Finland at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Finland at the; 1960 Winter Olympics
IOC code	FIN
NOC	Finnish Olympic Committee
Website	sport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Squaw Valley
Competitors	48 (42 men, 6 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Paavo Korhonen, Nordic Combined
Medals; Ranked 6th	Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze 3 Total 8
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
	1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

Finland competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California, United States.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Kalevi Hämäläinen	Cross-country skiing	Men's 50 km
Gold	Toimi Alatalo Veikko Hakulinen Väinö Huhtala Eero Mäntyranta	Cross-country skiing	Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Silver	Antti Tyrväinen	Biathlon	Men's 20 km
Silver	Veikko Hakulinen	Cross-country skiing	Men's 50 km
Silver	Niilo Halonen	Ski jumping	Men's normal hill (K90 individual 70m)
Bronze	Veikko Hakulinen	Cross-country skiing	Men's 15 km
Bronze	Toini Pöysti Siiri Rantanen Eeva Ruoppa	Cross-country skiing	Women's 3 x 5 km relay
Bronze	Eevi Huttunen	Speed skating	Women's 3000m

Event	Athlete	Time	Missed targets	Adjusted time ¹	Rank
20 km	Pentti Taskinen	1'36:29.7	7	1'50:29.7	18
	Eero Laine	1'33:28.3	7	1'47:28.3	15
	Martti Meinilä	1'29:17.0	5	1'39:17.0	8
	Antti Tyrväinen	1'29:57.7	2	1'33:57.7

¹ Two minutes added per missed target.

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Toimi Alatalo Eero Mäntyranta Väinö Huhtala Veikko Hakulinen	2'18:45.6

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Siiri Rantanen Eeva Ruoppa Toini Pöysti	1'06:27.5

Top two teams (shaded ones) from each group advanced to the final round and played for 1st-6th places, other teams played in the consolation round.

	Contestants Yrjö Hakala Raimo Kilpiö Erkki Koiso Juhani Lahtinen Matti Lampainen Esko Luostarinen Esko Niemi Pertti Nieminen Kalevi Numminen Heino Pulli Kalevi Rassa Teppo Rastio Jorma Salmi Jouni Seistamo Voitto Soini Seppo Vainio Juhani Wahlsten

Events:

Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping				Cross-country			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance 1	Distance 2	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Martti Maatela	Individual	56.0	64.5	202.0	17	1'06:13.5	210.000	24	412.000	23
Pekka Ristola		62.0	63.5	214.0	6	59:32.8	235.871	6	449.871	4
Ensio Hyytiä		63.5	63.0	212.5	9	1'08:14.0	202.258	29	414.758	22
Paavo Korhonen		62.5	62.0	197.5	24	59:08.0	237.484	3	434.984	9

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Veikko Kankkonen	Normal hill	86.5 fall	72.0	44	75.0	96.0	32	168.0	40
Eino Kirjonen		85.5	104.2	12	79.5	101.6	21	205.8	17
Juhani Kärkinen		87.5	108.3	4	82.0	103.1	14	211.4	8
Niilo Halonen		92.5	111.3	2	83.5	111.3	3	222.6

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Nations at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States
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