| Finland at the 1928 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | FIN |
| NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
| Website | sport |
| in Amsterdam | |
| Competitors | 69 (67 men, 2 women) in 11 sports |
| Flag bearer | Akilles Järvinen [1] |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Finland competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 69 competitors (67 men and 2 women) took part in 48 events in 11 sports. [2]
Two divers, a man and a woman, represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport as well as the Games. Both divers competed in the platform events. Onnela advanced to the final, finishing 5th; this matched the best result for a Finnish diver to date. Lampila came in 4th in his preliminary group, just outside the top 3 required to advance.
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
| Yrjö Lampila | Men's 10 metre platform | 21 | 72.34 | 4 | did not advance | ||
| Greta Onnela | Women's 10 metre platform | 21 | 28.00 | 3 Q | 25 | 26.00 | 5 |
One swimmer, Disa Lindberg, represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's 5th appearance in swimming as well as the Games, and the first time since 1912 Finland had sent a female swimmer. Lindberg competed in the 400 metre freestyle, placing 4th in her heat and not advancing to the semifinals.
| Swimmer | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Disa Lindberg | Women's 400 m freestyle | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Risto Mattila | 100 metres | 11.3 | 4 | Did Not Advance | |||||
| Armas Kinnunen | 1500 metres | 4:01.5 | 3 | — | Did Not Advance | ||||
| 5000 metres | — | 15:10.8 | 2 | 15:02.0 | 6 | ||||
| Eino Purje | 1500 metres | 4:00.8 | 1 | — | 3:56.4 |  | |||
| 5000 metres | — | 15:03.6 | 3 | DNF | |||||
| Harri Larva | 1500 metres | 4:02.0 | 2 | — | 3:53.2 |   | |||
| Leo Helgas | 4:06.0 | 4 | — | Did Not Advance | |||||
| Paavo Nurmi | 5000 metres | — | 15:08.0 | 4 | 14:40.0 |  | |||
| 10,000 metres | — | 30:18.8 | | ||||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:58.8 | 1 | — | 9:31.2 | | ||||
| Ville Ritola | 10,000 metres | — | 30:19.4 | | |||||
| 5000 metres | — | 15:10.8 | 2 | 14:38.0 | | ||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:46.6 | 1 | — | DNF | |||||
| Kalle Matilainen | 10,000 metres | — | 31:45.0 | 8 | |||||
| Toivo Loukola | — | 31:39.0 | 7 | ||||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:37.6 | 1 | — | 9:21.8 | | ||||
| Ove Andersen | 2 | — | 9:35.6 | | |||||
| Bengt Sjöstedt | 110 metres hurdles | 15.0 | 2 | — | 15.1 | 4 | Did Not Advance | ||
| Juka Matilainen | 400 metres hurdles | 56.7 | 3 | — | Did Not Advance | ||||
| Errka Wilén | 56.5 | 2 | — | 54.5 | 5 | Did Not Advance | |||
| Martti Marttelin | marathon | — | 2:35:02 | | |||||
| Yrjö Korholin-Koski | — | 2:36:40 | 7 | ||||||
| Verner Laaksonen | — | 2:41:35 | 12 | ||||||
| Eino Rastas | — | 2:43:08 | 14 | ||||||
| Väinö Sipilä | — | 2:43:08 | 14 | ||||||
| Ilmari Kuokka | — | 2:46:34 | 24 | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Toimi Tulikoura | long jump | 6.91 | 18 | Did Not Advance | |
| Ville Tuulos | long jump | 7.11 | 11 | Did Not Advance | |
| Ville Tuulos | triple jump | 14.73 | 4 | 15.11 | |
| Toimi Tulikoura | triple jump | 14.70 | 5 | 14.70 | 5 |
| Erkki Järvinen | triple jump | 14.65 | 6 | 14.65 | 6 |
| Väinö Rainio | triple jump | 14.41 | 8 | Did Not Advance | |
| Paavo Yrjölä | high jump | 1.77 | 19 | Did Not Advance | |
| Armas Wahlstedt | high jump | No height | - | Did Not Advance | |
| Armas Wahlstedt | shot put | 14.69 | 5 | 14.69 | 5 |
