Finland at the 1968 Summer Olympics
# Finland at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Finland competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 66 competitors, 60 men and 6 women, took part in 61 events in 13 sports.

## Medalists

### Gold

* Kaarlo Kangasniemi — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight

### Silver

* Jorma Kinnunen — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
* Olli Laiho — Gymnastics, Men's Pommeled Horse

### Bronze

* Arto Nilsson — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight

## Cycling

Four cyclists represented Finland in 1968.

### Individual road race

* Raimo Honkanen
* Mauno Uusivirta
* Ole Wackström
* Raimo Suikkanen

### Team time trial

* Mauno Uusivirta
* Ole Wackström
* Raimo Honkanen
* Raimo Suikkanen

### 1000m time trial

* Raimo Suikkanen

### Individual pursuit

* Ole Wackström

## Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1968.

Individual:

* Seppo Aho - 4497 points (18th place)
* Martti Ketelä - 4446 points (20th place)
* Jorma Hotanen - 4231 points (34th place)

Team:

* Aho, Ketelä, and Hotanen - 13238 points (5th place)

## Shooting

Nine shooters, all men, represented Finland in 1968.

### 25 m pistol

* Pentti Linnosvuo
* Immo Huhtinen

### 50 m pistol

* Matti Patteri
* Seppo Saarenpää

### 300 m rifle, three positions

* Juhani Laakso
* Osmo Ala-Honkola

### 50 m rifle, three positions

* Simo Morri
* Jaakko Minkkinen

### 50 m rifle, prone

* Jaakko Minkkinen
* Simo Morri

### Skeet

* Tuukka Mäkelä
