Finland at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 64 (63 men and 1 woman) in 14 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Eeles Landström (Melbourne) Erkki Estola (Stockholm) |
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| Medals Rank: 13 |
Gold 3 |
Silver 1 |
Bronze 11 |
Total 15 |
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Finland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 64 competitors, 63 men and 1 woman, took part in 62 events in 14 sports.[1] Kyllikki Marlo-Monten was the official translator for the team.
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Medalists
Gold
- Pentti Linnosvuo — Shooting, Men's Free Pistol
- Rauno Mäkinen — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight
- Kyösti Lehtonen — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
Silver
- Olavi Mannonen — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
Bronze
- Voitto Hellstén — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
- Veikko Karvonen — Athletics, Men's Marathon
- Jorma Valkama — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
- Pentti Hämäläinen — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
- Raimo Heinonen, Onni Lappalainen, Olavi Leimuvirta, Berndt Lindfors, Martti Mansikka, and Kalevi Suoniemi — Gymnastics, Men's Team Combined Exercises
- Wäinö Korhonen — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
- Berndt Katter, Wäinö Korhonen, and Olavi Mannonen — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
- Kauko Hänninen, Veli Lehtelä, Matti Niemi, Toimi Pitkänen, and Reino Poutanen — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
- Vilho Ylönen — Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions
- Erkki Penttilä — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight
- Taisto Kangasniemi — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight
Athletics
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Men's Marathon
- Veikko Karvonen — 2:27:47 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Eino Oksanen — 2:36:10 (→ 10th place)
- Paavo Kotila — 2:37:10 (→ 13th place)
Boxing
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Canoeing
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Cycling
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- Paul Nyman — 18th place
- Paul Nyman — 1:16.1 (→ 18th place)
- Paul Nyman — 5:23:40 (→ 11th place)
Diving
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Men's 10m Platform
- Helge Vasenius
- Preliminary Round — 66.63 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Fencing
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Two fencers, both men, represented Finland in 1956.
Gymnastics
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Modern pentathlon
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Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1956. Wäinö Korhonen won the bronze and Ole Mannonen won the silver in the individual event. In the team event, the Finnish pentathletes won bronze.
- Individual
- Team
- Ole Mannonen
- Wäinö Korhonen
- Berndt Katter
Rowing
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Sailing
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Shooting
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Four shooters represented Finland in 1956. Pentti Linnosvuo won gold in the 50 m pistol and Vilho Ylönen won bronze in the 300 m rifle, three positions.
Swimming
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Weightlifting
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Wrestling
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