Finland_at_the_1976_Winter_Olympics
Finland at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Finland competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Quick Facts Finland at the 1976 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
| Finland at the 1976 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | FIN |
| NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
| Website | sport |
| in Innsbruck | |
| Competitors | 47 (38 men, 9 women) in 8 sports |
| Flag bearer | Rauno Miettinen (nordic combined) |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Arto Koivisto Juha Mieto Matti Pitkänen Pertti Teurajärvi | Cross-country skiing | Men's 4 × 10 km relay |
| Gold | Helena Takalo | Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 km |
 Silver | Heikki Ikola | Biathlon | Men's 20 km |
| Silver | Henrik Flöjt Heikki Ikola Esko Saira Juhani Suutarinen | Biathlon | Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay |
| Silver | Helena Takalo | Cross-country skiing | Women's 10 km |
| Silver | Marjatta Kajosmaa Hilkka Riihivuori Liisa Suihkonen Helena Takalo | Cross-country skiing | Women's 4 × 5 km relay |
 Bronze | Arto Koivisto | Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 km |
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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 |
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Main article: Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| 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 | |
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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 | |
| Henrik Flöjt Esko Saira Juhani Suutarinen Heikki Ikola |
2 | 2'01:45.58 | |
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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 1976 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| 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 | |
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- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Matti Pitkänen Juha Mieto Pertti Teurajärvi Arto Koivisto |
2'07:59.72 | |
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- Women
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km | Taina Impiö | 17:03.30 | 19 |
| Marjatta Kajosmaa | 16:36.25 | 9 | |
| Hilkka Riihivuori | 16:17.74 | 4 | |
| Helena Takalo | 15:48.69 | | |
| 10 km | Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen | 32:37.72 | 22 |
| Marjatta Kajosmaa | 31:35.50 | 11 | |
| Hilkka Riihivuori | 31:29.39 | 9 | |
| Helena Takalo | 30:14.28 | | |
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- Women's 4 × 5 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Liisa Suihkonen Marjatta Kajosmaa Hilkka Riihivuori Helena Takalo |
1'08:36.57 | |
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Main article: Figure skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, CF ...
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pekka Leskinen | 13 | 14 | 14 | 166.98 | 119 | 13 |
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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.
Medal round
More information Rank, Pld ...
| 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 |
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- Czechoslovakia 2-1 Finland
- Finland 5-3 West Germany
- USA 5-4 Finland
- USSR 7-2 Finland
- Finland 7-1 Poland
- Team roster
- Head coaches: Seppo Liitsola & Lasse Heikkilä
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
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | |
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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1976 Winter Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | |
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Main article: Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| 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 |
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- Women
More information Event, Athlete ...
| 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 | |
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