Finland at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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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]
Medalists
Finland finished in 14th position in the final medal rankings, with three gold medals and eight medals overall.
Gold
- Pekka Vasala — Athletics, Men's 1,500m
- Lasse Virén — Athletics, Men's 5,000m
- Lasse Virén — Athletics, Men's 10,000m
Silver
- Reima Virtanen — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
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
Archery
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)
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
- Antti Rajamäki
- First Heat — 10.52s (→ did not advance)
- Raimo Vilen
- First Heat — 11.00s (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
- Pekka Vasala
- Heat — 3:40.9
- Semifinals — 3:37.9
- Final — 3:36.3 (→ Gold Medal)
- Pekka Päivärinta
- Heat — 3:40.9
- Semifinals — 3:45.1 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5000 metres
- Tapio Kantanen
- Heat — 13:42.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Antti Rajamäki, Raimo Vilen, Erik Gustafsson, and Markku Juhola
- Heat — 39.54s
- Semifinals — 39.30s (NR) (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
- Mikko Saarinen
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated David Attan (KEN), TKO-2
- Third Round — Lost to Peter Tiepold (GDR), 0:5
Canoeing
Cycling
Six cyclists represented Finland in 1972.
- 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)
Diving
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)
Fencing
One fencer represented Finland in 1972.
Gymnastics
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1972, with them winning bronze in the team event.
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)
Rowing
Men's Coxed Pairs
- Leo Ahonen, Leif Anderson and Antero Yli-lkkelä
- Heat — 8:06.56
- Repechage — 8:11.89 (→ did not advance)
Sailing
Shooting
Ten male shooters represented Finland in 1972.
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ^ "Finland at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