| Paavo Yrjölä | shot put | 14.01 | 9 | Did Not Advance | |
| Antero Kivi | discus throw | 45.79 | 3 | 47.23 | |
| Eino Kenttä | discus throw | 44.17 | 6 | 44.17 | 6 |
| Heikki Taskinen | discus throw | 43.00 | 11 | Did Not Advance | |
| Vilho Rinne | javelin throw | 58.04 | 15 | Did Not Advance | |
| Albert Lamppu | javelin throw | 61.45 | 9 | Did Not Advance | |
| Paavo Liettu | javelin throw | 63.86 | 4 | 63.86 | 4 |
| Eino Penttilä | javelin throw | 63.20 | 6 | 63.20 | 6 |
| Erik Eriksson | hammer throw | 46.22 | 9 | Did Not Advance | |
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akilles Järvinen | Result | 11.2 | 6.87 | 13.64 | 1.75 | 51.4 | 15.6 | 36.95 | 3.30 | 55.58 | 4:52.4 | - | |
| Points | 857.2 | 821.15 | 830 | 748 | 879.68 | 943 | 686.12 | 649 | 850.95 | 666.4 | 7,931.500 | ||
| Adjusted Points | 765 | 783 | 706 | 585 | 745 | 751 | 604 | 431 | 672 | 604 | 6645 | ||
| Paavo Yrjölä | Result | 11.8 | 6.72 | 14.11 | 1.87 | 53.2 | 16.6 | 42.09 | 3.30 | 55.70 | 4:44.0 | - | |
| Points | 714.4 | 784.40 | 877 | 916 | 812 | 848 | 881.44 | 649 | 854.25 | 716.8 | 8,053.290 | ||
| Adjusted Points | 643 | 748 | 735 | 687 | 667 | 641 | 707 | 431 | 673 | 655 | 6587 | ||
| Armas Wahlstedt | Result | 11.8 | 5.86 | DNF | |||||||||
| Points | 714.4 | 573.70 | |||||||||||
| Adjusted Points | 643 | 556 | |||||||||||
| Martti Tolamo | Result | 12.0 | 6.69 | 11.31 | 1.70 | 52.4 | 18.0 | 32.88 | 3.10 | 45.79 | 4:44.8 | - | 16 |
| Points | 666.8 | 777.05 | 597 | 678 | 842.08 | 715 | 531.46 | 541 | 581.725 | 712.0 | 6,642.115 | ||
| Adjusted Points | 605 | 741 | 565 | 544 | 701 | 501 | 521 | 381 | 527 | 650 | 5736 | ||
Three boxers represented Finland in 1928. The sport was open to men only. It was the nation's first time competing in Olympic boxing. Two boxers, Hellström and Väkevä, advanced to the quarterfinals before being defeated; each had a first-round bye and won his second-round match. The third, Resko, did not have a bye and lost his first-round bout.
| Boxer | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Kaarlo Väkevä | Men's featherweight | Bye |  Raúl Talán (MEX)W points |  Harold Devine (USA)L points | did not advance | 5 | |
| Valle Resko | Men's lightweight |  Pascual Bonfiglio (ARG)L points | did not advance | 17 | |||
| Johan Hellström | Men's welterweight | Bye |  Fred Ellis (RSA)W points |  Robert Galataud (FRA)L points | did not advance | 5 | |
One male cyclist represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Hellberg finished 10th place in the road race.
| Cyclist | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raul Hellberg | Men's road race | 5:09:14 | 10 |
A single equestrian represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport. Von Essen placed 5th in the individual eventing, improving on Finland's best equestrian result.
| Equestrian | Horse | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| Hans Olof von Essen | El Kaid | Eventing | 1924.64 | 5 |
Two fencers, both men, represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport.
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Torvald Appelroth | Men's épée | 2 wins | 9 | did not advance | |||||
| Lauri Kettunen | 2 wins | 8 | did not advance | ||||||
| Torvald Appelroth | Men's foil | — | 1 win | 6 | did not advance | ||||
Eight gymnasts, all men, represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's 4th appearance in the sport. Nyberg-Noroma and Savolainen tied for 6th in the all-around, Finland's best individual all-around results to that point. Savolainen won a bronze medal in the pommel horse apparatus. Finland finished 5th in the team all-around.
