1952 Summer Olympics / Participant (Finland)

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Finland hosted the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki . The nation entered 139 competitions in eighteen sports with a delegation of 258 athletes (228 men and 30 women). The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the hurdler Väinö Suvivuo .

Participants by sport

basketball

Men

• Group stage

• Squad

  Kalevi Heinänen

  Esko Karhunen

  Juhani Kyöstilä

  Pentti Laaksonen

  Olavi Lahtinen

  Raimo Lindholm

  Pertti Mutru

  Raine Nuutinen

  Tapio Pöyhönen

  Tuomo Ristola

  Eero saloons

  Timo Suviranta

  Kalevi Sylander

  Oiva Virtanen

Boxing

Men

• Risto Luukkonen

  Flyweight: 1st round

• Pentti Hämäläinen

  Bantamweight: gold

• Pentti Niinivuori

  Featherweight: 2nd round

• Erkki Pakkanen

  Lightweight: bronze

• Erkki Mallenius

  Light welterweight: bronze

• Iivari Malmikoski

  Welterweight: 2nd round

• Pentti Kontula

  Light middleweight: 2nd round

• Börje Grönroos

  Middleweight: 2nd round

• Harry Siljander

  Light Heavyweight: Bronze

• Ilkka Koski

  Heavyweight: bronze

fencing

Men Kurt Lindeman Foil, singles: quarter-finals Heikki Raitio Foil, singles: preliminary round Epee, singles: preliminary round Erkki Kerttula Epee, singles: 9th place Epee, team: quarter-finals Rolf Wiik Epee, singles: semi-finals Epee, team: quarter-finals Kauko Jalkanen Epee, team: quarter-finals Paavo Miettinen Epee, team: quarter-finals Nils Sjöblom Epee, team: quarter-finals Jaakko Vuorinen Epee, team: quarter-finals

Women Maggie Kalka Foil, single: Taimi Mattsson Foil, single: Marianne Sjöblom Foil, single:

Soccer

Men

• Round of 16

• Squad

  Veikko Asikainen

  Erik Beijar

  Olavi Laaksonen

  Kalevi Lehtovirta

  Åke Lindman

  Stig-Göran Myntti

  Nils Rikberg

  Aulis Rytkönen

  Olof Stolpe

  Jorma Vaihela

  Esko Valkama

  • reserve

  Rainer Forss

  Kalevi Lilja

  Kurt Henrik Martin

  Sulo Parkkinen

  Seppo Pelkonen

  Åke Pettersson

  Mauno Rintanen

  Tapio Pylkkonen

Weightlifting

Men

• Aarne Vehkonen

  Bantamweight: 13th place

• Mikko Hokka

  Featherweight: 15th place

• Tauno Suoniemi

  Lightweight: 15th place

• Frank Teräskari

  Middleweight: 9th place

• Juhani Vellamo

  Lightweight: DNF

• Kai Outa

  Middle heavyweight: 10th place

• Eino Mäkinen

  Heavyweight: 11th place

hockey

Men

• 9th place

• Squad

  Kaarlo Einiö

  Pentti Elo

  Erkki Heikkilä

  Veijo-Lassi Holopainen

  Keijo Kuusela

  Risto Lamppu

  Reino Lindroos

  Esko salt mines

  Toivo salt mines

  Esko Silvennoinen

  Tauno Timoska

canoe

Men Thorvald Strömberg Kayak single, 1000 meters: silver Kayak single, 10,000 meters: gold Yrjö Hietanen & Kurt Wires Kayak twos, 1000 meters: gold Kayak twos, 10,000 meters: gold Olavi Ojanperä Canoe single, 1000 meters: bronze Jarl Fagerström Canadian single, 10,000 meters: 6th place Matti Havulinna & Tuomo Tuormaa Canoe twos, 1000 meters: heats Jorma Kulo & Teppo Salmisaari Canoe two-man, 10,000 meters: 9th place

