Finland at the 1976 Winter Olympics
| Finland at the 1976 Winter Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | FIN | ||||||||
| NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| in Innsbruck | |||||||||
| Competitors | 47 (38 men, 9 women) in 8 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Rauno Miettinen (nordic combined) | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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Finland competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Koivisto, ArtoArto Koivisto Mieto, JuhaJuha Mieto Pitkänen, MattiMatti Pitkänen Teurajärvi, PerttiPertti Teurajärvi | Cross-country skiing | Men's 4 × 10 km relay |
| Gold | Takalo, HelenaHelena Takalo | Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 km |
 Silver | Ikola, HeikkiHeikki Ikola | Biathlon | Men's 20 km |
| Silver | Flöjt, HenrikHenrik Flöjt Ikola, HeikkiHeikki Ikola Saira, EskoEsko Saira Suutarinen, JuhaniJuhani Suutarinen | Biathlon | Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay |
| Silver | Takalo, HelenaHelena Takalo | Cross-country skiing | Women's 10 km |
| Silver | Kajosmaa, MarjattaMarjatta Kajosmaa Riihivuori, HilkkaHilkka Riihivuori Suihkonen, LiisaLiisa Suihkonen Takalo, HelenaHelena Takalo | Cross-country skiing | Women's 4 × 5 km relay |
 Bronze | Koivisto, ArtoArto Koivisto | Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 km |
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Riitta Ollikka | Downhill | 1:53.85 | 30 | ||||
| Riitta Ollikka | Giant Slalom | 1:40.15 | 34 | ||||
| Riitta Ollikka | Slalom | 54.23 | 26 | 51.39 | 17 | 1:45.62 | 17 |
Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Juhani Suutarinen | 1'17:25.89 | 2 | 1'19:25.89 | 13 |
| Esko Saira | 1'15:32.84 | 2 | 1'17:32.84 | 6 | |
| Heikki Ikola | 1'13:54.10 | 2 | 1'15:54.10 | |
- 1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
- Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 2 | Time | Rank | |
| Henrik Flöjt Esko Saira Juhani Suutarinen Heikki Ikola |
2 | 2'01:45.58 | |
- 2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Risto Kiiskinen | 47:21.06 | 32 |
| Pertti Teurajärvi | 46:04.84 | 14 | |
| Juha Mieto | 45:46.27 | 10 | |
| Arto Koivisto | 44:19.25 | | |
| 30 km | Juhani Repo | 1'35:31.06 | 22 |
| Matti Pitkänen | 1'33:44.74 | 13 | |
| Arto Koivisto | 1'32:23.11 | 8 | |
| Juha Mieto | 1'31:20.39 | 4 | |
| 50 km | Juha Mieto | 2'50:03.61 | 34 |
| Pertti Teurajärvi | 2'47:25.60 | 27 | |
| Arto Koivisto | 2'43:44.79 | 10 | |
| Juhani Repo | 2'42:54.89 | 9 | |
- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Matti Pitkänen Juha Mieto Pertti Teurajärvi Arto Koivisto |
2'07:59.72 | |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km | Taina Impiö | 17:03.30 | 19 |
| Marjatta Kajosmaa | 16:36.25 | 9 | |
| Hilkka Riihivuori-Kuntola | 16:17.74 | 4 | |
| Helena Takalo-Kivioja | 15:48.69 | | |
| 10 km | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi-Hämäläinen | 32:37.72 | 22 |
| Marjatta Kajosmaa | 31:35.50 | 11 | |
| Hilkka Riihivuori-Kuntola | 31:29.39 | 9 | |
| Helena Takalo-Kivioja | 30:14.28 | | |
- Women's 4 × 5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Liisa Suihkonen Marjatta Kajosmaa Hilkka Riihivuori-Kuntola Helena Takalo-Kivioja |
1'08:36.57 | |
Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pekka Leskinen | 13 | 14 | 14 | 166.98 | 119 | 13 |
Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 1976 Winter Olympics
First Round
Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-12th places.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Finland |
11–2 |  Japan
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Medal round
| Rank | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 10 |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 |  West Germany |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 4 |
| 4 | Finland |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 4 |
| 5 |  United States |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 4 |
| 6 |  Poland |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 2 |
- Czechoslovakia 2-1 Finland
- Finland 5-3 West Germany
- USA 5-4 Finland
- USSR 7-2 Finland
- Finland 7-1 Poland
- Team Roster
- Matti Hagman
- Reijo Laksola
- Antti Leppänen
- Henry Leppä
- Seppo Lindström
- Pekka Marjamäki
- Matti Murto
- Timo Nummelin
- Esa Peltonen
- Timo Saari
- Jorma Vehmanen
- Urpo Ylönen
- Hannu Haapalainen
- Seppo Ahokainen
- Tapio Koskinen
- Pertti Koivulahti
- Hannu Kapanen
- Matti Rautiainen
- Head Coaches: Seppo Liitsola & Lasse Heikkilä
Nordic combined
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jorma Etelälahti | Individual | 69.0 | 72.0 | 185.1 | 24 | 52:05.85 | 183.35 | 23 | 368.45 | 24 |
| Jukka Kuvaja | 71.0 | 74.5 | 197.3 | 13 | 50:03.26 | 201.74 | 9 | 399.04 | 11 | |
| Rauno Miettinen | 75.0 | 78.5 | 219.9 | 2 | 51:12.21 | 191.40 | 19 | 411.30 | 4 | |
| Erkki Kilpinen | 74.0 | 75.0 | 203.1 | 8 | 50:20.46 | 199.16 | 11 | 402.26 | 10 | |
Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1976 Winter Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Harri Blumén | Normal hill | 75.5 | 105.6 | 75.0 | 104.8 | 210.4 | 29 |
| Jouko Törmänen | 78.5 | 112.4 | 78.0 | 112.6 | 225.0 | 14 | |
| Esko Rautionaho | 79.5 | 116.5 | 78.0 | 113.1 | 229.6 | 11 | |
| Harri Blumén | Large hill | 81.0 | 84.4 | 77.0 | 76.3 | 160.7 | 41 |
| Rauno Miettinen | 95.5 | 96.2 | 83.0 | 89.2 | 185.4 | 21 | |
| Esko Rautionaho | 90.0 | 103.5 | 84.5 | 94.3 | 197.8 | 12 | |
| Jouko Törmänen | 91.0 | 105.4 | 87.5 | 99.5 | 204.9 | 10 | |
Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Pertti Niittylä | 40.65 | 15 |
| 1000 m | Pertti Niittylä | 1:21.43 | 8 |
| 1500 m | Olavi Köppä | 2:03.69 | 10 |
| 5000 m | Olavi Köppä | 7:59.52 | 20 |
| 10,000 m | Olavi Köppä | 15:39.73 | 9 |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Paula-Irmeli Halonen | 43.99 | 8 |
| 1000 m | Tuula Vilkas | 1:32.94 | 17 |
| Paula-Irmeli Halonen | 1:31.72 | 13 | |
| 1500 m | Tuula Vilkas | 2:24.55 | 20 |
| 3000 m | Paula-Irmeli Halonen | 5:03.08 | 22 |
| Tuula Vilkas | 4:51.71 | 12 | |
References
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Olympic Winter Games 1976, full results by sports-reference.com
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