Finland at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Finland at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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.
Medalists
Gold
Tomi Poikolainen — Archery, Men's Competition
Pertti Karppinen — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
Esko Rechardt — Sailing, Men's Finn Competition
Silver
Kaarlo Maaninka — Athletics, Men's 10.000 metres
Bronze
Päivi Meriluoto — Archery, Women's Competition
Kaarlo Maaninka — Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres
Mikko Huhtala — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
Jouko Lindgrén and Georg Tallberg — Sailing, Men's 470 Competition
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:
Päivi Meriluoto — 2.449 points (→ Bronze Medal)
Capita Jussila — 2.298 points (→ 14th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
Tomi Poikolainen — 2.455 points (→ Gold Medal)
Kyösti Laasonen — 2.419 points (→ 7th place)
Athletics
Men's 1,500 metres
Antti Loikkanen
Heat — 3:40.5
Semifinals — 3:43.6 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5,000 metres
Kaarlo Maaninka
Heat — 13:45.8
Semi Final — 13:40.2
Final — 13:22.0 (→ Bronze Medal)
Martti Vainio
Heat — 13:45.2
Semi Final — 13:30.4
Final — 13:32.1 (→ 11th place)
Men's 10,000 metres
Kaarlo Maaninka
Heat — 28:31.0
Final — 27:44.3 (→ Silver Medal)
Lasse Virén
Heat — 28:45.8
Final — 27:50.5 (→ 5th place)
Martti Vainio
Heat — 28:59.9
Final — 28:46.3 (→ 13th place)
Men's Marathon
Håkan Spik
Final — 2:22:24 (→ 32nd place)
Lasse Virén
Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Jouni Kortelainen
Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 110 m Hurdles
Arto Bryggare
Heat — 13.77
Semifinals — 13.78
Final — 13.76 (→ 6th place)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
Tommy Ekblom
Heat — 8:27.8
Semifinals — 8:24.3
Final — 8:40.9 (→ 12th place)
Vesa Laukkanen
Heat — 8:38.4
Semifinals — 8:33.3 (→ did not advance)
Men's 20 km Walk
Reima Salonen
Final — 1:31:32.0 (→ 9th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
Reima Salonen
Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Long Jump
Oli Pousi
Qualification — did not start (→ no ranking)
Men's Triple Jump
Olli Pousi
Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)
Men's Shot Put
Reijo Ståhlberg
Qualification — 20.53 m
Final — 20.82 m (→ 4th place)
Men's Discus Throw
Markku Tuokko
Qualification — 62.14 m
Final — 61.84 m (→ 9th place)
Men's Hammer Throw
Harri Huhtala
Qualification — 72.46 m
Final Round — 71.96 m (→ 9th place)
Juha Tiainen
Qualification — 70.82 m
Final Round — 71.38 m (→ 10th place)
Men's Javelin Throw
Antero Puranen
Qualification — 84.02 m
Final — 86.15 m (→ 5th place)
Pentti Sinersaari
Qualification — 80.30 m
Final — 84.34 m (→ 6th place)
Aimo Aho
Qualification — 82.12 m
Final — 80.58 m (→ 9th place)
Men's Pole Vault
Tapani Haapakoski
Qualification — 5.40 m
Final — 5.45 m (→ 9th place)
Rauli Pudas
Qualification — 5.35 m
Final — 5.25 m (→ 12th place)
Antti Kalliomäki
Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)
Men's Decathlon
Esa Jokinen
Final — 7826 points (→ 9th place)
Johannes Lahti
Final — 7765 points (→ 11th place)
Women's 100 metres
Helinä Laihorinne
Heat — 11.70
Quarterfinals — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Women's Discus Throw
Ulla Lundholm
Qualification — DNS (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
Tiina Lillak
Qualification — 56.26 m (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Antti Juntumaa
First Round — Defeated Beruk Asfaw (Ethiopia) after knock-out in first round
Second Round — Lost to Dumitru Şchiopu (Romania) on points (1-4)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Veli Koota
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Defeated Fazlija Sacirovic (Yugoslavia) after referee stopped contest in second round
Third Round — Lost to Bernardo Piñango (Venezuela) after diskwalification in second round
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Hannu Kaislama
First Round — Lost to Rudi Fink (East Germany) on points (0-5)
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
Martti Marjamaa
First Round — Defeated Roland Omoruyi (Nigeria) on points (5-0)
Second Round — Lost to Ionel Budusan (Romania) after referee stopped contest in third round
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Tarmo Uusivirta
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Lost to Jerzy Rybicki (Poland) after referee stopped contest in second round
Canoeing
Cycling
Five cyclists represented Finland in 1980.
Individual road race
Harry Hannus
Kari Puisto
Mauno Uusivirta
Sixten Wackström
Team time trial
Harry Hannus
Kari Puisto
Patrick Wackström
Sixten Wackström
Individual pursuit
Sixten Wackström
Men's sprint
Paul Ahokas
Equestrian
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Finland in 1980.
Men's épée
Heikki Hulkkonen
Mikko Salminen
Peder Planting
Men's team épée
Heikki Hulkkonen, Kimmo Puranen, Peter Grönholm, Peder Planting, Mikko Salminen
Football
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group D)
Lost to Yugoslavia (0-2)
Drew with Iraq (0-0)
Defeated Costa Rica (3-0)
Quarter Finals
Did not qualify
Team Roster
Olli Isoaho
Aki Lahtinen
Juha Helin
Kari Virtanen
Hannu Turunen
Juha Dahllund
Vesa Pulliainen
Juhani Himanka
Ari Tissari
Jouko Alila
Jouko Kataja
Teuvo Vilen
Raimo Kuuluvainen
Tomi Jalo
Jouko Soini
Juha Rissanen
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1980.
Men's Individual Competition:
Heikki Hulkkonen — 5227 pts, 10th place
Jussi Pelli — 5032 pts, 24th place
Pekka Santanen — 4828 pts, 31st place
Men's Team Competition:
Hulkkonen, Pelli, and Santanen — 15.087 pts, 7th place
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Martti Järventaus
Men's 200m Breaststroke
Martti Järventaus
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
1980 Summer Olympics
Nations at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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