Finland at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Finland at the Olympic Games
Flag of Finland IOC code  FIN NOC Finnish Olympic Committee Website sport.fi/olympiakomitea (Finnish)
At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
Competitors	89 (84 men and 5 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer	Eugen Ekman
Medals Rank: 12	Gold 3	Silver 0	Bronze 2	Total 5
Olympic history (summary)
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Intercalated Games
1906

Finland competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 89 competitors, 84 men and 5 women, took part in 64 events in 13 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

• Pauli Nevala — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
• Pentti Linnosvuo — Shooting, Rapid-Fire Pistol (Mixed)
• Väinö Markkanen — Shooting, Free Pistol (Mixed)

Bronze

• Pertti Purhonen — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
• Hannu Rantakari — Gymnastics, Men's Long Horse Vault

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Diving

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1964.

Individual

• Keijo Vanhala
• Kari Kaaja
• Jorma Hotanen

Team

• Keijo Vanhala
• Kari Kaaja
• Jorma Hotanen

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Eight shooters represented Finland in 1964. Pentti Linnosvuo won gold in the 25 pistol and Väinö Markkanen won gold in the 50 pistol.

25 m pistol

• Pentti Linnosvuo
• Kalle Sievänen

50 m pistol

• Väinö Markkanen
• Immo Huhtinen

300 m rifle, three positions

• Esa Kervinen
• Antti Rissanen

50 m rifle, three positions

• Vilho Ylönen
• Esa Kervinen

50 m rifle, prone

• Antti Koskinen
• Vilho Ylönen

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

1. "Finland at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-11.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database