Finland_at_the_1928_Summer_Olympics
Finland at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Finland competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 69 competitors (67 men and 2 women) took part in 48 events in 11 sports.[2]
| Finland at the 1928 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | FIN |
| NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
| Website | sport |
| in Amsterdam | |
| Competitors | 69 (67 men, 2 women) in 11 sports |
| Flag bearer | Akilles Järvinen[1] |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Diving
Two divers, a man and a woman, represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport as well as the Games. Both divers competed in the platform events. Onnela advanced to the final, finishing 5th; this matched the best result for a Finnish diver to date. Lampila came in 4th in his preliminary group, just outside the top 3 required to advance.
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
| Yrjö Lampila | Men's 10 metre platform | 21 | 72.34 | 4 | did not advance | ||
| Greta Onnela | Women's 10 metre platform | 21 | 28.00 | 3 Q | 25 | 26.00 | 5 |
Swimming
One swimmer, Disa Lindberg, represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's 5th appearance in swimming as well as the Games, and the first time since 1912 Finland had sent a female swimmer. Lindberg competed in the 400 metre freestyle, placing 4th in her heat and not advancing to the semifinals.
| Swimmer | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Disa Lindberg | Women's 400 m freestyle | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | |||
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Risto Mattila | 100 metres | 11.3 | 4 | Did Not Advance | |||||
| Armas Kinnunen | 1500 metres | 4:01.5 | 3 | — | Did Not Advance | ||||
| 5000 metres | — | 15:10.8 | 2 | 15:02.0 | 6 | ||||
| Eino Purje | 1500 metres | 4:00.8 | 1 | — | 3:56.4 |  | |||
| 5000 metres | — | 15:03.6 | 3 | DNF | |||||
| Harri Larva | 1500 metres | 4:02.0 | 2 | — | 3:53.2 |   | |||
| Leo Helgas | 4:06.0 | 4 | — | Did Not Advance | |||||
| Paavo Nurmi | 5000 metres | — | 15:08.0 | 4 | 14:40.0 |  | |||
| 10,000 metres | — | 30:18.8 | | ||||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:58.8 | 1 | — | 9:31.2 | | ||||
| Ville Ritola | 10,000 metres | — | 30:19.4 | | |||||
| 5000 metres | — | 15:10.8 | 2 | 14:38.0 | | ||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:46.6 | 1 | — | DNF | |||||
| Kalle Matilainen | 10,000 metres | — | 31:45.0 | 8 | |||||
| Toivo Loukola | — | 31:39.0 | 7 | ||||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:37.6 | 1 | — | 9:21.8 | | ||||
| Ove Andersen | 2 | — | 9:35.6 | | |||||
| Bengt Sjöstedt | 110 metres hurdles | 15.0 | 2 | — | 15.1 | 4 | Did Not Advance | ||
| Juka Matilainen | 400 metres hurdles | 56.7 | 3 | — | Did Not Advance | ||||
| Errka Wilén | 56.5 | 2 | — | 54.5 | 5 | Did Not Advance | |||
| Martti Marttelin | marathon | — | 2:35:02 | | |||||
| Yrjö Korholin-Koski | — | 2:36:40 | 7 | ||||||
| Verner Laaksonen | — | 2:41:35 | 12 | ||||||
| Eino Rastas | — | 2:43:08 | 14 | ||||||
| Väinö Sipilä | — | 2:43:08 | 14 | ||||||
| Ilmari Kuokka | — | 2:46:34 | 24 | ||||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Toimi Tulikoura | long jump | 6.91 | 18 | Did Not Advance | |
| Ville Tuulos | long jump | 7.11 | 11 | Did Not Advance | |
| Ville Tuulos | triple jump | 14.73 | 4 | 15.11 | |
| Toimi Tulikoura | triple jump | 14.70 | 5 | 14.70 | 5 |
| Erkki Järvinen | triple jump | 14.65 | 6 | 14.65 | 6 |
| Väinö Rainio | triple jump | 14.41 | 8 | Did Not Advance | |
| Paavo Yrjölä | high jump | 1.77 | 19 | Did Not Advance | |
| Armas Wahlstedt | high jump | No height | - | Did Not Advance | |
| Armas Wahlstedt | shot put | 14.69 | 5 | 14.69 | 5 |
| Paavo Yrjölä | shot put | 14.01 | 9 | Did Not Advance | |
| Antero Kivi | discus throw | 45.79 | 3 | 47.23 | |
| Eino Kenttä | discus throw | 44.17 | 6 | 44.17 | 6 |
| Heikki Taskinen | discus throw | 43.00 | 11 | Did Not Advance | |
| Vilho Rinne | javelin throw | 58.04 | 15 | Did Not Advance | |
| Albert Lamppu | javelin throw | 61.45 | 9 | Did Not Advance | |
| Paavo Liettu | javelin throw | 63.86 | 4 | 63.86 | 4 |
| Eino Penttilä | javelin throw | 63.20 | 6 | 63.20 | 6 |
| Erik Eriksson | hammer throw | 46.22 | 9 | Did Not Advance | |
- Combined events – Decathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akilles Järvinen | Result | 11.2 | 6.87 | 13.64 | 1.75 | 51.4 | 15.6 | 36.95 | 3.30 | 55.58 | 4:52.4 | - | |
| Points | 857.2 | 821.15 | 830 | 748 | 879.68 | 943 | 686.12 | 649 | 850.95 | 666.4 | 7,931.500 | ||
