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.

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

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Two cyclists, both male, represented Finland in 1936.

Individual road race

• Thor Porko
• Tauno Lindgren

Time trial

• Thor Porko

Diving

Men

Equestrianism

Football

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1936.

• Lauri Kettunen
• Aaro Kiviperä
• Ukko Hietala

Sailing

Shooting

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

Men

<small>Ranks given are within the heat.</small>

Women

<small>Ranks given are within the heat.</small>

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database