Finland at the 1936 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	FIN
Nocname:	Finnish Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1936
Website:
Location:	Berlin
Competitors:	108 (103 men, 5 women)
Sports:	14
Flagbearer:	Akilles Järvinen
Rank:	5
Gold:	7
Silver:	6
Bronze:	6
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1908
See also:	1906 Intercalated Games

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]

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

See main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Two cyclists, both male, represented Finland in 1936.

Individual road race

• Thor Porko
• Tauno Lindgren

Time trial

• Thor Porko

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Equestrianism

See main article: Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Football

See main article: Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Modern pentathlon

See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1936.

• Lauri Kettunen
• Aaro Kiviperä
• Ukko Hietala

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Eight shooters represented Finland in 1936.

25 m rapid fire pistol

• Jaakko Rintanen
• Ville Elo
• Sulo Cederström

50 m pistol

• Tapio Wartiovaara
• Aatto Nuora
• Jaakko Rintanen

50 m rifle, prone

• Bruno Frietsch
• Olavi Elo
• Viljo Leskinen

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Art competitions

See main article: Art competitions at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Finland at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417040827/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FIN/summer/1936/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 14 January 2015 . sports-reference.com.