| Finland at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | FIN |
| NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
| Website | sport |
| in Helsinki | |
| Competitors | 258 (228 men, 30 women) in 18 sports |
| Flag bearer | Väinö Suvivuo |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Finland was the host nation for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. 258 competitors, 228 men and 30 women, took part in 139 events in 18 sports.[1] The nation won 22 medals.
Athletics
Basketball
- Men's Team Competition
- Main Round (Group B)
- Lost to Mexico (48-66)
- Lost to Soviet Union (35-47)
- Lost to Bulgaria (64-65) → did not advance, 16th place
- Team Roster
- Juhani Kyöstilä
- Raine Nuutinen
- Raimo Lindholm
- Timo Suviranta
- Kauko Heinänen
- Pentti Laaksonen
- Oiva Virtanen
- Esko Karhunen
- Eero Salonen
- Pertti Mutru
- Tuomo Ristola
- Tapio Pöyhönen
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
- Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- Raino Koskenkorva — 5:23:34.6 (→ 42nd place)
- Paul Backman — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Paul Nyman — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Ruben Forsblom — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Onni Kasslin
- Final — 1:15.3 (→ 14th place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Helge Törn — 27th and last place
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
- Helge Vasenius
- Preliminary Round — 65.41 points (→ 14th place)
- Olavi Heinonen
- Preliminary Round — 58.06 points (→ 29th place)
Equestrian
Fencing
11 fencers, 8 men and 3 women, represented Finland in 1952.
- Men's foil
- Kurt Lindeman
- Heikki Raitio
- Men's épée
- Erkki Kerttula
- Rolf Wiik
- Heikki Raitio
- Men's team épée
- Kauko Jalkanen, Erkki Kerttula, Rolf Wiik, Nils Sjöblom, Jaakko Vuorinen, Paavo Miettinen
- Women's foil
- Maggie Kalka
- Marianne Sjöblom
- Taimi Mattsson
Football
Gymnastics
Hockey
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1952, winning bronze in the team event.
- Individual
- Ole Mannonen
- Lauri Vilkko
- Olavi Rokka
- Team
- Ole Mannonen
- Lauri Vilkko
- Olavi Rokka
Rowing
Finland had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1952.[2]
- Men's single sculls
- Sevi Holmsten
- Men's double sculls
- Keijo Koivumäki
- Eero Koivumäki
- Men's coxless pair
- Bengt Ahlström
- Stig Winter
- Men's coxed pair
- Veijo Mikkolainen
- Toimi Pitkänen
- Erkki Lyijynen (cox)
- Men's coxless four
- Veikko Lommi
- Kauko Wahlsten
- Oiva Lommi
- Lauri Nevalainen
- Men's coxed four
- Kurt Grönholm
- Paul Stråhlman
- Birger Karlsson
- Karl-Erik Johansson
- Antero Tukiainen (cox)
- Men's eight
- Tor Lundsten
- Birger Andersson
- Eero Lehtovirta
- Yrjö Hakoila
- Antti Arell
- Harry Wikman
- Esko Lyytikkä
- Klaus Lampi
- Toivo Räsänen (cox)
Sailing
Shooting
Eleven shooters represented Finland in 1952. Vilho Ylönen won a silver medal in the 50 m rifle, three positions and Tauno Mäki won a bronze medal in the 100m running deer.
- 25 m pistol
- Pentti Linnosvuo
- Veli-Jussi Hölsö
- 50 m pistol
- Klaus Lahti
- Oiva Tylli
- 300 m rifle, three positions
- Vilho Ylönen
- Pauli Janhonen
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- Vilho Ylönen
- Kullervo Leskinen
- 50 m rifle, prone
- Kullervo Leskinen
- Vilho Ylönen
- 100m running deer
- Tauno Mäki
- Yrjö Miettinen
- Trap
- Konrad Huber
- Sven-Erik Rosenlew
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ^ "Finland at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.