Finland at the 1976 Winter Olympics - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 3 x 5 km relay was replaced by a 4 x 5 km relay at these games.-15 km:February 8, 1976-30 km:February 5, 1976...	Men's 4 x 10 km relay
		Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 3 x 5 km relay was replaced by a 4 x 5 km relay at these games.-15 km:February 8, 1976-30 km:February 5, 1976...	Women's 5 km
		Biathlon Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics -20 km:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-References:*...	Men's 20 km
		Biathlon Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics -20 km:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-References:*...	Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
		Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 3 x 5 km relay was replaced by a 4 x 5 km relay at these games.-15 km:February 8, 1976-30 km:February 5, 1976...	Women's 10 km
		Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 3 x 5 km relay was replaced by a 4 x 5 km relay at these games.-15 km:February 8, 1976-30 km:February 5, 1976...	Women's 4 x 5 km relay
		Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 3 x 5 km relay was replaced by a 4 x 5 km relay at these games.-15 km:February 8, 1976-30 km:February 5, 1976...	Men's 15 km

Alpine skiing

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	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

Biathlon

Men

Event	Athlete	Time	Penalties	Adjusted time ¹	Rank
20 km	Juhani Suutarinen Juhani Suutarinen Juhani Suutarinen is a former Finnish biathlete. He was born in Uukuniemi.- Career :Winter Olympics1968 Grenoble - fifth in the relay*1972 Sapporo - silver medal in the relay, 30th in 20 km...	1'17:25.89	2	1'19:25.89	13
	Esko Saira Esko Saira Esko Saira is a Finnish biathlete and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo with the Finnish team....	1'15:32.84	2	1'17:32.84	6
	Heikki Ikola Heikki Ikola Heikki Ikola is a former Finnish biathlete. Together with his countryman Juhani Suutarinen he became dominant in the 1970s and the early 1980s. In 1975 he became double world champion in both the 20 km and the relay...	1'13:54.10	2	1'15:54.10

¹One 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

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Misses ²	Time	Rank
Henrik Flöjt Henrik Flöjt Henrik Flöjt was a Finnish biathlete, world champion and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. He became world champion in 1975 with the Finnish relay team. His brother Heikki Flöjt was also a biathlete.-References:... Esko Saira Esko Saira Esko Saira is a Finnish biathlete and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo with the Finnish team.... Juhani Suutarinen Juhani Suutarinen Juhani Suutarinen is a former Finnish biathlete. He was born in Uukuniemi.- Career :Winter Olympics1968 Grenoble - fifth in the relay*1972 Sapporo - silver medal in the relay, 30th in 20 km... Heikki Ikola Heikki Ikola Heikki Ikola is a former Finnish biathlete. Together with his countryman Juhani Suutarinen he became dominant in the 1970s and the early 1980s. In 1975 he became double world champion in both the 20 km and the relay...	2	2'01:45.58

²A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
15 km	Risto Kiiskinen	47:21.06	32
	Pertti Teurajärvi Pertti Teurajärvi Pertti Teurajärvi . is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won two medals in the 4 x 10 km at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 1976 and a bronze in 1980....	46:04.84	14
	Juha Mieto Juha Mieto Juha Iisakki Mieto . is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the 1970s and 1980s. He won five medals at the Winter Olympics...	45:46.27	10
	Arto Koivisto Arto Koivisto Arto Koivisto . is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1970s. He won the 4 x 10 km gold and the 15 km bronze at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck....	44:19.25
30 km	Juhani Repo	1'35:31.06	22
	Matti Pitkänen Matti Pitkänen Matti Pitkänen is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won two medals in the 4 x 10 km at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 1976 and a bronze in 1980...	1'33:44.74	13
	Arto Koivisto Arto Koivisto Arto Koivisto . is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1970s. He won the 4 x 10 km gold and the 15 km bronze at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck....	1'32:23.11	8
	Juha Mieto Juha Mieto Juha Iisakki Mieto . is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the 1970s and 1980s. He won five medals at the Winter Olympics...	1'31:20.39	4
50 km	Juha Mieto Juha Mieto Juha Iisakki Mieto . is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the 1970s and 1980s. He won five medals at the Winter Olympics...	2'50:03.61	34
	Pertti Teurajärvi Pertti Teurajärvi Pertti Teurajärvi . is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won two medals in the 4 x 10 km at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 1976 and a bronze in 1980....	2'47:25.60	27
	Arto Koivisto Arto Koivisto Arto Koivisto . is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1970s. He won the 4 x 10 km gold and the 15 km bronze at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck....	2'43:44.79	10
	Juhani Repo	2'42:54.89	9

