🇫🇮Finland at Melbourne 1956

summer Games

Athletes

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total Medals

Medalists

Athlete	Event	Sport
Pentti Linnosvuo	Shooting Free Pistol, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)	Shooting
Rauno Mäkinen	Wrestling Featherweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)	Wrestling
Kyösti Lehtonen	Wrestling Lightweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)	Wrestling
Ole Mannonen	Modern Pentathlon Individual, Men (Olympic)	Modern Pentathlon
Onni Lappalainen	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Men (Olympic)	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)
Berndt Lindfors	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Men (Olympic)	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)
Martti Mansikka	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Men (Olympic)	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)
Kalevi Suoniemi	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Men (Olympic)	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)
Raimo Heinonen	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Men (Olympic)	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)
Olavi Leimuvirta	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Men (Olympic)	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)
Voitto Hellstén	Athletics 400 metres, Men (Olympic)	Athletics
Jorma Valkama	Athletics Long Jump, Men (Olympic)	Athletics
Veikko Karvonen	Athletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)	Athletics
Pentti Hämäläinen	Boxing Featherweight, Men (Olympic)	Boxing
Wäinö Korhonen	Fencing Individual, Men (Olympic)	Fencing
Wäinö Korhonen	Fencing Team, Men (Olympic)	Fencing
Berndt Katter	Modern Pentathlon Team, Men (Olympic)	Modern Pentathlon
Ole Mannonen	Modern Pentathlon Team, Men (Olympic)	Modern Pentathlon
Toimi Pitkänen	Rowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)	Rowing
Reino Poutanen	Rowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)	Rowing
Matti Niemi	Rowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)	Rowing
Veli Lehtelä	Rowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)	Rowing
Kauko Hänninen	Rowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)	Rowing
Vilho Ylönen	Shooting Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men (Olympic)	Shooting
Erkki Penttilä	Wrestling Featherweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)	Wrestling
Taisto Kangasniemi	Wrestling Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)	Wrestling

All Results by Sport

Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)

=33rd	Olavi Leimuvirta	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic)
=16th	Onni Lappalainen	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic)
=16th	Berndt Lindfors	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic)
=10th	Martti Mansikka	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic)
46th	Raimo Heinonen	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic)
=10th	Kalevi Suoniemi	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic)
=18th	Kalevi Suoniemi	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic)
=37th	Olavi Leimuvirta	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic)
35th	Onni Lappalainen	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic)
42nd	Martti Mansikka	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic)
=22nd	Berndt Lindfors	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic)
=18th	Raimo Heinonen	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic)
=23rd	Olavi Leimuvirta	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Men (Olympic)
=11th	Kalevi Suoniemi	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Men (Olympic)
=50th	Berndt Lindfors	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Men (Olympic)
=41st	Raimo Heinonen	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Men (Olympic)
=11th	Martti Mansikka	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Men (Olympic)
=36th	Onni Lappalainen	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Men (Olympic)
=27th	Olavi Leimuvirta	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic)
11th	Kalevi Suoniemi	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic)
=20th	Martti Mansikka	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic)
15th	Berndt Lindfors	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic)
37th	Raimo Heinonen	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic)
22nd	Onni Lappalainen	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic)
=6th	Berndt Lindfors	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic)
=24th	Martti Mansikka	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic)
=8th	Onni Lappalainen	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic)
=8th	Olavi Leimuvirta	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic)
=13th	Kalevi Suoniemi	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic)
=21st	Raimo Heinonen	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic)
=16th	Olavi Leimuvirta	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic)
=9th	Kalevi Suoniemi	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic)
=30th	Raimo Heinonen	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic)
=22nd	Onni Lappalainen	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic)
=9th	Berndt Lindfors	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic)
=16th	Martti Mansikka	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic)
=23rd	Martti Mansikka	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Rings, Men (Olympic)
45th	Raimo Heinonen	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Rings, Men (Olympic)
27th	Onni Lappalainen	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Rings, Men (Olympic)
40th	Olavi Leimuvirta	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Rings, Men (Olympic)
=10th	Berndt Lindfors	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Rings, Men (Olympic)
=12th	Kalevi Suoniemi	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Rings, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Onni Lappalainen	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Berndt Lindfors	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Martti Mansikka	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Kalevi Suoniemi	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Raimo Heinonen	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Olavi Leimuvirta	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Men (Olympic)

