Finland at The 1980 Summer Olympics - Athletics

Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres

• Antti Loikkanen

• Heat — 3:40.5
• Semifinals — 3:43.6 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

• Kaarlo Maaninka

• Heat — 13:45.8
• Semi Final — 13:40.2
• Final — 13:22.0 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Martti Vainio

• Heat — 13:45.2
• Semi Final — 13:30.4
• Final — 13:32.1 (→ 11th place)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Kaarlo Maaninka

• Heat — 28:31.0
• Final — 27:44.3 (→ Silver Medal)

• Lasse Virén

• Heat — 28:45.8
• Final — 27:50.5 (→ 5th place)

• Martti Vainio

• Heat — 28:59.9
• Final — 28:46.3 (→ 13th place)

Men's Marathon

• Håkan Spik

• Final — 2:22:24 (→ 32nd place)

• Lasse Virén

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

• Jouni Kortelainen

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 110 m Hurdles

• Arto Bryggare

• Heat — 13.77
• Semifinals — 13.78
• Final — 13.76 (→ 6th place)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

• Tommy Ekblom

• Heat — 8:27.8
• Semifinals — 8:24.3
• Final — 8:40.9 (→ 12th place)

• Vesa Laukkanen

• Heat — 8:38.4
• Semifinals — 8:33.3 (→ did not advance)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Reima Salonen

• Final — 1:31:32.0 (→ 9th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Reima Salonen

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's Long Jump

• Oli Pousi

• Qualification — did not start (→ no ranking)

Men's Triple Jump

• Olli Pousi

• Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

• Reijo Ståhlberg

• Qualification — 20.53 m
• Final — 20.82 m (→ 4th place)

Men's Discus Throw

• Markku Tuokko

• Qualification — 62.14 m
• Final — 61.84 m (→ 9th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Harri Huhtala

• Qualification — 72.46 m
• Final Round — 71.96 m (→ 9th place)

• Juha Tiainen

• Qualification — 70.82 m
• Final Round — 71.38 m (→ 10th place)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Antero Puranen

• Qualification — 84.02 m
• Final — 86.15 m (→ 5th place)

• Pentti Sinersaari

• Qualification — 80.30 m
• Final — 84.34 m (→ 6th place)

• Aimo Aho

• Qualification — 82.12 m
• Final — 80.58 m (→ 9th place)

Men's Pole Vault

• Tapani Haapakoski

• Qualification — 5.40 m
• Final — 5.45 m (→ 9th place)

• Rauli Pudas

• Qualification — 5.35 m
• Final — 5.25 m (→ 12th place)

• Antti Kalliomäki

• Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Esa Jokinen

• Final — 7826 points (→ 9th place)

• Johannes Lahti

• Final — 7765 points (→ 11th place)

Women's 100 metres

• Helinä Laihorinne

• Heat — 11.70
• Quarterfinals — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus Throw

• Ulla Lundholm

• Qualification — DNS (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Tiina Lillak

• Qualification — 56.26 m (→ did not advance)