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Finland at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Finland at the; 1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code	FIN
NOC	Finnish Olympic Committee
Website	sport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	64 (63 men and 1 woman) in 14 sports
Flag bearers	Eeles Landström (Melbourne); Erkki Estola (Stockholm)
Medals; Ranked 13th	Gold 3 Silver 1 Bronze 11 Total 15
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

Finland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 64 competitors, 63 men and 1 woman, took part in 62 events in 14 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

Pentti Linnosvuo — Shooting, Men's Free Pistol
Rauno Mäkinen — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight
Kyösti Lehtonen — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight

Silver

Olavi Mannonen — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition

Bronze

Voitto Hellsten — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
Veikko Karvonen — Athletics, Men's Marathon
Jorma Valkama — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
Pentti Hämäläinen — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
Raimo Heinonen, Onni Lappalainen, Olavi Leimuvirta, Berndt Lindfors, Martti Mansikka, and Kalevi Suoniemi — Gymnastics, Men's Team Combined Exercises
Wäinö Korhonen — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
Berndt Katter, Wäinö Korhonen, and Olavi Mannonen — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
Kauko Hänninen, Veli Lehtelä, Matti Niemi, Toimi Pitkänen, and Reino Poutanen — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
Vilho Ylönen — Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions
Erkki Penttilä — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight
Taisto Kangasniemi — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight

Athletics

Men's Marathon

Veikko Karvonen — 2:27:47 (→ Bronze Medal)
Eino Oksanen — 2:36:10 (→ 10th place)
Paavo Kotila — 2:37:10 (→ 13th place)

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Sprint

Paul Nyman — 18th place

Time trial

Paul Nyman — 1:16.1 (→ 18th place)

Individual road race

Paul Nyman — 5:23:40 (→ 11th place)

Diving

Men's 10m Platform

Helge Vasenius
- Preliminary Round — 66.63 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Fencing

Two fencers, both men, represented Finland in 1956.

Men's épée

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1956. Wäinö Korhonen won the bronze and Ole Mannonen won the silver in the individual event. In the team event, the Finnish pentathletes won bronze.

Individual

Team

Ole Mannonen
Wäinö Korhonen
Berndt Katter

Rowing

Finland had five male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1956.^[2]

Men's coxless four

Men's coxed four

Sailing

Shooting

Four shooters represented Finland in 1956. Pentti Linnosvuo won gold in the 50 m pistol and Vilho Ylönen won bronze in the 300 m rifle, three positions.

25 m pistol

50 m pistol

300 m rifle, three positions

50 m rifle, three positions

50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Viljo Punkari^[3]

References

^ "Finland at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
^ "Viljo Punkari Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-03-06.

External links

[sports-reference-1] "Finland at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-10-16.

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.

[3] "Viljo Punkari Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-03-06.

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Finland at the 1956 Summer Olympics