Finland at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Finland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 64 competitors, 63 men and 1 woman, took part in 62 events in 14 sports.[1]
| Finland at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | FIN |
| NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
| Website | sport |
| in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 64 (63 men and 1 woman) in 14 sports |
| Flag bearers | Eeles Landström (Melbourne) Erkki Estola (Stockholm) |
| Medals Ranked 13th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
Gold
- Pentti Linnosvuo — Shooting, Men's Free Pistol
- Rauno Mäkinen — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight
- Kyösti Lehtonen — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
Silver
- Olavi Mannonen — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
Bronze
- Voitto Hellsten — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
- Veikko Karvonen — Athletics, Men's Marathon
- Jorma Valkama — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
- Pentti Hämäläinen — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
- Raimo Heinonen, Onni Lappalainen, Olavi Leimuvirta, Berndt Lindfors, Martti Mansikka, and Kalevi Suoniemi — Gymnastics, Men's Team Combined Exercises
- Wäinö Korhonen — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
- Berndt Katter, Wäinö Korhonen, and Olavi Mannonen — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
- Kauko Hänninen, Veli Lehtelä, Matti Niemi, Toimi Pitkänen, and Reino Poutanen — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
- Vilho Ylönen — Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions
- Erkki Penttilä — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight
- Taisto Kangasniemi — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight
Athletics
Men's Marathon
- Veikko Karvonen — 2:27:47 (→
Bronze Medal) - Eino Oksanen — 2:36:10 (→ 10th place)
- Paavo Kotila — 2:37:10 (→ 13th place)
Boxing
Cycling
- Sprint
- Paul Nyman — 18th place
- Time trial
- Paul Nyman — 1:16.1 (→ 18th place)
- Individual road race
- Paul Nyman — 5:23:40 (→ 11th place)
Diving
Men's 10m Platform
- Helge Vasenius
- Preliminary Round — 66.63 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Fencing
Two fencers, both men, represented Finland in 1956.
- Men's épée
- Rolf Wiik
- Wäinö Korhonen
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1956. Wäinö Korhonen won the bronze and Ole Mannonen won the silver in the individual event. In the team event, the Finnish pentathletes won bronze.
- Individual
- Ole Mannonen
- Wäinö Korhonen
- Berndt Katter
- Team
- Ole Mannonen
- Wäinö Korhonen
- Berndt Katter
Rowing
Finland had five male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]
- Men's coxless four
- Kauko Hänninen
- Reino Poutanen
- Veli Lehtelä
- Toimi Pitkänen
- Men's coxed four
- Kauko Hänninen
- Reino Poutanen
- Veli Lehtelä
- Toimi Pitkänen
- Matti Niemi (cox)
Sailing
Shooting
Four shooters represented Finland in 1956. Pentti Linnosvuo won gold in the 50 m pistol and Vilho Ylönen won bronze in the 300 m rifle, three positions.
- 25 m pistol
- Pentti Linnosvuo
- Kalle Sievänen
- 50 m pistol
- Pentti Linnosvuo
- Kalle Sievänen
- 300 m rifle, three positions
- Vilho Ylönen
- Jorma Taitto
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- Vilho Ylönen
- Jorma Taitto
- 50 m rifle, prone
- Vilho Ylönen
- Jorma Taitto
Swimming
Wrestling
- Viljo Punkari[3]
References
- "Finland at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- "Viljo Punkari Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
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