| Adjusted Points | 765 | 783 | 706 | 585 | 745 | 751 | 604 | 431 | 672 | 604 | 6645 | ||
| Paavo Yrjölä | Result | 11.8 | 6.72 | 14.11 | 1.87 | 53.2 | 16.6 | 42.09 | 3.30 | 55.70 | 4:44.0 | - | |
| Points | 714.4 | 784.40 | 877 | 916 | 812 | 848 | 881.44 | 649 | 854.25 | 716.8 | 8,053.290 | ||
| Adjusted Points | 643 | 748 | 735 | 687 | 667 | 641 | 707 | 431 | 673 | 655 | 6587 | ||
| Armas Wahlstedt | Result | 11.8 | 5.86 | DNF | |||||||||
| Points | 714.4 | 573.70 | |||||||||||
| Adjusted Points | 643 | 556 | |||||||||||
| Martti Tolamo | Result | 12.0 | 6.69 | 11.31 | 1.70 | 52.4 | 18.0 | 32.88 | 3.10 | 45.79 | 4:44.8 | - | 16 |
| Points | 666.8 | 777.05 | 597 | 678 | 842.08 | 715 | 531.46 | 541 | 581.725 | 712.0 | 6,642.115 | ||
| Adjusted Points | 605 | 741 | 565 | 544 | 701 | 501 | 521 | 381 | 527 | 650 | 5736 | ||
Three boxers represented Finland in 1928. The sport was open to men only. It was the nation's first time competing in Olympic boxing. Two boxers, Hellström and Väkevä, advanced to the quarterfinals before being defeated; each had a first-round bye and won his second-round match. The third, Resko, did not have a bye and lost his first-round bout.
| Boxer | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Kaarlo Väkevä | Men's featherweight | Bye |  Raúl Talán (MEX) W points |
 Harold Devine (USA) L points |
did not advance | 5 | |
| Valle Resko | Men's lightweight |  Pascual Bonfiglio (ARG) L points |
did not advance | 17 | |||
| Johan Hellström | Men's welterweight | Bye |  Fred Ellis (RSA) W points |
 Robert Galataud (FRA) L points |
did not advance | 5 | |
One male cyclist represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Hellberg finished 10th place in the road race.
Road cycling
| Cyclist | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raul Hellberg | Men's road race | 5:09:14 | 10 |
A single equestrian represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport. Von Essen placed 5th in the individual eventing, improving on Finland's best equestrian result.
Eventing
| Equestrian | Horse | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| Hans Olof von Essen | El Kaid | Eventing | 1924.64 | 5 |
Two fencers, both men, represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport.
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Torvald Appelroth | Men's épée | 2 wins | 9 | did not advance | |||||
| Lauri Kettunen | 2 wins | 8 | did not advance | ||||||
| Torvald Appelroth | Men's foil | — | 1 win | 6 | did not advance | ||||
Eight gymnasts, all men, represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's 4th appearance in the sport. Nyberg-Noroma and Savolainen tied for 6th in the all-around, Finland's best individual all-around results to that point. Savolainen won a bronze medal in the pommel horse apparatus. Finland finished 5th in the team all-around.
Artistic gymnastics
Three pentathletes, all men, represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport.
| Pentathlete | Event | Shooting | Swimming | Fencing | Running | Equestrian | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Henrik Avellan | Men's individual | 31 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 83 | 15 |
| Lauri Kettunen | 20 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 81 | 13 | |
| Tauno Lampola | 35 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 18 | 89 | 21 | |
One sailor represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport. Broman won the bronze medal in the 12' dinghy class, finishing 1st in two of the first four races to tie Sweden's Sven Thorell and Norway's Henrik Robert for the lead after the preliminary round (using the final round scoring system, rather than the preliminary round's point-for-place system). The other two men each won at least one of the final four races, however, and Broman did not; his two 2nd-place finishes kept him ahead of Willem de Vries Lentsch of the Netherlands.
- Dinghy
| Sailor | Event | Preliminary series | Net points | Prelim rank | Final series | Results | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Bertil Broman | 12' Dinghy | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 x 1st 2 x 2nd |
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In the first year that wrestling was limited to 1 competitor per NOC per event, Finland sent 13 wrestlers—one in each event. The sport was open to men only. It was the nation's 5th appearance in the sport as well as the Games. Finland continued its strong performance in wrestling, topping the medal table for the 4th straight Olympics. Finland matched Sweden for most gold medals at 3 and more than doubled Sweden and Germany in total medals, 9 to 4.
