1920 Summer Olympics / Participant (Finland)

FIN

15th	10	9

Finland participated in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp , Belgium , with a delegation of 63 athletes. The athletes were able to win 15 gold, ten silver and nine bronze medals.

Medalist

gold

Surname	sport	competition
Ludowika Jakobsson Walter Jakobsson	figure skating	Couples
Hannes Kolehmainen	athletics	marathon
Eero Lehtonen	athletics	Pentathlon
Jonni Myyra	athletics	Javelin throw
Elmer Niklander	athletics	Discus throw
Paavo Nurmi	athletics	10,000 m
		Cross-country run, individual evaluation
Ville Pörhölä	athletics	Shot put
Vilho Tuulos	athletics	Triple jump
Teodor Koskenniemi Heikki Liimatainen Paavo Nurmi	athletics	Cross-country run, team competition
Kalle Anttila	Wrestling	Lightweight (freestyle)
Eino Aukusti Leino	Wrestling	Middleweight (freestyle)
Adolf Lindfors	Wrestling	Heavyweight (Greco-Roman)
Oskar Friman	Wrestling	Featherweight (Greco-Roman)
Eemeli Vare	Wrestling	Lightweight (Greco-Roman)

silver

Surname	sport	competition
Paavo Nurmi	athletics	5000 m
Armas Taipale	athletics	Discus throw
Urho Peltonen	athletics	Javelin throw
Elmer Niklander	athletics	Shot put
Väinö Penttala	Wrestling	Middleweight (freestyle)
Heikki Kähkönen	Wrestling	Featherweight (Greco-Roman)
Taavi Tamminen	Wrestling	Lightweight (Greco-Roman)
Arthur Lindfors	Wrestling	Middleweight (Greco-Roman)
Edil Rosenqvist	Wrestling	Light heavyweight (Greco-Roman)
Yrjö Kolho Kaarlo Lappalainen Robert Tikkanen Nestori Toivonen Magnus Wegelius	shoot	Running stag single shot team

bronze

Surname	sport	competition
Heikki Liimatainen	athletics	Cross-country run, individual evaluation
Pekka Johansson	athletics	Javelin throw
Hugo Lahtinen	athletics	Pentathlon
Martti Nieminen	Wrestling	Heavyweight (Greco-Roman)
Matti Perttilä	Wrestling	Middleweight (Greco-Roman)
Yrjö Kolho Robert Tikkanen Nestori Toivonen Vilho Vauhkonen Magnus Wegelius	shoot	Running stag double shot team
Voitto Kolho Kaarlo Lappalainen Veli Nieminen Vilho Vauhkonen Magnus Wegelius	shoot	Army rifle lying 300 m crew
Arvo Ossian Aaltonen	swim	200 m chest
		400 m chest

Participants by sport

figure skating

athlete	discipline	final
		Result	space
Sakari Ilmanen	Men	30.0	fifth
Ludowika Jakobsson Walter Jakobsson	Couples	7.0	Olympic champion

Weightlifting

athlete	discipline	final
		Result	space
Rudolf Ekström	Lightweight (up to 82.5 kg)	DNF

