1976 Winter Olympics / Participant (Finland)
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Finland took part in the 1976 Winter Olympic Games in the Austrian Innsbruck with a delegation of 47 athletes, 38 men and 9 women, in part.
It was Finland's twelfth participation in the Winter Olympics since 1924 .
Flag bearer
The Nordic combined and ski jumper Rauno Miettinen carried the flag of Finland during the opening ceremony in the Bergisel Stadium.
Medals
With two won gold, four silver and one Bronzemedaill the Finnish team took 6th place in the medals table .
gold
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Nordic skiing
- Helena Takalo : women, cross-country skiing, 5 km
- Arto Koivisto , Juha Mieto , Matti Pitkänen and Pertti Teurajärvi : men, cross-country skiing, 4 × 10 km relay
silver
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biathlon
- Heikki Ikola : Men, 20 km
- Henrik Flöjt , Heikki Ikola , Esko Saira and Juhani Suutarinen : men, 4 × 7.5 km relay
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Nordic skiing
- Helena Takalo : women, cross-country skiing, 10 km
- Marjatta Kajosmaa , Hilkka Riihivuori , Liisa Suihkonen and Helena Takalo : women, cross-country skiing, 4 × 5 km relay
bronze
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Nordic skiing
- Arto Koivisto : men, cross-country skiing, 15 km
Participants by sport
Alpine skiing
- Women
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Riitta Ollikka
- Departure: 30th place - 1: 53.85 min
- Giant slalom: 34th place - 1: 40.15 min
- Slalom: 17th place - 1: 45.62 min
biathlon
- Men
ice Hockey
- Men 4th place
figure skating
- Men
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Pekka Leskinen
- 13th place
Speed skating
- Women
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Paula-Irmeli Halons
- 500 m: 8th place - 43.99 s
- 1000 m: 13th place - 1: 31.72 min
- 3000 m: 22nd place - 5: 03.08 min
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Tuula Vilkas
- 1000 m: 17th place - 1: 32.94 min
- 1500 m: 20th place - 2: 24.55 min
- 3000 m: 12th place - 4: 51.71 min
- Men
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Olavi Köppä
- 1500 m: 10th place - 2: 03.69 min
- 5000 m: 20th place - 7: 59.52 min
- 10,000 m: 9th place - 15: 39.73 min
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Pertti Niittylä
- 500 m: 15th place - 40.65 s
- 1000 m: 8th place - 1: 21.43 min
Nordic skiing
Cross-country skiing
- Women
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Taina Impio
- 5 km: 19th place - 17: 03.30 min
- Marjatta Kajosmaa
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Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi-Hämäläinen
- 10 km: 22nd place - 32: 37.72 min
- Helena Kivioja-Takalo
- Hilkka Riihivuori-Kuntola
- Liisa Suihkonen
- Men
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Risto Kiiskinen
- 15 km: 32nd place - 47: 21.06 min
- Arto Koivisto
- Juha Mieto
- Matti Pitkänen
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Juhani Repo
- 30 km: 22nd place - 1: 35: 31.06 h
- 50 km: 9th place - 2:42: 54.89 h
- Pertti Teurajärvi
Ski jumping
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Harri Blumén
- Normal hill: 29th place - 210.4 points
- Large hill: 41st place - 160.7 points
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Rauno Miettinen
- Large hill: 21st place - 185.4 points
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Esko Rautionaho
- Normal hill: 11th place - 229.6 points
- Large hill: 12th place - 197.8 points
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Jouko Törmänen
- Normal hill: 14th place - 225.0 points
- Large hill: 10th place - 204.9 points
Nordic combination
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Jorma Etelälahti
- Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 24th place
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Erkki Kilpinen
- Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 10th place
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Jukka Kuvaja
- Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 11th place
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Rauno Miettinen
- Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 4th place
Web links
- Finnish Olympic Team 1976 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )