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, West Germany
 August 26-September 10, 1972
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

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

Gold

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Silver

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Bronze

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Archery

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

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

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Pekka Vasala was Men's 1500 metres winner
 
Lasse Virén when he fell during the 10,000 meters competition

Men's 100 metres

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

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Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

Canoeing

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Cycling

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Six cyclists represented Finland in 1972.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Team individual pursuit

Diving

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Men's 3m Springboard:

Women's 3m Springboard:

Women's 10m Platform:

Fencing

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One fencer represented Finland in 1972.

Men's épée

Gymnastics

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Judo

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Modern pentathlon

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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

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Men's Coxed Pairs

Sailing

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Shooting

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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

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Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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References

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  1. ^ "Finland at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-02-12.