1968 Winter Olympics / Participant (Finland)
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Finland took part in the X. Winter Olympic Games in 1968 in Grenoble, France, with a delegation of 52 athletes in seven disciplines, of which 44 were men and 8 women. With one gold medal, two silver medals and two bronze medals, Finland reached tenth place in the medal table.
The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was ski jumper Veikko Kankkonen .
Participants by sport
biathlon
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Heikki Flöjt
- 4 × 7.5 km relay: 5th place (2:20: 41.8 h)
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Arve Kinnari
- 20 km individual: 5th place (1: 19: 47.9 h)
- 4 × 7.5 km relay: 5th place (2:20: 41.8 h)
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Mauno Luukkonen
- 20 km individual: 31st place (1: 28: 18.8 h)
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Yrjö Salpakari
- 20 km individual: 25th place (1: 27: 11.6 h)
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Juhani Suutarinen
- 4 × 7.5 km relay: 5th place (2:20: 41.8 h)
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Kalevi Vähäkylä
- 20 km individual: 9th place (1: 20: 56.5 h)
- 4 × 7.5 km relay: 5th place (2:20: 41.8 h)
ice Hockey
Men
- 5th place
Speed skating
Men
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Seppo Hänninen
- 500 m: 8th place (40.8 s)
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Raimo Hietala
- 1500 m: 24th place (2: 11.7 min)
- 5000 m: 17th place (7: 54.0 min)
- 10,000 m: 20th place (16: 45.9 min)
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Olavi Hjellman
- 500 m: 40th place (43.1 s)
- 1500 m: 21st place (2: 10.1 min)
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Kimmo Koskinen
- 500 m: 23rd place (41.7 s)
- 1500 m: 18th place (2: 07.9 min)
- 5000 m: 9th place (7: 35.9 min)
- 10,000 m: 14th place (16: 15.7 min)
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Jouko Launonen
- 500 m: 33rd place (42.6 s)
- 1500 m: 14th place (2: 07.5 min)
- 5000 m: 15th place (7: 46.5 min)
- 10,000 m: 12th place (16: 02.1 min)
Women
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Arja Kantola
- 500 m: 12th place (47.4 s)
- 1000 m: 22nd place (1: 37.9 min)
- 1500 m: 22nd place (2: 33.2 min)
- 3000 m: 24th place (5: 30.7 min)
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Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka
- 500 m: 18th place (48.1 s)
- 1000 m: 8th place (1: 34.8 min)
- 1500 m: 6th place (2: 25.8 min)
- 3000 m: 4th place (5: 03.9 min)
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Kaija Mustonen
- 500 m: 6th place (46.7 s)
- 1000 m: 4th place (1: 33.6 min)
- 1500 m: gold (2: 22.4 min, Olympic record)
- 3000 m: silver (5: 01.0 min)
Nordic combination
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Esa Klinga
- Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 4th place (356.74)
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Raimo Majuri
- Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 36th place (338.28)
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Ilpo Nuolikivi
- Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 30th place (364.28)
Alpine skiing
Men
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Ulf Ekstam
- Departure: 30th place (2: 06.14 min)
- Giant Slalom: 36th place (3: 45.75 min)
- Slalom: 18th place (1: 44.92 min)
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Raimo Manninen
- Departure: disqualified
- Giant Slalom: 30th place (3: 42.03 min)
- Slalom: eliminated in the preliminary run
Cross-country skiing
Men
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Kalevi Laurila
- 15 km: 4th place (48: 37.6 min)
- 30 km: 6th place (1: 37: 29.8 h)
- 50 km: 11th place (2: 31: 24.9 h)
- 4 × 10 km relay: bronze (2: 10: 56.7 h)
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Eero Mäntyranta
- 15 km: Silver (47: 46.1 min)
- 30 km: Bronze (1: 36: 55.3 h)
- 50 km: 15th place (2: 32: 53.8 h)
- 4 × 10 km relay: bronze (2: 10: 56.7 h)
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Kalevi Oikarainen
- 15 km: 10th place (49: 11.1 min)
- 30 km: 7th place (1: 37: 34.4 h)
- 4 × 10 km relay: bronze (2: 10: 56.7 h)
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Pauli Siitonen
- 50 km: 19th place (2: 34: 31.2 h)
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Hannu Taipale
- 15 km: race not finished
- 30 km: 22nd place (1: 40: 05.1 h)
- 50 km: 14th place (2: 32: 37.7 h)
- 4 × 10 km relay: bronze (2: 10: 56.7 h)
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Arto Tiainen
- 30 km: 16th place (1: 38: 51.1 h)
Women
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Marjatta Kajosmaa
- 5 km: 5th place (16: 54.6 min)
- 10 km: 5th place (38: 09.0 min)
- 3 × 5 km relay: 4th place (58: 45.1 min)
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Marjatta Muttilainen-Olkkonen
- 5 km: 11th place (17: 12.4 min)
- 3 × 5 km relay: 4th place (58: 45.1 min)
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Senja Pusula
- 5 km: 8th place (5:00 p.m., 3 min)
- 10 km: 12th place (39: 12.5 min)
- 3 × 5 km relay: 4th place (58: 45.1 min)
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Liisa Suihkonen
- 10 km: 18th place (39: 55.3 min)
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Helena Takalo-Kivioja
- 5 km: 22nd place (17: 46.2 min)
- 10 km: race not finished
Ski jumping
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Veikko Kankkonen
- Normal hill: 17th place (205.1)
- Large hill: 24th place (188.9)
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Topi Mattila
- Normal hill: 5th place (211.9)
- Large hill: 49th place (150.5)
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Seppo Reijonen
- Large hill: 40th place (170.1)
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Juhani Ruotsalainen
- Normal hill: 39th place (184.4)
- Large hill: 50th place (149.2)
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Heikki Väisänen
- Normal hill: 45th place (170.8)
Web links
- Finland at the 1968 Winter Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )