Finland at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Finland at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Flag of Finland.svg
IOC code FIN
NOC Finnish Olympic Committee
Website sport.fi/olympiakomitea  (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Moscow
Competitors105 (99 men and 6 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer Peter Tallberg
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
4
Total
8
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Finland competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 105 competitors, 99 men and 6 women, took part in 71 events in 16 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery

For the first time, Finland entered women in the Olympic archery competition. They were quite successful, with Päivi Meriluoto winning a bronze medal. The Finnish men, competing for the third time, both placed in the top eight as Tomi Poikolainen won Finland's first gold medal in archery. Kyösti Laasonen, who had competed in every Olympics since the reinstatement of archery, took seventh.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

"5,000 m race" Kaarlo Maaninka RIAN archive 585168 5,000m race.jpg
“5,000 m race” Kaarlo Maaninka
"10,000 m race" Lasse Viren Moscova 1980 - 10000m.jpg
”10,000 m race” Lasse Virén

Men's 1,500 metres

Men's 5,000 metres

Men's 10,000 metres

Men's Marathon

Men's 110 m Hurdles

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

Men's 20 km Walk

Men's 50 km Walk

Men's Long Jump

Men's Triple Jump

Men's Shot Put

Men's Discus Throw

Men's Hammer Throw

Men's Javelin Throw

Men's Pole Vault

Men's Decathlon


Women's 100 metres

Women's Discus Throw

Women's Javelin Throw

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight ( 48 kg)

Men's Bantamweight ( 54 kg)

Men's Featherweight ( 57 kg)

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

Canoeing

Cycling

Five cyclists represented Finland in 1980.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Individual pursuit
Men's sprint

Equestrian

Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Finland in 1980.

Men's épée
Men's team épée

Football

Men's Team Competition

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1980.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100m Breaststroke

Men's 200m Breaststroke

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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References

  1. "Finland at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-20.