Finland at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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Finland at the
1964 Summer Olympics
Flag of Finland.svg
IOC code FIN
NOC Finnish Olympic Committee
Website sport.fi/olympiakomitea  (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Tokyo
Competitors89 (84 men and 5 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer Eugen Ekman
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
3
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Finland competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 89 competitors, 84 men and 5 women, took part in 64 events in 13 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

Gold

Bronze

Athletics

Pauli Nevala Pauli Nevala 1964.jpg
Pauli Nevala

Basketball

Roster

Boxing

Canoeing

Diving

Men
AthleteEventPreliminaryFinal
PointsRankPointsRankTotalRank
Pentti Koskinen 3 m springboard 82.0020Did not advance

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1964.

Individual
Team

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Eight shooters represented Finland in 1964. Pentti Linnosvuo won gold in the 25 pistol and Väinö Markkanen won gold in the 50 pistol.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Tuomo Hämäläinen 100 m freestyle 57.646Did not advance
Matti Kasvio 56.3=31Did not advance
Hannu Vaahtoranta 58.7=33Did not advance
Tuomo Hämäläinen 400 m freestyle 4:35.534N/aDid not advance
Ilkka Suvanto 4:38.035N/aDid not advance
Esa Lepola 1500 m freestyle 18:33.427N/aDid not advance
Ilkka Suvanto 400 m individual medley 5:09.014N/aDid not advance
Hannu Vaahtoranta 5:16.223N/aDid not advance
Ilkka Suvanto
Hannu Vaahtoranta
Tuomo Hämäläinen
Matti Kasvio
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:23.310N/aDid not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Eila Pyrhönen 100 m butterfly 1:07.95 Q1:07.96 Q1:07.34

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. "Finland at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-08-11.