Finland at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Finland competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 108 competitors, 103 men and 5 women, took part in 70 events in 14 sports.^[1]

Finland at the 1936 Summer Olympics
IOC code	FIN
NOC	Finnish Olympic Committee
Website	sport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Berlin
Competitors	108 (103 men, 5 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Akilles Järvinen
Medals Ranked 5th	Gold 7 Silver 6 Bronze 6 Total 19
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Gold

• Gunnar Höckert (5 000 m)
• Ilmari Salminen (10 000 m)
• Volmari Iso-Hollo (3 000 m steeplechase)
• Kustaa Pihlajamäki (freestyle wrestling 61 kg)
• Lauri Koskela (Greco-Roman wrestling 66 kg)
• Sten Suvio (boxing welterweight 66,6 kg)
• Ale Saarvala (gymnastics – men's horizontal bar)

Silver

• Lauri Lehtinen (5 000 m)
• Arvo Askola (10 000 m)
• Kaarlo Tuominen (3 000 m steeplechase)
• Sulo Bärlund (shot put)
• Yrjö Nikkanen (javelin throw)
• Aarne Reini (Greco-Roman wrestling 61 kg)

Bronze

• Volmari Iso-Hollo (10 000 m)
• Kalervo Toivonen (javelin throw)
• Hermanni Pihlajamäki (freestyle wrestling 66 kg)
• Hjalmar Nyström (freestyle wrestling over 87 kg)
• Eino Virtanen (Greco-Roman wrestling 72 kg)
• Martti Uosikkinen, Heikki Savolainen, Mauri Noroma, Ale Saarvala, Esa Seeste, Ilmari Pakarinen, Einari Teräsvirta, Eino Tukiainen (gymnastics – men's team competition)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Two cyclists, both male, represented Finland in 1936.

Individual road race

• Thor Porko
• Tauno Lindgren

Time trial

• Thor Porko

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
Ilmari Niemeläinen	3 m springboard	116.80	13
	10 m platform	87.60	14

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Football

Main article: Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1936.

• Lauri Kettunen
• Aaro Kiviperä
• Ukko Hietala

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Eight shooters represented Finland in 1936.

25 m rapid fire pistol

• Jaakko Rintanen
• Ville Elo
• Sulo Cederström

50 m pistol

• Tapio Wartiovaara
• Aatto Nuora
• Jaakko Rintanen

50 m rifle, prone

• Bruno Frietsch
• Olavi Elo
• Viljo Leskinen

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Men

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Heikki Hietanen	100 m freestyle	1:01.0	3 q	1:00.5	=5	Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	5:08.9	3	Did not advance

Women

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Anja Lappalainen	200 m breaststroke	3:19.1	4	Did not advance

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Art competitions

Main article: Art competitions at the 1936 Summer Olympics