Athletics
26 athletes represented Finland in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in athletics, a sport in which Finland had competed each time the country appeared at the Olympics. The Finnish team garnered nine gold medals, matching the United States for the most in that category. With only about a quarter of the number of athletes, however, the Finns could not match the depth of the United States and finished with 13 fewer total medals.
The Finland team's greatest successes came in long distance running events (gold medals in the 10,000 metres, marathon, individual cross country, and team cross country) and throwing events (golds in the discus throw, shot put, and javelin throw—sweeping the medals in the latter). They also took the championships in the triple jump and the pentathlon.
Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Hannes Kolehmainen | Marathon | N/A | 2:32:35.8 | 1 ! | |||||
Tatu Kolehmainen | Marathon | N/A | 2:44:02.3 | 10 | |||||
Teodor Koskenniemi | 5000 m | N/A | 15:22.0 | 3 Q | 15:17.0 | 4 | |||
Cross country | N/A | 27:57.2 | 6 | ||||||
Heikki Liimatainen | 10000 m | N/A | 32:08.2 | 1 Q | 32:28.0 | 7 | |||
Cross country | N/A | 27:37.0 | 3 ! | ||||||
Hannes Miettinen | Cross country | N/A | Unknown | 23 | |||||
Paavo Nurmi | 5000 m | N/A | 15:33.0 | 2 Q | 15:00.0 | 2 ! | |||
10000 m | N/A | 33:46.3 | 2 Q | 31:45.8 | 1 ! | ||||
Cross country | N/A | 27:15.0 | 1 ! | ||||||
Eino Rastas | Cross country | N/A | Unknown | 18 | |||||
Oskari Rissanen | 3000 m steeplechase | N/A | 11:07.5 | 3 Q | Did not start | ||||
Urho Tallgren | Marathon | N/A | 2:42:40.0 | 9 | |||||
Juho Tuomikoski | Marathon | N/A | 2:40:18.8 | 5 | |||||
Ilmari Vesamaa | 5000 m | N/A | 15:54.4 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
3000 m steeplechase | N/A | 10:32.2 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Cross country | N/A | Unknown | 14 | ||||||
Julius Wickholm | 400 m hurdles | N/A | 57.9 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
Erik Wilén | 400 m | 51.1 | 2 Q | 51.1 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
400 m hurdles | N/A | 58.4 | 2 Q | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Teodor Koskenniemi Heikki Liimatainen Paavo Nurmi |
Cross country | N/A | 10 | 1 ! |
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Pekka Johansson | Javelin throw | 63.095 | 2 Q | 63.095 | 3 ! |
Hugo Lahtinen | Long jump | 6.19 | 19 | Did not advance | |
Eero Lehtonen | Long jump | 6.285 | 16 | Did not advance | |
Jonni Myyrä | Discus throw | 37.00 | 12 | Did not advance | |
Javelin throw | 60.63 | 3 Q | 65.78 OR | 1 ! | |
Elmer Niklander | Shot put | 14.155 | 1 Q | 14.155 | 2 ! |
Discus throw | 44.685 | 1 Q | 44.685 | 1 ! | |
56 lb weight throw | 8.865 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
Ossian Nylund | Triple jump | 13.74 | 7 | Did not advance | |
Urho Peltonen | Javelin throw | 63.605 OR | 1 Q | 63.605 | 2 ! |
Johan Pettersson | Hammer throw | 41.76 | 11 | Did not advance | |
56 lb weight throw | 9.375 | 6 Q | 9.375 | 6 | |
Ville Pörhölä | Shot put | 14.035 | 3 Q | 14.81 | 1 ! |
Discus throw | 38.19 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
56 lb weight throw | 8.85 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
Jussi Ruoho | Pole vault | 3.60 | 1 Q | 3.40 | 12 |
Juho Saaristo | Javelin throw | 60.045 | 5 Q | 62.395 | 4 |
Armas Taipale | Shot put | 12.945 | 10 | Did not advance | |
Discus throw | 44.19 | 2 Q | 44.19 | 2 ! | |
Vilho Tuulos | Triple jump | 14.505 | 1 Q | 14.505 | 1 ! |
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Total | Rank | ||
Pekka Johansson | Decathlon | Did not finish | |
Hugo Lahtinen | Pentathlon | 26 | 3 ! |
Decathlon | Did not finish | ||
Eero Lehtonen | Pentathlon | 14 | 1 ! |
Decathlon | Did not finish | ||
Jonni Myyrä | Pentathlon | Did not finish | |
Ossian Nylund | Pentathlon | Did not finish | |
Julius Wickholm | Decathlon | 6405.460 | 6 |
Read more about this topic: Finland At The 1920 Summer Olympics