Three pentathletes, all men, represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport.
| Pentathlete | Event | Shooting | Swimming | Fencing | Running | Equestrian | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Henrik Avellan | Men's individual | 31 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 83 | 15 |
| Lauri Kettunen | 20 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 81 | 13 | |
| Tauno Lampola | 35 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 18 | 89 | 21 | |
One sailor represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport. Broman won the bronze medal in the 12' dinghy class, finishing 1st in two of the first four races to tie Sweden's Sven Thorell and Norway's Henrik Robert for the lead after the preliminary round (using the final round scoring system, rather than the preliminary round's point-for-place system). The other two men each won at least one of the final four races, however, and Broman did not; his two 2nd-place finishes kept him ahead of Willem de Vries Lentsch of the Netherlands.
| Sailor | Event | Preliminary series | Net points | Prelim rank | Final series | Results | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Bertil Broman | 12' Dinghy | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 x 1st 2 x 2nd | |
In the first year that wrestling was limited to 1 competitor per NOC per event, Finland sent 13 wrestlers—one in each event. The sport was open to men only. It was the nation's 5th appearance in the sport as well as the Games. Finland continued its strong performance in wrestling, topping the medal table for the 4th straight Olympics. Finland matched Sweden for most gold medals at 3 and more than doubled Sweden and Germany in total medals, 9 to 4.
The Finnish freestyle wrestling team had numerous Olympic veterans. Haavisto, who had taken bronze in lightweight in 1924, won gold at welterweight this time. Mäkinen, a third-time Olympian, also improved upon his 1924 medal (silver) with a gold medal in 1928. Pihlajamäki was unable to defend his 1924 gold, moving up in weight class from bantam to featherweight and moving down in medal from gold to silver. Leino received his third medal: gold in 1920, silver in 1924, and now bronze in 1928. The 1924 middleweight bronze medalist Pekkala reached the semifinals, but ultimately finished 7th because the man he lost to did not medal.
The wrestlers in the two heaviest weight classes were new Olympians. Rosenqvist lost in the first round and placed 6th in the light heavyweight. Sihvola also lost in the first round, but because his opponent went on to win the gold medal, Sihvola wrestled in—and won—the silver medal tournament.
| Wrestler | Event | Gold medal rounds | Silver medal rounds | Bronze medal rounds | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Semifinals | Final | Semifinals | Final | |||
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Arvo Haavisto | Men's welterweight | Bye |  Morris (AUS)W | Jourlin (FRA) W | Appleton (USA) W | Already ranked | Already ranked | | ||
| Eino Leino | Men's lightweight |  MacKenzie (GBR)W | Pacôme (FRA) L | did not advance | Not qualified | — |  Nilsen (NOR)W | | ||
| Kaarlo Mäkinen | Men's bantamweight | — | Sansum (GBR) W |  Spapen (BEL)W | Hewitt (USA) W | Already ranked | Already ranked | | ||
| Vilho Pekkala | Men's middleweight | Bye | Deniel (FRA) W | Hammonds (USA) L | Did not advance | Not qualified | Not qualified | 7 | ||
| Kustaa Pihlajamäki | Men's featherweight | Bye | Rottenfluc (FRA) W | Morrison (USA) L | Did not advance | Bye |  Minder (SUI)W | Already ranked | | |
| Edil Rosenqvist | Men's light heavyweight | — | Edwards (USA) L | did not advance | Not qualified | Not qualified | 6 | |||
| Aukusti Sihvola | Men's heavyweight | — |  Richthoff (SWE)L | did not advance | George (USA) W | Dame (FRA) W | Already ranked | | ||
Kokkinen completed the rare feat of earning zero bad points throughout the competition, winning all 5 of his bouts by fall to earn the gold medal. Nyström took a silver medal, falling to the eventual gold medalist in the first round but managing to keep his bad points under 5 until the last round. Two veterans, Pellinen (bronze in 1924) and Westerlund (gold in 1924) earned bronze medals. Two others, Ahlfors and Toivola (each silver medalists in 1924) were unable to earn medals.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Anselm Ahlfors | Men's bantamweight |  Gozzi (ITA)L Decision 3pts | Mollin (BEL) W Fall 3pts | Aria (FRA) W Decision 4pts |  Zombori (HUN)L Decision 7pts | did not advance | — | 8 | |
| Väinö Kokkinen | Men's middleweight | Bye | Johansson (SWE) W Fall 0pts | Walzer (ARG) W Fall 0pts |  Hala (TCH)W Fall 0pts | Papp (HUN) W Fall 0pts |  Jacobsen (DEN)W Fall 0pts | — | |
| Hjalmar Nyström | Men's heavyweight | Svensson (SWE) L Decision 3pts | Badó (HUN) W Fall 3pts |  Wiesberger (AUT)W Decision 4pts |  Çoban (TUR)W Fall 4pts | Bye |  Gehring (GER)W Decision 5pts | — | |
