Finland at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Finland at the Olympic Games
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At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
Competitors	105 (99 men and 6 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer	Peter Tallberg
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Finland competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 105 competitors, 99 men and 6 women, took part in 71 events in 16 sports.^[1]

[edit] Medalists

[edit] Gold

Tomi Poikolainen — Archery, Men's Competition
Pertti Karppinen — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
Esko Rechardt — Sailing, Men's Finn Competition

[edit] Silver

Kaarlo Maaninka — Athletics, Men's 10.000 metres

[edit] Bronze

Päivi Meriluoto — Archery, Women's Competition
Kaarlo Maaninka — Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres
Mikko Huhtala — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
Jouko Lindgrén and Georg Tallberg — Sailing, Men's 470 Competition

[edit] Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics

For the first time, Finland entered women in the Olympic archery competition. They were quite successful, with Päivi Meriluoto winning a bronze medal. The Finnish men, competing for the third time, both placed in the top eight as Tomi Poikolainen won Finland's first gold medal in archery. Kyösti Laasonen, who had competed in every Olympics since the reinstatement of archery, took seventh.

Women's Individual Competition:

Päivi Meriluoto — 2.449 points (→ Bronze Medal)
Capita Jussila — 2.298 points (→ 14th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

Tomi Poikolainen — 2.455 points (→ Gold Medal)
Kyösti Laasonen — 2.419 points (→ 7th place)

[edit] Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's 1,500 metres

Antti Loikkanen

Heat — 3:40.5
Semifinals — 3:43.6 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

Kaarlo Maaninka

Heat — 13:45.8
Semi Final — 13:40.2
Final — 13:22.0 (→ Bronze Medal)

Martti Vainio

Heat — 13:45.2
Semi Final — 13:30.4
Final — 13:32.1 (→ 11th place)

Men's 10,000 metres

Kaarlo Maaninka

Heat — 28:31.0
Final — 27:44.3 (→ Silver Medal)

Lasse Virén

Heat — 28:45.8
Final — 27:50.5 (→ 5th place)

Martti Vainio

Heat — 28:59.9
Final — 28:46.3 (→ 13th place)

Men's Marathon

Håkan Spik

Final — 2:22:24 (→ 32nd place)

Lasse Virén

Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Jouni Kortelainen

Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 110 m Hurdles

Arto Bryggare

Heat — 13.77
Semifinals — 13.78
Final — 13.76 (→ 6th place)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

Tommy Ekblom

Heat — 8:27.8
Semifinals — 8:24.3
Final — 8:40.9 (→ 12th place)

Vesa Laukkanen

Heat — 8:38.4
Semifinals — 8:33.3 (→ did not advance)

Men's 20 km Walk

Reima Salonen

Final — 1:31:32.0 (→ 9th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

Reima Salonen

Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's Long Jump

Oli Pousi

Qualification — did not start (→ no ranking)

Men's Triple Jump

Olli Pousi

Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

Reijo Ståhlberg

Qualification — 20.53 m
Final — 20.82 m (→ 4th place)

Men's Discus Throw

Markku Tuokko

Qualification — 62.14 m
Final — 61.84 m (→ 9th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

Harri Huhtala

Qualification — 72.46 m
Final Round — 71.96 m (→ 9th place)

Juha Tiainen

Qualification — 70.82 m
Final Round — 71.38 m (→ 10th place)

Men's Javelin Throw

Antero Puranen

Qualification — 84.02 m
Final — 86.15 m (→ 5th place)

Pentti Sinersaari

Qualification — 80.30 m
Final — 84.34 m (→ 6th place)

Aimo Aho

Qualification — 82.12 m
Final — 80.58 m (→ 9th place)

Men's Pole Vault

Tapani Haapakoski

Qualification — 5.40 m
Final — 5.45 m (→ 9th place)

Rauli Pudas

Qualification — 5.35 m
Final — 5.25 m (→ 12th place)

Antti Kalliomäki

Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

Esa Jokinen

Final — 7826 points (→ 9th place)

Johannes Lahti

Final — 7765 points (→ 11th place)

Women's 100 metres

Helinä Laihorinne

Heat — 11.70
Quarterfinals — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus Throw

Ulla Lundholm

Qualification — DNS (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

Tiina Lillak

Qualification — 56.26 m (→ did not advance)

[edit] Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Antti Juntumaa

First Round — Defeated Beruk Asfaw (Ethiopia) after knock-out in first round
Second Round — Lost to Dumitru Şchiopu (Romania) on points (1-4)

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Veli Koota

First Round — Bye
Second Round — Defeated Fazlija Sacirovic (Yugoslavia) after referee stopped contest in second round
Third Round — Lost to Bernardo Piñango (Venezuela) after diskwalification in second round

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

Hannu Kaislama

First Round — Lost to Rudi Fink (East Germany) on points (0-5)

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

Martti Marjamaa

First Round — Defeated Roland Omoruyi (Nigeria) on points (5-0)
Second Round — Lost to Ionel Budusan (Romania) after referee stopped contest in third round

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)