Finland at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Finland at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Finland
games=1936 Summer
competitors=
sports=
gold=7
silver=6
bronze=6
total=19
rank=5

Finland competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.

Medalists

Gold

*Gunnar Höckert (5 000 m)
*Ilmari Salminen (10 000 m)
*Volmari Iso-Hollo (3 000 m steeplechase)
*Kustaa Pihlajamäki (freestyle wrestling 61 kg)
*Lauri Koskela (Greco-Roman wrestling 66 kg)
*Sten Suvio (boxing welterweight 66,6 kg)
*Ale Saarvala (gymnastics - men's horizontal bar)

Silver

*Lauri Lehtinen (5 000 m)
*Arvo Askola (10 000 m)
*Kaarlo Tuominen (3 000 m steeplechase)
*Sulo Bärlund (shot put)
*Yrjö Nikkanen (javelin throw)
*Aarne Reini (Greco-Roman wrestling 61 kg)

Bronze

*Volmari Iso-Hollo (10 000 m)
*Kalervo Toivonen (javelin throw)
*Hermanni Pihlajamäki (freestyle wrestling 66 kg)
*Hjalmar Nyström (freestyle wrestling over 87 kg)
*Eino Virtanen (Greco-Roman wrestling 72 kg)
*Martti Uosikkinen, Heikki Savolainen, Mauri Noroma, Ale Saarvala, Esa Seeste, Ilmari Pakarinen, Einari Teräsvirta, Eino Tukiainen (gymnastics - men's team competition)

References

* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]


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