Finland at the Olympics

Finland at the Olympic Games
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Olympic history
Summer Games
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
Winter Games
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Finland first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games and every Winter Olympic Games since then. Finland was also the host nation for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Finland and Sweden are the only nations that have earned medals at every Olympic Games (summer and winter) since 1908.

Finnish athletes have won a total of 302 medals at the Summer Games, mostly in athletics and wrestling. Finland has also won 156 medals at the Winter Games, mostly in nordic skiing events.

The National Olympic Committee for Finland is the Finnish Olympic Committee, and was created and recognized in 1907, when Finland was a part of the Russian Empire.

Summer Olympic medalists since 1992

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
1 ! Gold	Mikko Kolehmainen	1992 Barcelona	Canoeing	Men's K-1 500 metres
2 ! Silver	Ismo Falck Jari Lipponen Tomi Poikolainen	1992 Barcelona	Archery	Men's team
2 ! Silver	Seppo Räty	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's javelin throw
3 ! Bronze	Jyri Kjäll	1992 Barcelona	Boxing	Men's light welterweight
3 ! Bronze	Antti Kasvio	1992 Barcelona	Swimming	Men's 200 metre freestyle
1 ! Gold	Heli Rantanen	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Women's javelin throw
2 ! Silver	Jani Sievinen	1996 Atlanta	Swimming	Men's 200 metre individual medley
2 ! Silver	Marko Asell	1996 Atlanta	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
3 ! Bronze	Seppo Räty	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's javelin throw
1 ! Gold	Arsi Harju	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's shot put
1 ! Gold	Jyrki Järvi Thomas Johanson	2000 Sydney	Sailing	49er class
2 ! Silver	Juha Hirvi	2000 Sydney	Shooting	Men's 50 metre rifle three positions
3 ! Bronze	Marko Yli-Hannuksela	2000 Sydney	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 76 kg
2 ! Silver	Marko Kemppainen	2004 Athens	Shooting	Men's skeet
2 ! Silver	Marko Yli-Hannuksela	2004 Athens	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
1 ! Gold	Satu Mäkelä-Nummela	2008 Beijing	Shooting	Women's trap
2 ! Silver	Minna Nieminen Sanna Sten	2008 Beijing	Rowing	Women's lightweight double sculls
3 ! Bronze	Tero Pitkämäki	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's javelin throw
3 ! Bronze	Henri Häkkinen	2008 Beijing	Shooting	Men's 10 metre air rifle
2 ! Silver	Tuuli Petäjä	2012 London	Sailing	Women's sailboard
3 ! Bronze	Kanerva, SiljaSilja Kanerva, Lehtinen, SiljaSilja Lehtinen, Wulff, MikaelaMikaela Wulff	2012 London	Sailing	Elliott 6m
3 ! Bronze	Antti Ruuskanen	2012 London	Athletics	Men's javelin throw

Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Medals by Summer Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1908 London	1	1	3	5
1912 Stockholm	9	8	9	26
1920 Antwerp	15	10	9	34
1924 Paris	14	13	10	37
1928 Amsterdam	8	8	9	25
1932 Los Angeles	5	8	12	25
1936 Berlin	7	6	6	19
1948 London	8	7	5	20
1952 Helsinki (host nation)	6	3	13	22
1956 Melbourne	3	1	11	15
1960 Rome	1	1	3	5
1964 Tokyo	3	0	2	5
1968 Mexico City	1	2	1	4
1972 Munich	3	1	4	8
1976 Montreal	4	2	0	6
1980 Moscow	3	1	4	8
1984 Los Angeles	4	2	6	12
1988 Seoul	1	1	2	4
1992 Barcelona	1	2	2	5
1996 Atlanta	1	2	1	4
2000 Sydney	2	1	1	4
2004 Athens	0	2	0	2
2008 Beijing	1	1	2	4
2012 London	0	1	2	3
Total*	101	84	117	302

Medals by Winter Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1924 Chamonix	4	4	3	11
1928 St. Moritz	2	1	1	4
1932 Lake Placid	1	1	1	3
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	1	2	3	6
1948 St. Moritz	1	3	2	6
1952 Oslo	3	4	2	9
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	3	3	1	7
1960 Squaw Valley	2	3	3	8
1964 Innsbruck	3	4	3	10
1968 Grenoble	1	2	2	5
1972 Sapporo	0	4	1	5
1976 Innsbruck	2	4	1	7
1980 Lake Placid	1	5	3	9
1984 Sarajevo	4	3	6	13
1988 Calgary	4	1	2	7
1992 Albertville	3	1	3	7
1994 Lillehammer	0	1	5	6
1998 Nagano	2	4	6	12
2002 Salt Lake City	4	2	1	7
2006 Turin	0	6	3	9
2010 Vancouver	0	1	4	5
Total*	41	59	56	156

Medals by summer sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	48	35	31	114
Wrestling	26	28	29	83
Gymnastics	8	5	12	25
Canoeing	5	2	3	10
Shooting	4	7	10	21
Rowing	3	1	3	7
Boxing	2	1	11	14
Sailing	2	2	7	11
Archery	1	1	2	4
Weightlifting	1	0	2	3
Modern pentathlon	0	1	4	5
Swimming	0	1	3	4
Total*	100	84	116	300

This table of summer sports does not include the gold medal won in Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Medals by winter sport

     Leading in that sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Cross-country skiing	19	22	32	73
Ski jumping	10	8	4	22
Speed skating	7	8	9	24
Nordic combined	4	8	2	14
Freestyle skiing	1	2	1	4
Figure skating	1	1	0	2
Biathlon	0	5	2	7
Ice hockey	0	2	5	7
Alpine skiing	0	1	0	1
Curling	0	1	0	1
Snowboarding	0	1	1	2
Total*	42	59	56	157

*Total medal counts include a gold medal awarded in the figure skating events at the 1920 Summer Olympics. This medal is included in the summer games medal totals and the winter sport medal totals. This is why the totals for summer and winter games do not match the totals for summer and winter sports.

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Finland
• Finland at the Paralympics

References

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-10-08. 
• "Finnish Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2011-12-20.