Finland competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 105 competitors, 99 men and 6 women, took part in 71 events in 16 sports.
Medalists
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Archery
For the first time, Finland entered women in the Olympic archery competition. They were quite successful, with Päivi Meriluoto winning a bronze medal. The Finnish men, competing for the third time, both placed in the top eight as Tomi Poikolainen won Finland's first gold medal in archery. Kyösti Laasonen, who had competed in every Olympics since the reinstatement of archery, took seventh.
Women's Individual Competition:
Men's Individual Competition:
Athletics
Men's 1,500 metres
- Antti Loikkanen
- Heat — 3:40.5
- Semifinals — 3:43.6 (â did not advance)
Men's 5,000 metres
- Kaarlo Maaninka
- Heat — 13:45.8
- Semi Final — 13:40.2
- Final — 13:22.0 (â Bronze Medal)
- Martti Vainio
- Heat — 13:45.2
- Semi Final — 13:30.4
- Final — 13:32.1 (â 11th place)
Men's 10,000 metres
- Kaarlo Maaninka
- Heat — 28:31.0
- Final — 27:44.3 (â Silver Medal)
- Lasse Virén
- Heat — 28:45.8
- Final — 27:50.5 (â 5th place)
- Martti Vainio
- Heat — 28:59.9
- Final — 28:46.3 (â 13th place)
Men's Marathon
Men's 110 m Hurdles
- Arto Bryggare
- Heat — 13.77
- Semifinals — 13.78
- Final — 13.76 (â 6th place)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
- Tommy Ekblom
- Heat — 8:27.8
- Semifinals — 8:24.3
- Final — 8:40.9 (â 12th place)
- Vesa Laukkanen
- Heat — 8:38.4
- Semifinals — 8:33.3 (â did not advance)
Men's 20 km Walk
Men's 50 km Walk
Men's Long Jump
- Oli Pousi
- Qualification — did not start (â no ranking)
Men's Triple Jump
- Olli Pousi
- Qualification — no mark (â did not advance)
Men's Shot Put
Men's Discus Throw
- Markku Tuokko
- Qualification — 62.14 m
- Final — 61.84 m (â 9th place)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Harri Huhtala
- Qualification — 72.46 m
- Final Round — 71.96 m (â 9th place)
- Juha Tiainen
- Qualification — 70.82 m
- Final Round — 71.38 m (â 10th place)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Antero Puranen
- Qualification — 84.02 m
- Final — 86.15 m (â 5th place)
- Pentti Sinersaari
- Qualification — 80.30 m
- Final — 84.34 m (â 6th place)
- Aimo Aho
- Qualification — 82.12 m
- Final — 80.58 m (â 9th place)
Men's Pole Vault
- Tapani Haapakoski
- Qualification — 5.40 m
- Final — 5.45 m (â 9th place)
- Rauli Pudas
- Qualification — 5.35 m
- Final — 5.25 m (â 12th place)
- Antti Kalliomäki
- Qualification — no mark (â did not advance)
Men's Decathlon
<br> Women's 100 metres
- Helinä Laihorinne
- Heat — 11.70
- Quarterfinals — did not finish (â did not advance)
Women's Discus Throw
Women's Javelin Throw
- Tiina Lillak
- Qualification — 56.26 m (â did not advance)
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Veli Koota
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Fazlija Sacirovic (Yugoslavia) after referee stopped contest in second round
- Third Round — Lost to Bernardo Piñango (Venezuela) after diskwalification in second round
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Men's Welterweight (â 67 kg)
Men's Middleweight (â 75 kg)
Canoeing
Cycling
Five cyclists represented Finland in 1980.
Individual road race
Team time trial
Individual pursuit
Men's sprint
Equestrian
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Finland in 1980.
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Football
Men's Team Competition
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1980.
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
- Hulkkonen, Pelli, and Santanen — 15.087 pts, 7th place
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Men's 200m Breaststroke
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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