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Finland at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Finland at the
1968 Winter Olympics
Flag of Finland.svg
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
Websitesport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Grenoble
Competitors52 (44 men, 8 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearerVeikko Kankkonen, Ski Jumping
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
5
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Finland competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Kaija Mustonen Speed skating Women's 1500m
 Silver Eero Mäntyranta Cross-country skiing Men's 15 km
 Silver Kaija Mustonen Speed skating Women's 3000m
 Bronze Eero Mäntyranta Cross-country skiing Men's 30 km (mass start)
 Bronze Kalevi Laurila
Eero Mäntyranta
Kalevi Oikarainen
Hannu Taipale		 Cross-country skiing Men's 4 × 10 km relay

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Raimo Manninen Downhill DSQ –
Ulf Ekstam 2:06.14 30
Ulf Ekstam Giant Slalom 1:53.09 45 1:52.66 36 3:45.75 36
Raimo Manninen 1:49.92 34 1:52.11 34 3:42.03 30
Men's slalom
Athlete Heat 1 Heat 2 Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time 1 Rank Time 2 Rank Total Rank
Raimo Manninen DNF – Did not advance
Ulf Ekstam 54.79 3 55.44 1 QF 52.66 29 52.26 17 1:44.92 18

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Time Penalties Adjusted time 1 Rank
20 km Mauno Luukkonen 1'19:15.8 9 1'28:18.8 31
Yrjö Salpakari 1'20:11.6 7 1'27:11.6 25
Kalevi Vähäkylä 1'17:56.5 3 1'20:56.5 9
Arve Kinnari 1'17:47.9 2 1'19:47.9 5
1 One 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
Misses 2 Time Rank
Juhani Suutarinen
Heikki Flöjt
Kalevi Vähäkylä
Arve Kinnari 		5 2'20:41.8 5
2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km Hannu Taipale DNF –
Kalevi Oikarainen 49:11.1 10
Kalevi Laurila 48:37.6 4
Eero Mäntyranta 47:46.1 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
30 km Arto Tiainen 1'38:51.1 16
Kalevi Oikarainen 1'37:34.4 7
Kalevi Laurila 1'37:29.8 6
Eero Mäntyranta 1'36:55.3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
50 km Pauli Siitonen 2'34:31.2 19
Eero Mäntyranta 2'32:53.8 15
Hannu Taipale 2'32:37.7 14
Kalevi Laurila 2'31:24.9 11
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Kalevi Oikarainen
Hannu Taipale
Kalevi Laurila
Eero Mäntyranta 		2'10:56.7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
5 km Helena Takalo 17:46.2 22
Marjatta Muttilainen-Olkkonen 17:12.4 11
Senja Pusula 17:00.3 8
Marjatta Kajosmaa 16:54.6 5
10 km Helena Takalo DNF –
Liisa Suihkonen 39:55.3 18
Senja Pusula 39:12.5 12
Marjatta Kajosmaa 38:09.0 5
Women's 3 x 5 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Senja Pusula
Marjatta Muttilainen-Olkkonen
Marjatta Kajosmaa 		58:45.1 4

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics

First Round

Finland Finland - Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 11:2 (3:0, 6:0, 2:2)
Goalscorers: Lasse Oksanen 2, Esa Peltonen 2, Matti Reunamaki 2, Juhani Wahlsten, Veli-Pekka Ketola, Matti Keinonen, Matti Harju, Pekka Leimu - Albin Felc, Franc Smolej.