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Matti Pitkänen Matti Pitkänen Matti Pitkänen is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won two medals in the 4 x 10 km at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 1976 and a bronze in 1980... Juha Mieto Juha Mieto Juha Iisakki Mieto . is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the 1970s and 1980s. He won five medals at the Winter Olympics... Pertti Teurajärvi Pertti Teurajärvi Pertti Teurajärvi . is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won two medals in the 4 x 10 km at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 1976 and a bronze in 1980.... Arto Koivisto Arto Koivisto Arto Koivisto . is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1970s. He won the 4 x 10 km gold and the 15 km bronze at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck....	2'07:59.72

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
5 km	Taina Impiö Taina Impiö Taina Impiö is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the late 1970s. She won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, and finished 5th in the 10 km event at those same championships.-External links:*...	17:03.30	19
	Marjatta Kajosmaa Marjatta Kajosmaa Marjatta Kajosmaa is a Finnish former cross country skier who competed during the 1970s. She competed in two Winter Olympics, earning a total of four medals. Kajosmaa also competed several times at the Holmenkollen ski festival, winning four times at 10 km and three times at 5 km...	16:36.25	9
	Hilkka Riihivuori-Kuntola	16:17.74	4
	Helena Takalo-Kivioja	15:48.69
10 km	Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi-Hämäläinen	32:37.72	22
	Marjatta Kajosmaa Marjatta Kajosmaa Marjatta Kajosmaa is a Finnish former cross country skier who competed during the 1970s. She competed in two Winter Olympics, earning a total of four medals. Kajosmaa also competed several times at the Holmenkollen ski festival, winning four times at 10 km and three times at 5 km...	31:35.50	11
	Hilkka Riihivuori-Kuntola	31:29.39	9
	Helena Takalo-Kivioja	30:14.28

Women's 4 x 5 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Liisa Suihkonen Marjatta Kajosmaa Marjatta Kajosmaa Marjatta Kajosmaa is a Finnish former cross country skier who competed during the 1970s. She competed in two Winter Olympics, earning a total of four medals. Kajosmaa also competed several times at the Holmenkollen ski festival, winning four times at 10 km and three times at 5 km... Hilkka Riihivuori-Kuntola Helena Takalo-Kivioja	1'08:36.57

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	CF	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Pekka Leskinen Pekka Leskinen Juha Pekka Leskinen is a former professional figure skater from Finland. He is 6'0" and weighs around 150 pounds. He was born in Kuopio, Pohjois-Savo, Finland. He was a member of Kuopion Luisteluseura, Kuopio. In the winter of 1976 he was 21 years old and ranked 13th in many of his short programs...	13	14	14	166.98	119	13

Ice hockey

First Round

Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-12th places.
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Medal round

Rank	W	L	T	GA	Pts
1	5	5	0	40	11	10
2	5	3	2	17	10	6
3	5	2	3	21	24	4
4	5	2	3	19	18	4
5	5	2	3	15	21	4
6	5	1	4	9	37	2

Czechoslovakia 2-1 Finland
Finland 5-3 West Germany
USA 5-4 Finland
USSR 7-2 Finland
Finland 7-1 Poland

