Finland at the 1960 Winter Olympics

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Finland at the
1960 Winter Olympics
Flag of Finland.svg
IOC code FIN
NOC Finnish Olympic Committee
Website sport.fi/olympiakomitea  (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Squaw Valley
Competitors48 (42 men, 6 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer Paavo Korhonen, Nordic Combined
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
8
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Finland competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California, United States.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Kalevi Hämäläinen Cross-country skiing Men's 50 km
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Toimi Alatalo
Veikko Hakulinen
Väinö Huhtala
Eero Mäntyranta
Cross-country skiing Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Antti Tyrväinen Biathlon Men's 20 km
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Veikko Hakulinen Cross-country skiing Men's 50 km
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Niilo Halonen Ski jumping Men's normal hill (K90 individual 70m)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Veikko Hakulinen Cross-country skiing Men's 15 km
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Toini Pöysti
Siiri Rantanen
Eeva Ruoppa
Cross-country skiing Women's 3 x 5 km relay
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Eevi Huttunen Speed skating Women's 3000m

Biathlon

Men
EventAthleteTimeMissed targetsAdjusted time 1Rank
20 km Pentti Taskinen 1'36:29.771'50:29.718
Eero Laine 1'33:28.371'47:28.315
Martti Meinilä 1'29:17.051'39:17.08
Antti Tyrväinen 1'29:57.721'33:57.7Silver medal icon.svg
1 Two minutes added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Men
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
15 km Toimi Alatalo 54:52.723
Väinö Huhtala 53:11.513
Eero Mäntyranta 52:40.66
Veikko Hakulinen 52:03.0Bronze medal icon.svg
30 km Arto Tiainen 1'58:56.618
Kalevi Hämäläinen 1'56:54.412
Toimi Alatalo 1'54:06.57
Veikko Hakulinen 1'54:02.06
50 km Veikko Räsänen 3'06:04.48
Pentti Pelkonen 3'05:24.56
Veikko Hakulinen 2'59:26.7Silver medal icon.svg
Kalevi Hämäläinen 2'59:06.3Gold medal icon.svg
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
AthletesRace
TimeRank
Toimi Alatalo
Eero Mäntyranta
Väinö Huhtala
Veikko Hakulinen
2'18:45.6Gold medal icon.svg
Women
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
10 km Eva Hög 44:05.017
Siiri Rantanen 42:52.715
Eeva Ruoppa 42:12.811
Toini Pöysti 40:41.96
Women's 3 x 5 km relay
AthletesRace
TimeRank
Siiri Rantanen
Eeva Ruoppa
Toini Pöysti
1'06:27.5Bronze medal icon.svg

Ice hockey

Group B

Top two teams (shaded ones) from each group advanced to the final round and played for 1st-6th places, other teams played in the consolation round.

RankTeamPldWLTGFGAPts
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 22001644
2German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg  Germany 2110492
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 20205120

Consolation round

TeamPldWLTGFGAPts
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7th430150117
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 421132225
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 40408570
Contestants
Yrjö Hakala
Raimo Kilpiö
Erkki Koiso
Juhani Lahtinen
Matti Lampainen
Esko Luostarinen
Esko Niemi
Pertti Nieminen
Kalevi Numminen
Heino Pulli
Kalevi Rassa
Teppo Rastio
Jorma Salmi
Jouni Seistamo
Voitto Soini
Seppo Vainio
Juhani Wahlsten

Nordic combined

Events:

AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-countryTotal
Distance 1Distance 2PointsRankTimePointsRankPointsRank
Martti Maatela Individual56.064.5202.0171'06:13.5210.00024412.00023
Pekka Ristola 62.063.5214.0659:32.8235.8716449.8714
Ensio Hyytiä 63.563.0212.591'08:14.0202.25829414.75822
Paavo Korhonen 62.562.0197.52459:08.0237.4843434.9849

Ski jumping

AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2Total
DistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRank
Veikko Kankkonen Normal hill86.5 fall72.04475.096.032168.040
Eino Kirjonen 85.5104.21279.5101.621205.817
Juhani Kärkinen 87.5108.3482.0103.114211.48
Niilo Halonen 92.5111.3283.5111.33222.6Silver medal icon.svg

Speed skating

Men
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
500 m Jouko Jokinen 45.142
Leo Tynkkynen 42.119
Juhani Järvinen 41.816
Toivo Salonen 40.97
1500 m Keijo Tapiovaara 2:19.223
Toivo Salonen 2:13.17
Juhani Järvinen 2:13.15
Jouko Jokinen 2:12.04
5000 m Leo Tynkkynen 8:24.321
Juhani Järvinen 8:19.215
Keijo Tapiovaara 8:09.17
10,000 m Leo Tynkkynen 17:33.624
Keijo Tapiovaara 16:37.29
Juhani Järvinen 16:35.48
Women
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
500 m Eevi Huttunen 48.614
Iris Sihvonen 48.111
1000 m Iris Sihvonen 1:37.310
Eevi Huttunen 1:37.29
1500 m Eevi Huttunen 2:35.114
Iris Sihvonen 2:29.76
3000 m Iris Sihvonen 5:35.212
Eevi Huttunen 5:21.0Bronze medal icon.svg

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