Athletics

8th	Olavi Salsola	Athletics 1,500 metres, Men (Olympic)
-	Olavi Rinteenpää	Athletics 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
22nd	Ilmari Taipale	Athletics 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
6th	Eero Kivelä	Athletics 200 metres, Men (Olympic)
4th	Pentti Rekola	Athletics 200 metres, Men (Olympic)
-	Voitto Hellstén	Athletics 200 metres, Men (Olympic)
11th	Olavi Rinteenpää	Athletics 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men (Olympic)
7th	Ilkka Auer	Athletics 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men (Olympic)
4th	Voitto Hellstén	Athletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
4th	Ossi Mildh	Athletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
-	Wilhelm Porrassalmi	Athletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
4th	Pentti Rekola	Athletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
-	Jorma Valkama	Athletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
4th	Eero Kivelä	Athletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Ossi Mildh	Athletics 400 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Voitto Hellstén	Athletics 400 metres, Men (Olympic)
6th	Ilmari Taipale	Athletics 5,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
-	Olavi Salsola	Athletics 800 metres, Men (Olympic)
7th	Torbjörn Lassenius	Athletics Decathlon, Men (Olympic)
28th	Wilhelm Porrassalmi	Athletics Long Jump, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Jorma Valkama	Athletics Long Jump, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Veikko Karvonen	Athletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)
13th	Paavo Kotila	Athletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)
10th	Eino Oksanen	Athletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)
AC r2/2	Matti Sutinen	Athletics Pole Vault, Men (Olympic)
7th	Eeles Landström	Athletics Pole Vault, Men (Olympic)
18th	Tapio Lehto	Athletics Triple Jump, Men (Olympic)
14th	Kari Rahkamo	Athletics Triple Jump, Men (Olympic)
19th	Hannu Rantala	Athletics Triple Jump, Men (Olympic)

Boxing

3rd	Pentti Hämäläinen	Boxing Featherweight, Men (Olympic)
=9th	Ilkka Koski	Boxing Heavyweight, Men (Olympic)
=9th	Pentti Niinivuori	Boxing Lightweight, Men (Olympic)

Canoe Marathon (Canoeing)

7th	Simo Kuismanen	Canoe Marathon (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
7th	Yrjö Hietanen	Canoe Marathon (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)

Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)

-	Thorvald Strömberg	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Canoe Marathon (Canoeing)
AC h3 r1/2	Juhani Helenius	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
AC h3 r1/2	Pentti Raaskoski	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
5th	Thorvald Strömberg	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
4th	Thorvald Strömberg	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Singles, 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
5th	Eila Eskola-Kyröläinen	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Women (Olympic)

Cycling Road (Cycling)

18th	Paul Nyman	Cycling Road (Cycling) 1,000 metres Time Trial, Men (Olympic)
-	Paul Nyman	Cycling Road (Cycling) Cycling Track (Cycling)
11th	Paul Nyman	Cycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Paul Nyman	Cycling Road (Cycling) Sprint, Men (Olympic)

Diving (Aquatics)

16th	Helge Vasenius	Diving (Aquatics) Platform, Men (Olympic)
15th	Helge Vasenius	Diving (Aquatics) Springboard, Men (Olympic)

Fencing

8th	Rolf Wiik	Fencing Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic)
6th	Wäinö Korhonen	Fencing Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Wäinö Korhonen	Fencing Individual, Men (Olympic)
-	Wäinö Korhonen	Fencing Modern Pentathlon
3rd	Wäinö Korhonen	Fencing Team, Men (Olympic)

Modern Pentathlon

2nd	Ole Mannonen	Modern Pentathlon Individual, Men (Olympic)
16th	Berndt Katter	Modern Pentathlon Individual, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Berndt Katter	Modern Pentathlon Team, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Ole Mannonen	Modern Pentathlon Team, Men (Olympic)

Rowing

3rd	Toimi Pitkänen	Rowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Reino Poutanen	Rowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Matti Niemi	Rowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Veli Lehtelä	Rowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Kauko Hänninen	Rowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)
2nd	Kauko Hänninen	Rowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)
2nd	Toimi Pitkänen	Rowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)
2nd	Veli Lehtelä	Rowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)
2nd	Reino Poutanen	Rowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)

Sailing

14th	Tor-Kristian Lindh	Sailing Three Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic)
14th	John Flinkenberg	Sailing Three Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic)
14th	Joel Jahn	Sailing Three Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic)

Shooting

Swimming (Aquatics)

=22nd	Karri Käyhkö	Swimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
26th	Karri Käyhkö	Swimming (Aquatics) 400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)

Weightlifting

5th

Eino Mäkinen

Weightlifting Heavyweight, Men (Olympic)

Wrestling

-	Tauno Jaskari	Wrestling Bantamweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
-	Reijo Nykänen	Wrestling Bantamweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Erkki Penttilä	Wrestling Featherweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
1st	Rauno Mäkinen	Wrestling Featherweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Taisto Kangasniemi	Wrestling Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
6th	Taisto Kangasniemi	Wrestling Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)
-	Veikko Lahti	Wrestling Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
-	Veikko Lahti	Wrestling Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)
-	Väinö Hakkarainen	Wrestling Lightweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
1st	Kyösti Lehtonen	Wrestling Lightweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)
-	Viljo Punkari	Wrestling Middleweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
6th	Viljo Punkari	Wrestling Middleweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)
-	Veikko Rantanen	Wrestling Welterweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
4th	Veikko Rantanen	Wrestling Welterweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)

16th	Kalle Sievänen	Shooting Free Pistol, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)
1st	Pentti Linnosvuo	Shooting Free Pistol, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Vilho Ylönen	Shooting Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men (Olympic)
4th	Jorma Taitto	Shooting Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men (Olympic)
7th	Kalle Sievänen	Shooting Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Men (Olympic)
4th	Pentti Linnosvuo	Shooting Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Men (Olympic)
15th	Vilho Ylönen	Shooting Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)
32nd	Jorma Taitto	Shooting Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)
5th	Vilho Ylönen	Shooting Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)
17th	Jorma Taitto	Shooting Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)