Finland At The 1972 Summer Olympics

Finland competed at the ''' 1972 Summer Olympics ''' in Munich under the IOC Country Code FIN. It was the fourteenth time that the Europe an nation participated.

MEDALS

Finland finished in 14th position in the final medal rankings

Gold

Pekka Vasala — Athletics, Men's 1,500m

Lasse Virén — Athletics, Men's 5,000m

Lasse Virén — Athletics, Men's 10,000m

Silver

Reima Virtanen — Boxing, Men's Middleweight

Bronze

Tapio Kantanen — Athletics, Men's 3,000m Steeplechase

Kyösti Laasonen — Archery, Men's Individual Competition

Ristó Hurme , Veikko Salminen , and Martti Ketelä — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition

Risto Björlin — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight

RESULTS BY EVENT

Archery

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

Men's Individual Competition:

Kyösti Laasonen — 2467 points (bronze medal)

Olavi Laurila — 2372 points (20th place)

Jorma Sandelin — 2278 points (40th place)

Cycling

Men's Individual Road Race (200 km)

Harry Hannus — Did not finish

Mauno Uusivirta — Did not finish

Tapani Vuorenhela — Did not finish

Ole Wackström — Did not finish

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard:

Pentti Koskinen — 336.99 points (15th place)

Women's 3m Springboard:

Laura Kivelä — 236.25 points (24th place)

Women's 10m Platform:

Laura Kivelä — 172.65 points (22nd place)

Modern Pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

Ristó Hurme — 5094 points (8th place)

Veikko Salminen — 4852 points (17th place)

Martti Ketelä — 4849 points (19th place)

Men's Team Competition:

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

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