Women Sylvi Saimo Kayak single, 500 meters: gold

athletics

Men Pauli Tavisalo 100 meters: heats 200 meters: heats 4 x 100 meters: prelims 4 x 400 meters: prelims Voitto Hellstén 100 meters: heats 200 meters: quarter-finals 4 x 100 meters: prelims Issi Baran 100 meters: heats 4 x 100 meters: prelims Adolf Turakainen 200 meters: heats 4 x 100 meters: prelims Rolf Back 400 meters: quarter-finals 4 x 400 meters: prelims Jaakko Suikkari 400 meters: heats Ossi Mildh 400 meters: heats 4 x 400 meters: prelims Olavi Talja 800 meters: heats Erkki Rönnholm 800 meters: heats Denis Johansson 1500 meters: 10th place Aulis Pystynen 1500 meters: heats Urpo Vähäranta 1500 meters: heats Ilmari Taipale 5000 meters: 12th place Eero Tuomaala 5000 meters: 13th place Väinö Koskela 5000 meters: heats 10,000 meters: 16th place Hannu Posti 10,000 meters: 4th place Hugo Niskanen 10,000 meters: 19th place Veikko Karvonen Marathon: 5th place Erkki Puolakka Marathon: 8th place Mikko Hietanen Marathon: 17th place Väinö Suvivuo 110 meter hurdles: semi-finals Risto Syrjänen 110 meter hurdles: prelims Olli Alho 110 meter hurdles: prelims Arvo Hilli 400 meter hurdles: quarter-finals Rainer Pelkonen 400 meter hurdles: quarter-finals Ragnar Graeffe 400 meter hurdles: prelims 4 x 400 meters: prelims Olavi Rinteenpää 3000 meter obstacle: 4th place Urho Julin 3000 meter obstacle: prelims Kauko Lusenius 3000 meter obstacle: prelims Pekka Viljanen 50 kilometers of walking: 14th place Pekka straws High jump: 11th place Albert Koskinen High jump: 24th place Valto Olenius Pole vault: 5th place Erkki Kataja Pole vault: 10th place Jukka Piironen Pole vault: 18th place Jorma Valtonen Long jump: 5th place Pentti Snellman Long jump: 9th place Jorma Valkama Long jump: 17th place in qualification Reino Hiltunen Triple jump: 9th place Pentti Uusihauta Triple jump: 22nd place in qualification Valle Rautio Triple jump: 23rd place in qualification Aapo Perko Shot put: 14th place in qualification Toivo Telen Shot put: 15th place in qualification Kaarto Rask Shot put: 17th place in qualification Veikko Nyqvist Discus throw: 12th place Olli Partans Discus throw: 18th place in qualification Arvo Huutoniemi Discus throw: 29th place in qualification Reino Kuivamäki Hammer throw: 14th place Oiva Halmetoja Hammer throw: 19th place Lauri Tamminen Hammer throw: 20th place Toivo Hyytiäinen Javelin throw: bronze Soini Nikkinen Javelin throw: 8th place Eino Leppänen Javelin throw: 16th place Olli Reikko Decathlon: 13th place Eeles Landström Decathlon: 14th place Erkki Hautamäki Decathlon: DNF

Women Ulla Pokki 100 meters: heats 4 x 100 meters: prelims Leena Sipila 100 meters: heats 4 x 100 meters: prelims Pirkko Länsivuori 200 meters: heats Seija Pöntinen 80 meter hurdles: prelims High jump: 15th place Sylvi Keskinen 80 meter hurdles: prelims Aino Autio 80 meter hurdles: prelims 4 x 100 meters: prelims Maire Österdahl 4 x 100 meters: prelims Long jump: 9th place Sisko Heikkilä High jump: 16th place Meeri Saari Shot put: 8th place Kaarina Koivuniemi Discus throw: 11th place Anni Rättyä Javelin throw: 14th place Kaisa Parviainen Javelin throw: 16th place Elsa Torikka Javelin throw: 17th place