Team Roster
Matti Hagman
Matti Hagman
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Reijo Laksola
Antti Leppänen
Antti Leppänen
Antti Leppänen is a retired professional ice hockey goalkeeper who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990.-External links:*...
Henry Leppä
Henry Leppä
Henry Leppä is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Jokerit and TuTo. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996. Leppä was born in Turku, Finland.-External links:*...
Seppo Lindström
Seppo Lindström
Seppo Vilhelm Lindström is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played in 3 Olympic games for Finland....
Pekka Marjamäki
Pekka Marjamäki
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Matti Murto
Matti Murto
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Timo Nummelin
Timo Nummelin
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Esa Peltonen
Esa Peltonen
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Timo Saari
Jorma Vehmanen
Jorma Vehmanen
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Urpo Ylönen
Urpo Ylönen
Urpo Yrjö Juhani Ylönen is a goaltending coach and a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for TuTo and TPS. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988 and to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997...
Hannu Haapalainen
Hannu Haapalainen
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Seppo Ahokainen
Seppo Ahokainen
Seppo Ahokainen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Ilves and Tappara. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993.-External links:*...
Tapio Koskinen
Tapio Koskinen
Tapio Koskinen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Ässät. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998.-External links:*...
Pertti Koivulahti
Pertti Koivulahti
Pertti Koivulahti is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992.-External links:*...
Hannu Kapanen
Hannu Kapanen
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Matti Rautiainen
Head Coaches: Seppo Liitsola
Seppo Liitsola
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& Lasse Heikkilä
Lasse Heikkilä
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Nordic combined

Events:

normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
15 km cross-country skiing

Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping				Cross-country			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance 1	Distance 2	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jorma Etelälahti Jorma Etelälahti Jorma Etelälahti is a former Finnish nordic combined skier. He earned a silver in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo.-External links:...	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 Rauno Miettinen Rauno Miettinen is a former Finnish Nordic combined skier. He earned a silver in the individual event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo....		75.0	78.5	219.9	2	51:12.21	191.40	19	411.30	4
Erkki Kilpinen Erkki Kilpinen Erkki Kilpinen was a Finnish nordic combined skier who competed in the early 1970s. He finished fourth in the Nordic combined event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.-References:*...		74.0	75.0	203.1	8	50:20.46	199.16	11	402.26	10

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1		Jump 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Harri Blumén	Normal hill	75.5	105.6	75.0	104.8	210.4	29
Jouko Törmänen Jouko Törmänen Jouko Törmänen is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed during the 1970s and early 1980s.His best known success was at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, where he won a gold medal in the individual large hill event.-External links:...		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 Rauno Miettinen Rauno Miettinen is a former Finnish Nordic combined skier. He earned a silver in the individual event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo....		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 Jouko Törmänen Jouko Törmänen is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed during the 1970s and early 1980s.His best known success was at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, where he won a gold medal in the individual large hill event.-External links:...		91.0	105.4	87.5	99.5	204.9	10

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Pertti Niittylä Pertti Niittylä Pertti Ilmari Niittylä is a former ice speed skater from Finland, who was the nation's leading rider in the 1970s and 1980s. He represented his native country in four consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria....	40.65	15
1000 m	Pertti Niittylä Pertti Niittylä Pertti Ilmari Niittylä is a former ice speed skater from Finland, who was the nation's leading rider in the 1970s and 1980s. He represented his native country in four consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria....	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

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Paula-Irmeli Halonen	43.99	8
1000 m	Tuula Vilkas	1:32.94	17
1000 m	Paula-Irmeli Halonen	1:31.72	13
1500 m	Tuula Vilkas	2:24.55	20
3000 m	Paula-Irmeli Halonen	5:03.08	22
3000 m	Tuula Vilkas	4:51.71	12

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Rank	W	L	T	GA	Pts
1	5	5	0	40	11	10
2	5	3	2	17	10	6
3	5	2	3	21	24	4
4	5	2	3	19	18	4
5	5	2	3	15	21	4
6	5	1	4	9	37	2

Rank	W	L	T	GA	Pts
1	5	5	0	40	11	10
2	5	3	2	17	10	6
3	5	2	3	21	24	4
4	5	2	3	19	18	4
5	5	2	3	15	21	4
6	5	1	4	9	37	2

Rank	W	L	T	GA	Pts
1	5	5	0	40	11	10
2	5	3	2	17	10	6
3	5	2	3	21	24	4
4	5	2	3	19	18	4
5	5	2	3	15	21	4
6	5	1	4	9	37	2