Final Round

Rank Team Pld W L T GF GA Pts
1 Soviet Union 7 6 1 0 48 10 12
2 Czechoslovakia 7 5 1 1 33 17 11
3 Canada 7 5 2 0 28 15 10
4 Sweden 7 4 2 1 23 18 9
5 Finland 7 3 3 1 17 23 7
6 United States 7 2 4 1 23 28 5
7 West Germany 7 1 6 0 13 39 2
8 East Germany 7 0 7 0 13 48 0

Soviet Union USSR – Finland Finland 8:0 (3:0, 2:0, 3:0)
Goalscorers: Staršinov 2, Mišakov 2, Zimin 2, Firsov, Populanov.
Referees: Bucala, Kořínek (TCH)

Canada Canada – Finland Finland 2:5 (1:2, 0:1, 1:2)
Goalscorers: O’Shea, McMillan – Keinonen, Oksanen, J. Peltonen, Koskela, Wahlsten.
Referees: Trumble (USA), Seglin (URS)

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia – Finland Finland 4:3 (0:1, 3:0, 1:2)
Goalscorers: Nedomanský 2, Golonka, Havel – Keinonen, Ketola, Oksanen.
Referees: Wiking (SWE), Snětkov (URS)

Sweden Sweden – Finland Finland 5:1 (1:0, 2:1, 2:0)
Goalscorers: Wickberg 2, Granholm, Nillsson, Bengsston – Oksanen.
Referees: Kubinec (CAN), Kořínek (TCH)

East Germany East Germany – Finland Finland 2:3 (1:2, 0:1, 1:0)
Goalscorers: R. Noack, Peters – Harju 2, Keinonen.
Referees: Bucala (TCH), Dahlberg (SWE)

Finland Finland– Germany West Germany 4:1 (2:1, 1:0, 1:0)
Goalscorers: Leimu 2, Ketola, J. Peltonen – Schloder.
Referees: Kořínek, Bucala (TCH)

United States USA – Finland Finland 1:1 (1:1, 0:0, 0:0)
Goalscorers: Volmar – Wahlsten.
Referees: Kubinec (CAN), Seglin (URS)

Contestants

Nordic combined

Main article: Nordic combined at the 1968 Winter Olympics

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
Distance 1 Distance 2 Points Rank Time Points Rank Points Rank
Raimo Majuri Individual 60.5 61.5 161.8 38 53:30.2 176.48 30 338.28 36
Esa Klinga 64.0 62.0 166.7 37 52:19.7 190.04 22 356.74 33
Ilpo Nuolikivi 66.0 67.0 178.1 34 52:39.6 186.18 27 364.28 30

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Distance Points Points Rank
Juhani Ruotsalainen Normal hill 70.0 92.3 68.0 92.1 184.4 39
Heikki Väisänen 68.5 92.4 63.5 78.4 170.8 45
Veikko Kankkonen 76.0 105.9 71.5 99.2 205.1 17
Topi Mattila 78.0 111.1 72.5 100.8 211.9 5
Topi Mattila Large hill 85.0 (fall) 56.4 90.5 94.1 150.5 49
Juhani Ruotsalainen 78.0 71.6 80.5 77.6 149.2 50
Seppo Reijonen 87.0 84.7 85.0 85.4 170.1 40
Veikko Kankkonen 89.5 94.2 89.5 94.7 188.9 24

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Olavi Hjellman 43.1 40
Jouko Launonen 42.6 33
Kimmo Koskinen 41.7 23
Seppo Hänninen 40.8 8
1500 m Raimo Hietala 2:11.7 24
Olavi Hjellman 2:10.1 21
Kimmo Koskinen 2:07.9 18
Jouko Launonen 2:07.5 14
5000 m Raimo Hietala 7:54.0 17
Jouko Launonen 7:46.5 15
Kimmo Koskinen 7:35.9 9
10,000 m Raimo Hietala 16:45.9 20
Kimmo Koskinen 16:15.7 14
Jouko Launonen 16:02.1 12
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka 48.1 18
Arja Kantola 47.4 12
Kaija Mustonen 46.7 6
1000 m Arja Kantola 1:37.9 22
Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka 1:34.8 8
Kaija Mustonen 1:33.6 4
1500 m Arja Kantola 2:33.2 22
Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka 2:25.8 6
Kaija Mustonen 2:22.4 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
3000 m Arja Kantola 5:30.7 24
Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka 5:03.9 4
Kaija Mustonen 5:01.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

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