Finland at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Finland at the 1932 Winter Olympics
IOC code	FIN
NOC	Finnish Olympic Committee
Website	sport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Lake Placid
Competitors	7 (men) in 3 sports
Medals Ranked 5th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 3
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Finland competed at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Finland has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Veli Saarinen	Cross-country skiing	Men's 50 km
Silver	Väinö Liikkanen	Cross-country skiing	Men's 50 km
Bronze	Veli Saarinen	Cross-country skiing	Men's 18 km

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
18 km	Väinö Liikkanen	1'28:30	9
	Valmari Toikka	1'27:51	7
	Martti Lappalainen	1'26:31	4
	Veli Saarinen	1'25:24
50 km	Martti Lappalainen	DNF	–
	Tauno Lappalainen	4'45:02	7
	Väinö Liikkanen	4'28:20
	Veli Saarinen	4'28:00

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	CF	FS	Places	Points	Final rank
Marcus Nikkanen	Men's singles	4	4	28	2420.1	4

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Heat		Final
		Time	Position	Time	Position
1500 m	Ossi Blomqvist	n/a	5	Did not advance
5000m	Ossi Blomqvist	n/a	5	Did not advance
10,000 m	Ossi Blomqvist	n/a	5	Did not advance

References

• (ed.) George Lattimer (1932). Official Report III Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1932 (PDF). III Olympic Winter Games Committee. Retrieved 2008-06-10. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
• Olympic Winter Games 1932, full results by sports-reference.com