Modern pentathlon

Men

• Olavi Mannonen

  Singles: 5th place

  Team: bronze

• Olavi Rokka

  Individual: 13th place

  Team: bronze

• Lauri Vilkko

  Singles: 7th place

  Team: bronze

Cycling

Men

• Raino Koskenkorva

  Road race, individual: 42nd place

  Road race, team: DNF

• Paul Nyman

  Road race, individual: DNF

  Road race, team: DNF

• Ruben Forsblom

  Road race, individual: DNF

  Road race, team: DNF

• Paul Backman

  Road race, individual: disqualified

  Road race, team: DNF

• Helge Törn

  Sprint: hope run after the preliminary round

• Onni Kasslin

  1000 meter time trial: 14th place

• Olavi Linnonmaa & Ensio Nieminen

  Tandem sprint: hope run

• Nils Henriksson , Aimo Jokinen , Paul Nyman & Urho Sirén

  Team Pursuit: 15th place in qualification

horse riding

Men

• Ilmari Haimi

  Eventing, individual: 32nd place

  Eventing, team: DNF

• Viktor Jansson

  Jumping, singles: DNF

  Jumping, team: DNF

• Henrik Lavonius

  Jumping, singles: DNF

  Jumping, team: DNF

• Mauno Roiha

  Jumping, singles: DNF

  Jumping, team: DNF

  Eventing, individual: DNF

  Eventing, team: DNF

• Veikko Vartiainen

  Eventing, individual: DNF

  Eventing, team: DNF

Wrestling

Men

• Leo Honkala

  Flyweight, Greco-Roman: bronze

• Arvo Kyllönen

  Bantamweight, Greco-Roman: 3rd round

• Erkki Talosela

  Featherweight, Greco-Roman: 3rd round

• Kalle Haapasalmi

  Lightweight, Greco-Roman: 5th place

• Veikko Männikkö

  Greterweight, Greco-Roman: Withdrawal after 2nd round

• Kalervo Rauhala

  Middleweight, Greco-Roman: silver

• Kelpo Grondahl

  Light Heavyweight, Greco-Roman: Gold

• Tauno Kovanen

  Heavyweight, Greco-Roman: bronze

• Oiva Timonen

  Flyweight, freestyle: retreat after 1st round

• Tauno Jaskari

  Bantamweight, freestyle: retreat after 2nd round

• Rauno Mäkinen

  Featherweight, freestyle: 6th place

• Risto Talosela

  Lightweight, freestyle: 5th place

• Aleksanteri Keisala

  Welterweight, freestyle: 4th round

• Veikko Lahti

  Middleweight, freestyle: 2nd round

• Paavo Sepponen

  Light heavyweight, freestyle: 3rd round

• Taisto Kangasniemi

  Heavyweight, freestyle: 6th place

rowing

Men

• Sevi Holmsten

  One: reunion

• Eero Koivumäki & Keijo Koivumäki

  Double sculls: hope run

• Bengt Ahlström & Stig Winter

  Two without a helmsman: reunion

• Erkki Lyijynen , Veijo Mikkolainen & Toimi Pitkänen

  Two with a helmsman: 5th place

• Oiva Lommi , Veikko Lommi , Lauri Nevalainen & Kauko Wahlsten

  Four without a helmsman: bronze

• Kurt Grönholm , Karl-Erik Johansson , Birger Karlsson , Paul Stråhlman & Antero Tukiainen

  Four with helmsman: 5th place

• Birger Andersson , Antti Arell , Yrjö Hakoila , Klaus Lampi , Eero Lehtovirta , Tor Lundsten , Esko Lyytikkä , Toivo Räsänen & Harry Wikman

  Eighth: Hope run

shoot

Men

• Pentti Linnosvuo

  Rapid fire pistol: 5th place

• Veli-Jussi Hölsö

  Rapid fire pistol: 14th place

• Klaus Lahti

  Free pistol: 7th place

• Oiva Tylli

  Free pistol: 10th place

• Vilho Ylönen

  Free rifle, three-position fight: 5th place

  Small caliber, three-position battle: silver

  Small bore, lying: 11th place

• Pauli Janhonen

  Free rifle, three-position fight: 12th place

• Kullervo Leskinen

  Small bore, three position fight: 8th place

  Small bore, lying: 7th place

• Tauno Mäki

  Running disc: bronze

• Yrjö Miettinen

  Running target: 6th place

• Konni Huber

  Trap: 5th place

• Sven-Erik Rosenlew

  Trap: 29th place

swim

Men Leo Telivuo 100 meters freestyle: prelims 4 x 200 meter freestyle: prelims Pentti icons 100 meters freestyle: prelims 400 meters freestyle: prelims 4 x 200 meter freestyle: prelims Mauno Valkeinen 100 meters freestyle: prelims 4 x 200 meter freestyle: prelims Einari Aalto 400 meters freestyle: prelims Pentti Paatsalo 400 meters freestyle: prelims 4 x 200 meter freestyle: prelims Erkki Marttinen 100 meters back: heats Juha Tikka 200 meters chest: heats Aulis Kähkönen 200 meters chest: heats

