Finland at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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]

Finland at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
Websitesport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Munich
Competitors96 (89 men and 7 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer Ilkka Nummisto
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
4
Total
8
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Finland finished in 14th position in the final medal rankings, with three gold medals and eight medals overall.

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Finland entered three men. They won a bronze medal.

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Six cyclists represented Finland in 1972.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Team individual pursuit

Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's 3m Springboard:

Women's 3m Springboard:

Women's 10m Platform:

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

One fencer represented Finland in 1972.

Men's épée

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1972, with them winning bronze in the team event.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

  • Hurme, Salminen, and Ketelä — 14812 points (→ Bronze Medal)

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's Coxed Pairs

  • Leo Ahonen, Leif Anderson and Antero Yli-lkkelä
    • Heat — 8:06.56
    • Repechage — 8:11.89 (→ did not advance)

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Ten male shooters represented Finland in 1972.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
50 m running target
Skeet

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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References
  1. "Finland at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
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