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Finland at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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Finland at the
1976 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
Websitesport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Montreal, Canada
July 17-August 1, 1976
Competitors83 (77 men and 6 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer Lasse Virén
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
4
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Finland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 83 competitors, 77 men and 6 women, took part in 63 events in 14 sports.[1]

Medalists

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Gold

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Silver

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Archery

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In the nation's second appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, Finland entered two men. Defending bronze medallist Kyösti Laasonen competed again, this time placing 15th.

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

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Men's 800 metres

Men's 5.000 metres

Men's 10.000 metres

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

Men's Marathon

Men's Discus Throw

  • Pentti Kahma
    • Qualification — 62.10m
    • Final — 63.12m (→ 6th place)
  • Markku Tuokko
    • Qualification — 59.80m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

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Canoeing

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Cycling

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One cyclist represented Finland in 1976.

Individual road race
Individual pursuit

Fencing

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Four fencers, all men, represented Finland in 1976.

Men's épée
Men's team épée

Judo

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Modern pentathlon

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Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1976.

Individual
Team
  • Risto Hurme
  • Jussi Pelli
  • Heikki Hulkkonen

Rowing

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Sailing

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Shooting

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Swimming

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Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Finland at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-03.