Finland at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Finland participated in the Olympic Winter Games Sapporo in 1972 with a delegation of 50 ( 43 men, 7 women) athletes participate. The cross-country skier Juha Mieto was selected as the standard-bearer of the Finnish team for the opening ceremony.
Participants by sport
Biathlon
Gentlemen:
- Heikki Ikola Season (4 x 7,5 km): - 1:54:37,25 h
- Mauri Röppänen Single (20 km): 27th place - 1:23:45,88 h; 7 Error Season (4 x 7,5 km): - 1:54:37,25 h
- Esko Saira Single (20 km): 6th place - 1:17:34,80 h; 5 Mistakes Season (4 x 7,5 km): - 1:54:37,25 h
- Juhani Suutarinen Single (20 km): 30th place - 1:24:25,99 h; 10 Error Season (4 x 7,5 km): - 1:54:37,25 h
- Yrjö Salpakari Single (20 km): 5th Place - 1:16:51,43 h; 2 Error
Hockey
Men: 5th place
- Heikki Järn
- Matti Keinonen
- Veli -Pekka Ketola
- Ilpo Koskela
- Seppo Lindström
- Harri Linnonmaa
- Pekka Marjamäki
- Lauri Mononen
- Matti Murto
- Lasse Oksanen
- Esa Peltonen
- Jorma Peltonen
- Juha Rantasila
- Seppo repo
- Heikki Riihiranta
- Juhani Tamminen
- Timo Turunen
- Jorma Valtonen
- Jorma Vehmanen
Speed Skating
Women:
- Arja Kantola 500 m: 16th Place - 46.12 sec 1000 m: 21 space - 1:35,45 min 3000 m: 21 space - 5:30,88 min
- Tuula Vilkas 500 m: 24th Place - 46.85 sec 1000 m: 11th place - 1:33,51 min 1500 m: 16th Place - 2:27,09 min 3000 m: 7th place - 5:05,92 min
Gentlemen:
- Seppo Hänninen 500 m: 5th place - 40.12 sec 1500 m: 28th place - 2:14,52 min
- Kimmo Koskinen 1500 m: 10th place - 2:08,18 min 5000 m: 11th place - 7:45,15 min 10,000 m: 7th place - 15:38,87 min
- Leo Linkovesi 500 m: 6th place - 40.14 sec 1500 m: 34th place - 2:16,86 min
- Jouko Salakka 500 m: 27th place - 42.81 sec 1500 m: 17th Place - 2:10,22 min 5000 m: 18th Place - 7:57,42 min 10,000 m: 19th Place - 16:35,64 min
Nordic skiing
Cross-country skiing
Women:
- Marjatta Kajosmaa 5 km: - 17:05,50 min 10 km: - 34:56,45 min 3x5 km relay: - 49:19,37 min
- Helena Kivioja - Takalo 5 km: 9th place - 17:21,39 min 10 km: 5th place - 35:06,34 min 3x5 km relay: - 49:19,37 min
- Hilkka Riihivuori - Kuntola 5 km: 5th place - 17:11,67 min 10 km: 8th place - 35:36,71 min 3x5 km relay: - 49:19,37 min
- Marjatta Muttilainen - Olkkonen 10 km 22 Playground - 36:46,40 min
- Senja Pusula 5 km: 25th place - 17:59,93 min
Gentlemen:
- Teuvo Hatunen 30 km: 22 Square - 1:42:27,18 h 50 km: 32nd - 3:00:41,72 h
- Osmo Karjalainen 15 km: 10th place - 46:27,51 min 30 km: dnf 4x10 km relay: 5th place - 2:07:50,19 h
- Raimo Lehtinen 30 km: dnf
- Man Liimatainen 15 km: 35th place - 48:59,90 min
- Eero Mäntyranta 30 km: 19th Place - 1:41:40,51 h 50 km: dnf
- Juha Mieto 15 km: 4th place - 46:02,74 min 4x10 km relay: 5th place - 2:07:50,19 h
- Kalevi Oikarainen 50 km Season: DNF
- Juhani repo 15 km 23 Playground - 47:56,16 min 4x10 km relay: 5th place - 2:07:50,19 h
- Hannu Taipale 50 km: 12th Place - 2:48:24,83 h 4x10 km relay: 5th place - 2:07:50,19 h
Ski Jumping
- Rauno Miettinen Normal hill: 17th Place - 212.0 points Large hill: 32nd - 170.7 points
- Tauno Käyhkö Normal hill: 18th Place - 211.8 points Large hill: 4th place - 219.2 points
- Esko Rautionaho Normal hill: 45th place - 187.7 points Large hill: 9th Place - 205.8 points
- Kari Ylianttila Normal hill: 25th place - 206.6 points Large hill: 13th Place - 197.4 points
Nordic Combined
- Erkki Kilpinen Single ( normal hill / 15 km): 4th place
- Jukka Kuvaja Single ( normal hill / 15 km): 27th place
- Rauno Miettinen Single ( normal hill / 15 km):
Weblink
- Finnish Olympic team in 1972 in the database of Sports- Reference.com (English)
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