| Onni Pellinen | Men's light heavyweight | Westergren (SWE) W Decision 1pt |  Pohla (EST)W Decision 2pts |  Pētersons (LAT)W Fall 2pts | Szalay (HUN) W Fall 2pts |  Moustafa (EGY)L Decision 5pts | Did not advance | — | |
| Aleksanteri Toivola | Men's featherweight |  Nolten (NED)W Fall 0pts | Mollet (FRA) W Fall 0pts | Malmberg (SWE) L Decision 3pts | Steinig (GER) L Decision 6pts | did not advance | 6 | ||
| Edvard Westerlund | Men's lightweight | Barbieri (ARG) W Fall 0pts | Bye | Pedersen (NOR) W Fall 0pts | Keresztes (HUN) L Decision 3pts | Massop (NED) W Decision 4pts | Sperling (GER) L Decision 7pts | Yalaz (TUR) W Decision 8pts | |
Argentina competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the nation's fifth appearance out of eight editions of the Summer Olympic Games. Argentina sent its second national team, under the auspices of the Argentine Olympic Committee, 81 athletes that competed in 41 events in 12 sports. Argentina competed in equestrian, football, sailing, water polo, and wrestling for the first time. Argentina won 3 gold medals, its first Olympic championships in boxing and swimming. The team also won its first medals in fencing and football.
Canada competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 69 competitors, 62 men and 7 women, took part in 49 events in 8 sports.
Egypt competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 32 competitors, all men, took part in 15 events in 5 sports.
France competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 255 competitors, 219 men and 36 women, took part in 112 events in 17 sports. At the beginning of the games there was an incident where a French coach was physically assaulted by a Stadium gatekeeper who refused him entry. It boiled over to a point where the entire French team did not participate in the Parade of Nations, and conversations were made to pull out of the games completely. However, the issue was resolved and France went on to compete.
France was the host nation for the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was the second time that France had hosted the Games, after the 1900 Summer Olympics, also in Paris. 401 competitors, 373 men and 28 women, took part in 128 events in 20 sports.
France competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 304 competitors, 296 men and 8 women, took part in 113 events in 23 sports.
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. This was the first Summer Olympics in which athletes from the newly independent Irish Free State competed separately. Following the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927, the name changed (officially) to 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' but the Olympic team competed as Great Britain from the 1928 games onwards. 267 competitors, 239 men and 28 women, took part in 115 events in 18 sports.
Sweden competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 159 competitors, 146 men and 13 women, took part in 84 events in 15 sports.
The United States competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 288 competitors, 274 men and 14 women, took part in 113 events in 18 sports.
The United States competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 299 competitors, 275 men and 24 women, took part in 108 events in 18 sports.
Austria competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 73 competitors took part in 39 events in 13 sports.
Italy competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 174 competitors, 173 men and 1 woman, took part in 79 events in 18 sports.
Finland competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. The Grand Duchy of Finland was ruled by the Russian Empire at the time, but Finland's results are kept separate from those of Russia due to Finland's special status. In the Opening Ceremony Finland's team paraded under the national insignia flag of a Swedish-speaking female gymnastics club in Helsinki. 164 competitors, 162 men and 2 women, took part in 49 events in 10 sports.
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 70 competitors took part in 51 events in 14 sports.
The Netherlands competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 130 competitors, 129 men and 1 woman, took part in 58 events in 15 sports.
Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 177 competitors, 168 men and 9 women, took part in 81 events in 17 sports.
Belgium was the host nation for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. 336 competitors, 326 men and 10 women, took part in 121 events in 23 sports.
Belgium competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 172 competitors, 166 men and 6 women, took part in 82 events in 17 sports.
Belgium competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 187 competitors, 176 men and 11 women, took part in 90 events in 15 sports.
Denmark competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 91 competitors took part in 55 events in 14 sports.