Finland at the 1932 Summer Olympics
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Finland
competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles
, United States
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Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, United States
United States
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Medalists
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| Boxing Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Medals were awarded in 8 weight classes. The competitions were held from August 9, 1932 to August 13, 1932.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:... |
Men's Welterweight Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's welterweight The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 147 pounds . The competition was held from Tuesday, August 9, 1932 to Saturday, August 13, 1932.Sixteen boxers from 16 nations... |
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| Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eleven events in gymnastics were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from Monday, August 8, 1932 to Friday, August 12, 1932.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:... |
Men's Horizontal Bar Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's horizontal bar The men's pommel horse event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. It was one of eleven gymnastics events for men and it was contested for the fifth time after 1896, 1904, 1924, and 1928... |
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| Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eleven events in gymnastics were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from Monday, August 8, 1932 to Friday, August 12, 1932.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:... |
Men's All-Around Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's all-around The men's individual all-around event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. It was one of eleven gymnastics events for men. It was the eighth appearance of the event, which was established in 1900... |
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| Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eleven events in gymnastics were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from Monday, August 8, 1932 to Friday, August 12, 1932.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:... |
Men's Parallel Bars Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's parallel bars The men's parallel bars event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. It was one of eleven gymnastics events for men and it was contested for the fifth time after 1896, 1904, 1924, and 1928... |
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| Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eleven events in gymnastics were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from Monday, August 8, 1932 to Friday, August 12, 1932.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:... |
Men's Horizontal Bar Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's horizontal bar The men's pommel horse event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. It was one of eleven gymnastics events for men and it was contested for the fifth time after 1896, 1904, 1924, and 1928... |
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| Heikki Savolainen Martti Uosikkinen Mauri Nyberg-Noroma Mauri Nyberg-Noroma Mauri Nyberg-Noroma was a Finnish gymnast.He won three Olympic medals for Finland. He took part in his first Olympics in 1928 in Amsterdam but did not medal. He came joint sixth after a fifth place in the rings and seventh on the pommel horse and parallel bars... Veikko Pakarinen |
Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eleven events in gymnastics were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from Monday, August 8, 1932 to Friday, August 12, 1932.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:... |
Men's Team Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's team The men's team all-around event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. It was one of eleven gymnastics events for men. It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1904... |
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| Athletics Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. It was the first time the 50 kilometre walk appeared in the men's athletics at the Games. This was only the second time women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program... |
Men's 3000m Steeplechase Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's 3000 metre steeplechase The Men's 3000 Metres Steeplechase event at the 1932 Summer Olympics was actually 3460 metres, due to an error in lap counting - the runners did an extra lap of the track.-Round One:The fastest five athletes in each of the two heats advanced to the Final Round.... |
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| Athletics Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. It was the first time the 50 kilometre walk appeared in the men's athletics at the Games. This was only the second time women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program... |
Men's 5000m Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres The men's 5000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, August 2, 1932 and on Friday, August 5, 1932.-Records:... |
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| Athletics Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. It was the first time the 50 kilometre walk appeared in the men's athletics at the Games. This was only the second time women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program... |
Men's Javelin | ||
| Athletics Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. It was the first time the 50 kilometre walk appeared in the men's athletics at the Games. This was only the second time women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program... |
Men's Javelin | ||
| Athletics Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. It was the first time the 50 kilometre walk appeared in the men's athletics at the Games. This was only the second time women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program... |
Men's Hammer Throw | ||
| Athletics Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. It was the first time the 50 kilometre walk appeared in the men's athletics at the Games. This was only the second time women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program... |
Men's 10000m | ||
| Athletics Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. It was the first time the 50 kilometre walk appeared in the men's athletics at the Games. This was only the second time women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program... |
Men's Decathlon | ||
| Athletics Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. It was the first time the 50 kilometre walk appeared in the men's athletics at the Games. This was only the second time women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program... |
Men's 5000m Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres The men's 5000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, August 2, 1932 and on Friday, August 5, 1932.-Records:... |
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| Athletics Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. It was the first time the 50 kilometre walk appeared in the men's athletics at the Games. This was only the second time women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program... |
Men's Javelin | ||
| Athletics Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. It was the first time the 50 kilometre walk appeared in the men's athletics at the Games. This was only the second time women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program... |
Men's Marathon | ||
| Athletics Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. It was the first time the 50 kilometre walk appeared in the men's athletics at the Games. This was only the second time women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program... |
Men's 10000m | ||
| Wrestling Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics, 14 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were seven weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling... |
Men's 61kg Freestyle | ||
| Wrestling Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics, 14 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were seven weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling... |
Men's 79kg Greco-Roman | ||
| Wrestling Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics, 14 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were seven weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling... |
Men's 79kg Freestyle | ||
| Wrestling Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics, 14 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were seven weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling... |
Men's 72kg Greco-Roman | ||
| Wrestling Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics, 14 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were seven weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling... |
Men's 87kg Greco-Roman | ||
| Wrestling Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics, 14 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were seven weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling... |
Men's 56kg Freestyle | ||
| Wrestling Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics, 14 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were seven weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling... |
Men's 72kg Freestyle | ||
| Wrestling Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics, 14 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were seven weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling... |
Men's 61kg Greco-Roman |