athletics

athlete	discipline	leader		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final
		Result	space	Result	space	Result	space	Result	space
Hannes Kolehmainen	marathon	not carried out						2: 32: 35.8 h	Olympic champion
Tatu Kolehmainen	marathon	not carried out						2: 44: 02.3 h	Tenth
Teodor Koskenniemi	5000 m	not carried out				15: 22.0 min	Third	15: 17.0 min	Fourth
	Cross-country run, individual evaluation	not carried out						27: 57.2 min	Sixth
Heikki Liimatainen	10,000 m	not carried out				32: 08.2 min	First	32: 28.0 min	seventh
	Cross-country run, individual evaluation	not carried out						27: 37.0 min	Third
Hannes Miettinen	Cross-country run, individual evaluation	not carried out						k. A.	23.
Paavo Nurmi	5000 m	not carried out				15: 33.0 min	Second	15: 00.0 min	Second
	10,000 m	not carried out				33: 46.3 min	Second	31: 45.8 min	Olympic champion
	Cross-country run, individual evaluation	not carried out						27: 15.0 min	Olympic champion
One of the Rastas	Cross-country run, individual evaluation	not carried out						k. A.	18th
Oskari Rissanen	3000 m obstacle	not carried out				11: 07.5 min	Third	DNS
Urho Tallgren	marathon	not carried out						2: 42: 40.0 h	Ninth
Juho Tuomikoski	marathon	not carried out						2: 40: 18.8 h	fifth
Ilmari Vesamaa	5000 m	not carried out				15: 54.4 h	Fourth	not reached
	3000 m obstacle	not carried out				10: 32.2 h	Fourth	not reached
	Cross-country run, individual evaluation	not carried out						k. A.	14th
Valdemar Wickholm	400 m hurdles	not carried out		57.9 s	Third	not reached
Erik Wilén	400 m	51.1 s	Second	51.1 s	Fourth	not reached
	400 hurdles	not carried out		58.4 s	Second	k. A.	fifth	not reached
Teodor Koskenniemi Heikki Liimatainen Paavo Nurmi	Cross-country run, team competition	not carried out						10	Olympic champion
athlete	discipline	leader						Final
		Result	space					Result	space
Pekka Johansson	Javelin throw	63,095 m	Second	not carried out				63.095	Third
Hugo Lahtinen	Long jump	6.19 m	19th	not carried out				not reached
Eero Lehtonen	Long jump	6.285 m	16.	not carried out				not reached
Jonni Myyra	Discus throw	37.00 m	Twelfth	not carried out				not reached
	Javelin throw	60.63 m	Third	not carried out				65.78 m (OR)	Olympic champion
Elmer Niklander	Shot put	14.155 m	First	not carried out				14.155 m	Second
	Discus throw	44.685 m	First	not carried out				44.685 m	Olympic champion
	Weight throwing	8.865 m	Eighth	not carried out				not reached
Ossian Nylund	Triple jump	13.74 m	seventh	not carried out				not reached
Urho Peltonen	Javelin throw	63.605 m (OR)	First	not carried out				63.605 m	Second
Johan Pettersson	Hammer throw	41.76 m	Eleventh	not carried out				not reached
	Weight throwing	9.375 m	Sixth	not carried out				9.375 m	Sixth
Ville Pörhölä	Shot put	14.035 m	Third	not carried out				14.81 m	Olympic champion
	Discus throw	38.19 m	Eighth	not carried out				not reached
	Weight throwing	8.85 m	Ninth	not carried out				not reached
Jussi Ruoho	Pole vault	3.60 m	First	not carried out				3.40 m	Twelfth
Julius Saaristo	Javelin throw	60.045 m	fifth	not carried out				62.395 m	Fourth
Armas Taipale	Shot put	12,945 m	Tenth	not carried out				not reached
	Discus throw	44.19 m	Second	not carried out				44.19 m	Second
Vilho Tuulos	Triple jump	14.505 m	First	not carried out				14.505 m	Olympic champion
athlete	discipline							final
								Result	space
Pekka Johansson	Decathlon	not carried out						DNF
Hugo Lahtinen	Pentathlon	not carried out						26th	Third
	Decathlon	not carried out						DNF
Eero Lehtonen	Pentathlon	not carried out						14th	Olympic champion
	Decathlon	not carried out						DNF
Jonni Myyra	Pentathlon	not carried out						DNF
Ossian Nylund	Pentathlon	not carried out						DNF
Valdemar Wickholm	Decathlon	not carried out						6405,460	Sixth

Modern pentathlon

athlete	final
	horse riding	fencing	shoot	swim	To run	total	space
Emil Alfons Hagelberg	10	3	21st	9	8th	51	seventh
Kalle Kainuvaara	DNF

horse riding

athlete	horse	discipline	final
			Result	space
Oskar Wilkman	Meno	Versatility, single	1282.50	17th

Wrestling

athlete	discipline	First round	Round of 16	Quarter finals	Semifinals	Final / battle for bronze	space
Freestyle
Kalle Anttila	Lightweight (up to 67.5 kg)	not carried out	Deligny Won	Shimmon Won	Thys Won	Svensson Won	Olympic champion
Johan Gallén	Light heavyweight (up to 82.5 kg)	not carried out	Roosen Won	Larsson Lost	not reached		fifth
Eino Leino	Middle weight (up to 75 kg)	bye	Bron Won	Janssens Won	Johnson Won	Penttala Won	Olympic champion
Kaarlo Mäkinen	Feather weight (up to 60 kg)	not carried out	Gerson Lost	not reached			Ninth
Sven Mattsson	Heavy weight (over 82.5 kg)	not carried out		Pendleton Lost	not reached		fifth
Väinö Penttala	Middle weight (up to 75 kg)	Backsman Won	Bacon Won	The children won	Frantz Won	Leino Lost	Second
Jussi Salila	Heavy weight (over 82.5 kg)	not carried out		Roth lost	not reached		fifth
Emil Westerlund	Light heavyweight (up to 82.5 kg)	not carried out	Rhys Won	Mason Lost	not reached		fifth

