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The following lists events that happened in 2013 in Finland.
Uganda competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany which were held from 26 August to 11 September 1972. The nation's delegation consisted of 33 athletes: seventeen field hockey players, eight boxers and eight track and field athletes
Georg Thoma is a retired German Nordic combined skier and ski jumper. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics, becoming the first non-Scandinavian athlete to do so, and was voted German Sportsman of the Year. At the 1964 Olympics he won a bronze medal and served as the Olympic flag bearer for Germany at the opening ceremony. He further won the world championships title in 1966. Thoma's strength in the Nordic combined was jumping. He was three times German champion in ski jumping. Additionally, he won the Nordic combined at the Holmenkollen ski festival from 1963 to 1966. For his Nordic combined successes, Thoma was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1964.
Heikki Vihtori Hasu is a retired Finnish Nordic skier who competed in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics.
Eero Johannes Kolehmainen was a Finnish cross-country skier. He competed in the 50 km event at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1952, placing fourth in 1956. In 1957, aged 39, he won the 50 km races at the Holmenkollen ski festival and Lahti Ski Games. The same year, he was awarded the Holmenkollen medal. Kolehmainen's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth over 50 km in 1958. He was a farmer by occupation.
Veikko Kankkonen is a retired Finnish ski jumper who competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics. He won two medals in 1964 with a gold in the individual normal hill and a silver in the individual large hill event. That same year he won the jumping competition at the Holmenkollen ski festival, which also earned him the Holmenkollen medal. He also won the Four Hills Tournament and served as the flag bearer for Finland at the 1968 Olympics.
Mirja Lehtonen was a cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the early 1960s.
Antti Eerkki Tyrväinen was a Finnish biathlete and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, and silver medals in the World Championships in 1962 and 1963 together with a bronze medal in 1965. He was born in Ylöjärvi.
Events in the year 1979 in Norway.
Marika Johanna Lehtimäki is a Finnish retired ice hockey player. She played 83 international matches with the Finnish national team and was on the bronze medal winning rosters in the women's tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics and at the IIHF World Women's Championship in 1990, 1992, and 1994. With the Finnish national team she also won four IIHF European Championship medals, three gold and one bronze.
Päivi Anneli Salo is a Finnish retired ice hockey player. She played 73 matches with the Finnish national team, including in the women's tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where she won a bronze medal, and in the women's tournament at the 2002 Winter Olympics. She also competed at the 1997 IIHF World Championship, where she won a bronze medal with the Finnish national team, and at the 2001 IIHF Women's Championship, where Finland placed fourth.
The 1962 World Rowing Championships were the inaugural world championships in rowing. The competition was held in September 1962 on the Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland. Rowers from West Germany dominated the competition, winning five of the seven boat classes.
Mirja Salminen was a Finnish hurdler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
The following lists events that happened in 2012 in Finland.
The following lists events that happened in 2011 in Finland.
The following lists events that happened in 2010 in Finland.
The following lists events that happened in 2009 in Finland.
Eero Rautiola was a Finnish cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 18 km event at the 1948 Winter Olympics. He died in 2010.
Antti Sivonen was a Finnish cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 50 kilometre event at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
Antti Ticklén is a Finnish cross-country skier. He competed in the 50 km event at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Events in the year 2007 in Finland.
