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Finland at the 1956 Summer Olympics

At the 1956 Summer Olympics, Finland was represented by 64 athletes (63 men and 1 woman) who competed in 14 sports. They won 3 gold, 1 silver and 11 bronze medals, which brought the Finnish team to 13th place in the unofficial team standings.

Finland at the Olympics
Flag used in the Games
IOC CodeFIN
NOCOlympic Committee of Finland
Official site
Olympic Games in Melbourne and Stockholm
Athletes64 in 14 sports
Standard bearerEales Landstrom
Medals
Place 13
Gold
3
Silver
one
Bronze
eleven
Total
15
Participation in the Summer Olympics
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Participation in the Winter Olympics
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Medalists

MedalSportsmanKind of sportDiscipline
one   GoldRauno MäkinenWrestlingGreco-Roman Men 62 kg
one   GoldKyuesti LehtonenWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman Wrestling, up to 67 kg
one   GoldPentti LinnosvuoShootingMen's Small Bore 50m
2   SilverOlavi MannonenModern PentathlonMen's Individual Championship
3   BronzeVoitto HellstenAthleticsMen's 400m
3   BronzeVeikko KarvonenAthleticsMen Marathon
3   BronzeJorma ValkamaAthleticsMen's Long Jump
3   BronzePentti HämäläinenBoxingMen up to 57 kg
3   BronzeVaino KorhonenModern PentathlonMen's Individual Championship
3   BronzeVaino Korhonen
Olavi Mannonen
Berndt Cutter
Modern PentathlonMen's Team
3   BronzeKauko Hyännenen
Veli Lehtel
Matti Niemi
Toymi Pitkianen
Reynaud Poutanen
RowingMen, fours, oar with steering
3   BronzeRaimo Heinonen
Onni Lappalainen
Erkki Leymuvirta
Berndt Lindfors
Martti Mansikka
Kalevi Suoniemi
GymnasticsMen's Team
3   BronzeVilho ÜlönenShootingMen's Random Rifle 300 m
3   BronzeErkki PenttiläWrestlingMen's Freestyle Up to 62 kg
3   BronzeTaisto KangasniemiWrestlingMen's Freestyle Wrestling Over 87 kg

Links

  • IOC base
  • Official Olympic reports
  • sports-reference.com
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Finland_On Summer_Olympic_Games_1956&oldid = 100759380


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