athlete	discipline	First round	Round of 16	Quarter finals	Semifinals	final	space
				Quarter-finals for silver	Semi-finals for silver	Final in silver
				Quarter-finals for bronze	Semi-finals for bronze	Final for bronze
Greco-Roman style
Oskari Friman	Feather weight (up to 60 kg)	bye	Gallery Won	Svensson Won	Boumans Won	Kähkönen Won	Olympic champion
				not carried out	Won gold
				Won gold
Heikki Kähkönen	Feather weight (up to 60 kg)	bye	Brian Won	Torgensen Won	Pütsep Won	Friman Lost	Second
				N / A	Svensson Won	Boumans Won
				Won silver
Adolf Lindfors	Heavy weight (over 82.5 kg)	Gasiglia Won	Willkie Won	Lady won	Hansen Won	Ahlgren Won	Olympic champion
				Won gold
				Won gold
Arthur Lindfors	Middle weight (up to 75 kg)	Christensen Won	Johnsen Won	Balej Won	Szymanski Won	Westergren Lost	Second
				bye	Eillebrecht won	Perttilä Won
				Won silver
Martin Nieminen	Heavy weight (over 82.5 kg)	bye	Larsen Won	Hansen Lost	not reached		Third
				not reached
				bye	Willkie Won	Weyand Won
Matti Perttilä	Middle weight (up to 75 kg)	Cornelis Won	Nielsen Won	Fältström Won	Westergren Lost	not reached	Third
				bye	Vanderleenden Won	Lindfors Lost
				bye	Eillebrecht won	Johnsen Won
Rajala is different	Light heavyweight (up to 82.5 kg)	bye	Tázler Won	Wahlem Lost	not reached		seventh
				not carried out	not reached
				not carried out
Edil Rosenqvist	Light heavyweight (up to 82.5 kg)	bye	Johansson Lost	not reached			Second
				not carried out	Tetens Won	Eriksen Won
				not carried out
Taavi Tamminen	Lightweight (up to 67.5 kg)	bye	Kopřiva Won	Frydenlund Won	Andersen Won	Vare won	Second
				bye	Janssens Won	Frisenfeldt won
				Won silver
Emil Vare	Lightweight (up to 67.5 kg)	Christiansen Won	Rohon Won	Janssens Won	Frisenfeldt won	Tamminen Won	Olympic champion
				Won gold
				Won gold

shoot

athlete	discipline	final
		Result	space
Voitto Kolho	Free rifle three position fight 300 m	974	seventh
Yrjö Kolho	Running deer single shot	40	Fourth
Kaarlo Lappalainen	Free rifle three position fight 300 m	945	k. A.
Veli Nieminen	Free rifle three position fight 300 m	934	k. A.
	Clay pigeon shooting	k. A.
Toivo Tikkanen	Running deer single shot	40	fifth
Vilho Vauhkonen	Free rifle three position fight 300 m	966	k. A.
	Army rifle lying 300 m	59	Fourth
Magnus Wegelius	Free rifle three position fight 300 m	849	k. A.
	Army rifle standing 300 m	51	k. A.
	Army rifle lying 600 m	51	k. A.
Voitto Kolho Yrjö Kolho Frans Nässling Toivo Tikkanen Nestor Toivonen	Army revolver 50 m crew	2052	Eleventh
Voitto Kolho Kaarlo Lappalainen Veli Nieminen Vilho Vauhkonen Magnus Wegelius	Free rifle three position fight 300 m team	4668	Fourth
	Army rifle lying 300 m crew	281	Third
	Army rifle lying 600 m crew	268	Eighth
	Army rifle lying down 300 and 600 m crew	524	Tenth
Voitto Kolho Kaarlo Lappalainen Nestor Toivonen Vilho Vauhkonen Magnus Wegelius	Army rifle standing 300 m crew	235	seventh
Yrjö Kolho Kaarlo Lappalainen Toivo Tikkanen Nestor Toivonen Magnus Wegelius	Running stag single shot team	159	Second
Yrjö Kolho Toivo Tikkanen Nestor Toivonen Vilho Vauhkonen Magnus Wegelius	Running stag double shot team	285	Third

swim

athlete	discipline	Quarter finals		Semifinals		final
		Result	space	Result	space	Result	space
Men
Arvo Aaltonen	200 m chest	3: 11.6 min	Second	3: 12.4 min	Second	3: 12.2 min	Third
	400 m	6: 50.0 min	Second	6: 45.0 min	First	6: 48.0 min	Third

Diving

athlete	discipline	Preliminary round			final
		Points	Result	space	Points	Result	space
Men
Kalle Kainuvaara	Diving 5 m and 10 m	35	356.80	seventh	not reached
	Diving 3 m and 10 m	15th	160.0	Fourth	not reached
Lauri Kyöstilä	Diving 5 m and 10 m	21st	441.80	Fourth	not reached
Yrjö Valkama	Diving 3 m and 10 m	14th	157.0	Third	23	167.5	fifth

Web links

• Olympic team from Finland 1920 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )