Finland at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 108 (103 men, 5 women) in 14 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Akilles Järvinen | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 5 |
Gold 7 |
Silver 6 |
Bronze 6 |
Total 19 |
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Finland competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 108 competitors, 103 men and 5 women, took part in 70 events in 14 sports.[1]
Contents
Medalists
Gold
- Gunnar Höckert (5 000 m)
- Ilmari Salminen (10 000 m)
- Volmari Iso-Hollo (3 000 m steeplechase)
- Kustaa Pihlajamäki (freestyle wrestling 61 kg)
- Lauri Koskela (Greco-Roman wrestling 66 kg)
- Sten Suvio (boxing welterweight 66,6 kg)
- Ale Saarvala (gymnastics - men's horizontal bar)
Silver
- Lauri Lehtinen (5 000 m)
- Arvo Askola (10 000 m)
- Kaarlo Tuominen (3 000 m steeplechase)
- Sulo Bärlund (shot put)
- Yrjö Nikkanen (javelin throw)
- Aarne Reini (Greco-Roman wrestling 61 kg)
Bronze
- Volmari Iso-Hollo (10 000 m)
- Kalervo Toivonen (javelin throw)
- Hermanni Pihlajamäki (freestyle wrestling 66 kg)
- Hjalmar Nyström (freestyle wrestling over 87 kg)
- Eino Virtanen (Greco-Roman wrestling 72 kg)
- Martti Uosikkinen, Heikki Savolainen, Mauri Noroma, Ale Saarvala, Esa Seeste, Ilmari Pakarinen, Einari Teräsvirta, Eino Tukiainen (gymnastics - men's team competition)
Athletics
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Boxing
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Canoeing
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Cycling
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Two cyclists, both male, represented Finland in 1936.
Diving
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Equestrianism
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Football
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Gymnastics
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Modern pentathlon
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Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1936.
Sailing
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Shooting
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Eight shooters represented Finland in 1936.
Swimming
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Wrestling
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Art competitions
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References
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