Freestyle wrestling
The Finnish freestyle wrestling team had numerous Olympic veterans. Haavisto, who had taken bronze in lightweight in 1924, won gold at welterweight this time. Mäkinen, a third-time Olympian, also improved upon his 1924 medal (silver) with a gold medal in 1928. Pihlajamäki was unable to defend his 1924 gold, moving up in weight class from bantam to featherweight and moving down in medal from gold to silver. Leino received his third medal: gold in 1920, silver in 1924, and now bronze in 1928. The 1924 middleweight bronze medalist Pekkala reached the semifinals, but ultimately finished 7th because the man he lost to did not medal.
The wrestlers in the two heaviest weight classes were new Olympians. Rosenqvist lost in the first round and placed 6th in the light heavyweight. Sihvola also lost in the first round, but because his opponent went on to win the gold medal, Sihvola wrestled in—and won—the silver medal tournament.
| Wrestler | Event | Gold medal rounds | Silver medal rounds | Bronze medal rounds | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Semifinals | Final | Semifinals | Final | |||
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Arvo Haavisto | Men's welterweight | Bye |  Morris (AUS)W |
Jourlin (FRA) W |
Appleton (USA) W |
Already ranked | Already ranked | | ||
| Eino Leino | Men's lightweight |  MacKenzie (GBR)W |
Pacôme (FRA) L |
did not advance | Not qualified | — |  Nilsen (NOR)W |
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| Kaarlo Mäkinen | Men's bantamweight | — | Sansum (GBR) W |
 Spapen (BEL)W |
Hewitt (USA) W |
Already ranked | Already ranked | | ||
| Vilho Pekkala | Men's middleweight | Bye | Deniel (FRA) W |
Hammonds (USA) L |
Did not advance | Not qualified | Not qualified | 7 | ||
| Kustaa Pihlajamäki | Men's featherweight | Bye | Rottenfluc (FRA) W |
Morrison (USA) L |
Did not advance | Bye |  Minder (SUI)W |
Already ranked | | |
| Edil Rosenqvist | Men's light heavyweight | — | Edwards (USA) L |
did not advance | Not qualified | Not qualified | 6 | |||
| Aukusti Sihvola | Men's heavyweight | — |  Richthoff (SWE)L |
did not advance | George (USA) W |
Dame (FRA) W |
Already ranked | | ||
Greco-Roman wrestling
Kokkinen completed the rare feat of earning zero bad points throughout the competition, winning all 5 of his bouts by fall to earn the gold medal. Nyström took a silver medal, falling to the eventual gold medalist in the first round but managing to keep his bad points under 5 until the last round. Two veterans, Pellinen (bronze in 1924) and Westerlund (gold in 1924) earned bronze medals. Two others, Ahlfors and Toivola (each silver medalists in 1924) were unable to earn medals.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Anselm Ahlfors | Men's bantamweight |  Gozzi (ITA)L Decision 3pts |
Mollin (BEL) W Fall 3pts |
Aria (FRA) W Decision 4pts |
 Zombori (HUN)L Decision 7pts |
did not advance | — | 8 | |
| Väinö Kokkinen | Men's middleweight | Bye | Johansson (SWE) W Fall 0pts |
Walzer (ARG) W Fall 0pts |
 Hala (TCH)W Fall 0pts |
Papp (HUN) W Fall 0pts |
 Jacobsen (DEN)W Fall 0pts |
— | |
| Hjalmar Nyström | Men's heavyweight | Svensson (SWE) L Decision 3pts |
Badó (HUN) W Fall 3pts |
 Wiesberger (AUT)W Decision 4pts |
 Çoban (TUR)W Fall 4pts |
Bye |  Gehring (GER)W Decision 5pts |
— | |
| Onni Pellinen | Men's light heavyweight | Westergren (SWE) W Decision 1pt |
 Pohla (EST)W Decision 2pts |
 Pētersons (LAT)W Fall 2pts |
Szalay (HUN) W Fall 2pts |
 Moustafa (EGY)L Decision 5pts |
Did not advance | — | |
| Aleksanteri Toivola | Men's featherweight |  Nolten (NED)W Fall 0pts |
Mollet (FRA) W Fall 0pts |
Malmberg (SWE) L Decision 3pts |
Steinig (GER) L Decision 6pts |
did not advance | 6 | ||
| Edvard Westerlund | Men's lightweight | Barbieri (ARG) W Fall 0pts |
Bye | Pedersen (NOR) W Fall 0pts |
Keresztes (HUN) L Decision 3pts |
Massop (NED) W Decision 4pts |
Sperling (GER) L Decision 7pts |
Yalaz (TUR) W Decision 8pts |
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