Finland_at_the_1972_Winter_Olympics
Finland at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Finland competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
Quick Facts Finland at the 1972 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
| Finland at the 1972 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | FIN |
| NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
| Website | sport |
| in Sapporo | |
| Competitors | 50 (43 men, 7 women) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearers | Juha Mieto, cross-country skiing |
| Medals Ranked 15th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Heikki Ikola Mauri Röppänen Esko Saira Juhani Suutarinen | Biathlon | Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay |
| Silver | Marjatta Kajosmaa | Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 km |
| Silver | Marjatta Kajosmaa Hilkka Riihivuori Helena Takalo | Cross-country skiing | Women's 3 × 5 km relay |
| Silver | Rauno Miettinen | Nordic combined | Men's individual |
 Bronze | Marjatta Kajosmaa | Cross-country skiing | Women's 10 km |
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Main article: Biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Juhani Suutarinen | 1'14:25.99 | 10 | 1'24:25.99 | 30 |
| Mauri Röppänen | 1'16:45.88 | 7 | 1'23:45.88 | 27 | |
| Esko Saira | 1'12:34.80 | 5 | 1'17:34.80 | 6 | |
| Yrjö Salpakari | 1'14:51.43 | 2 | 1'16:51.43 | 5 |
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- 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
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 2 | Time | Rank | |
| Esko Saira Juhani Suutarinen Heikki Ikola Mauri Röppänen |
3 | 1'54:37.25 | |
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- 2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Manne Liimatainen | 48:59.90 | 35 |
| Juhani Repo | 47:56.16 | 23 | |
| Osmo Karjalainen | 46:27.51 | 10 | |
| Juha Mieto | 46:02.74 | 4 | |
| 30 km | Osmo Karjalainen | DNF | – |
| Raimo Lehtinen | DNF | – | |
| Teuvo Hatunen | 1'42:27.18 | 22 | |
| Eero Mäntyranta | 1'41:40.51 | 19 | |
| 50 km | Kalevi Oikarainen | DNF | – |
| Eero Mäntyranta | DNF | – | |
| Teuvo Hatunen | 3'00:41.72 | 32 | |
| Hannu Taipale | 2'48:24.83 | 12 | |
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- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Hannu Taipale Juha Mieto Juhani Repo Osmo Karjalainen |
2'07:50.19 | 5 |
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- Women
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km | Senja Pusula | 17:59.93 | 25 |
| Helena Takalo | 17:21.39 | 9 | |
| Hilkka Kuntola | 17:11.67 | 5 | |
| Marjatta Kajosmaa | 17:05.50 | | |
| 10 km | Marjatta Muttilainen-Olkkonen | 36:46.40 | 22 |
| Hilkka Kuntola | 35:36.71 | 8 | |
| Helena Takalo | 35:06.34 | 5 | |
| Marjatta Kajosmaa | 34:56.45 | | |
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- Women's 3 × 5 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Helena Takalo Hilkka Kuntola Marjatta Kajosmaa |
49:19.37 | |
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Main article: Ice hockey at the 1972 Winter Olympics
First round
Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-11th places.
Medal round
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 9 |
| 2 |  United States |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 6 |
| 3 |  Czechoslovakia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 6 |
| 4 |  Sweden |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 5 |
| 5 |  Finland |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 4 |
| 6 |  Poland |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 39 | 0 |
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- USSR 9-3 Finland
- Finland 5-1 Poland
- Czechoslovakia 7-1 Finland
- USA 4-1 Finland
- Finland 4-3 Sweden
- Team roster:
- Head coach: Seppo Liitsola
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jukka Kuvaja | Individual | 66.0 | 71.0 | 160.2 | 25 | 51:17.0 | 194.185 | 19 | 354.385 | 27 |
| Erkki Kilpinen | 73.5 | 75.5 | 185.0 | 9 | 49:52.6 | 206.845 | 4 | 391.845 | 4 | |
| Rauno Miettinen | 77.5 | 79.0 | 210.0 | 2 | 51:08.2 | 195.505 | 15 | 405.505 | | |
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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1972 Winter Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Esko Rautionaho | Normal hill | 73.5 | 100.3 | 67.0 | 87.4 | 187.7 | 45 |
| Kari Ylianttila | 76.0 | 104.8 | 73.5 | 101.8 | 206.6 | 25 | |
| Rauno Miettinen | 75.5 | 105.5 | 75.5 | 106.5 | 212.0 | 17 | |
| Tauno Käyhkö | 76.0 | 105.8 | 75.5 | 106.0 | 211.8 | 18 | |
| Rauno Miettinen | Large hill | 83.0 | 79.7 | 87.5 | 91.0 | 170.7 | 32 |
| Esko Rautionaho | 93.0 | 95.7 | 99.0 | 110.1 | 205.8 | 9 | |
| Kari Ylianttila | 91.5 | 99.1 | 92.0 | 98.3 | 197.4 | 13 | |
| Tauno Käyhkö | 95.0 | 104.5 | 100.5 | 114.7 | 219.2 | 4 | |
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Main article: Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Jouko Salakka | 42.81 | 27 |
| Leo Linkovesi | 40.14 | 6 | |
| Seppo Hänninen | 40.12 | 5 | |
| 1500 m | Leo Linkovesi | 2:16.86 | 34 |
| Seppo Hänninen | 2:14.52 | 28 | |
| Jouko Salakka | 2:10.22 | 17 | |
| Kimmo Koskinen | 2:08.18 | 10 | |
| 5000 m | Jouko Salakka | 7:57.42 | 18 |
| Kimmo Koskinen | 7:45.15 | 11 | |
| 10,000 m | Jouko Salakka | 16:35.64 | 19 |
| Kimmo Koskinen | 15:38.87 | 7 | |
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- Women
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Tuula Vilkas | 46.85 | 24 |
| Arja Kantola | 46.12 | 16 | |
| 1000 m | Arja Kantola | 1:35.45 | 21 |
| Tuula Vilkas | 1:33.51 | 11 | |
| 1500 m | Tuula Vilkas | 2:27.09 | 16 |
| 3000 m | Arja Kantola | 5:30.88 | 21 |
| Tuula Vilkas | 5:05.92 | 7 | |
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