen — 336.99 points (15th place)
Women's 3m Springboard:
- Laura Kivelä — 236.25 points (24th place)
Women's 10m Platform:
- Laura Kivelä — 172.65 points (22nd place)
[edit] Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
One fencer, represented Finland in 1972.
[edit] Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men's Individual Competition:
- Risto Hurme — 5094 points (→ 8th place)
- Veikko Salminen — 4852 points (→ 17th place)
- Martti Ketelä — 4849 points (→ 19th place)
Men's Team Competition:
- Hurme, Salminen, and Ketelä — 14812 points (→ Bronze Medal)
[edit] Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men's Coxed Pairs
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- Heat — 8:06.56
- Repechage — 8:11.89 (→ did not advance)
[edit] Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] References
- ^ "Finland at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FIN/summer/1972/. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