Women Ritva Järvinen 100 meters freestyle: prelims 400 meters freestyle: prelims 4 x 100 meter freestyle: prelims Raili Riuttala 100 meters freestyle: prelims 4 x 100 meter freestyle: prelims Ritva Koivula 100 meters freestyle: prelims 4 x 100 meter freestyle: prelims Anneli Haaranen 4 x 100 meter freestyle: prelims 100 meters back: heats Kaija Mäkelä 200 meters chest: semi-finals

sailing

• Gunnar Källström

  Finn dinghy: 19th place

• Christian Ilmoni & René Nyman

  Star: 19th place

• Eric Fabricius , Bror Johansson & Leo Nagornoff

  Dragons: 14th place

• Aarne Castrén , Hans Dittmar & Erik Stadigh

  5.5 meter class: 8th place

• Ragnar Jansson , Adolf Account , Paul Sjöberg , Rolf Turkka & Ernst Westerlund

  6 meter class: bronze

do gymnastics

Men Paavo Aaltonen Individual all-around: 20th place Team all-around: bronze Floor: 24th place Horse: 35th place Bars: 27th place Horizontal bar: 11th place Rings: 38th place Pommel horse: 40th place Kalevi Laitinen Individual all-around: 35th place Team all-around: bronze Floor: 6th place Horse: 44th place Bars: 52nd place Horizontal bar: 35th place Rings: 73rd place Pommel horse: 43rd place Onni Lappalainen Individual all-around: 14th place Team all-around: bronze Floor: 5th place Horse: 28th place Bars: 13th place Horizontal bar: 28th place Rings: 14th place Pommel horse: 73rd place Kaino Lempinen Individual all-around: 28th place Team all-around: bronze Floor: 14th place Horse: 44th place Bars: 65th place Horizontal bar: 23rd place Rings: 63rd place Pommel horse: 29th place Berndt Lindfors Individual all-around: 19th place Team all-around: bronze Floor: 22nd place Horse: 95th place Bars: 87th place Horizontal bar: 9th place Rings: 7th place Pommel horse: 18th place Olavi Rove Individual all-around: 42nd place Team all-around: bronze Floor: 63rd place Horse: 110th place Bars: 19th place Horizontal bar: 23rd place Rings: 29th place Pommel horse: 57th place Heikki Savolainen Individual all-around: 29th place Team all-around: bronze Floor: 101st place Horse: 102nd place Bars: 54th place Horizontal bar: 4th place Rings: 19th place Pommel horse: 8th place Kalevi Viskari Individual all-around: 38th place Team all-around: bronze Floor: 78th place Horse: 19th place Bars: 40th place Horizontal bar: 11th place Rings: 90th place Pommel horse: 28th place

Women Raili Hoviniemi Individual all-around: 102nd place Team all-around competition: 13th place Group gymnastics: 5th place Floor: 101st place Horse: 116th place Uneven bars: 114th place Balance beam: 66th place Arja Lehtinen Individual all-around: 63rd place Team all-around competition: 13th place Group gymnastics: 5th place Floor: 41st place Horse: 62nd place Uneven bars: 95th place Balance beam: 52nd place Maila Nisula Individual all-around: 119th place Team all-around competition: 13th place Group gymnastics: 5th place Floor: 81st place Horse: 118th place Uneven bars: 130th place Balance beam: 85th place Pirkko Pyykönen Individual all-around: 125th place Team all-around competition: 13th place Group gymnastics: 5th place Floor: 89th place Horse: 121st place Uneven bars: 127th place Balance beam: 124th place Vappu saloons Individual all-around: 58th place Team all-around competition: 13th place Group gymnastics: 5th place Floor: 41st place Horse: 64th place Uneven bars: 86th place Balance beam: 56th place Raija Simola Individual all-around: 127th place Team all-around competition: 13th place Group gymnastics: 5th place Floor: 103rd place Horse: 127th place Uneven bars: 118th place Balance beam: 127th place Raili Tuominen-Hämäläinen Individual all-around: 51st place Team all-around competition: 13th place Group gymnastics: 5th place Floor: 36th place Horse: 83rd place Uneven bars: 91st place Balance beam: 20th place Pirkko Vilppunen Individual all-around: 108th place Team all-around competition: 13th place Group gymnastics: 5th place Floor: 91st place Horse: 113th place Uneven bars: 125th place Balance beam: 69th place

Diving

Men

• Olavi Heinonen

  Art jumping: 29th place

• Birger Kivelä

  Diving: 13th place

• Helge Vasenius

  Art jumping: 14th place

Web links

Commons : Finland at the 1952 Summer Olympics  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Finnish Olympic team from 1952 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )