Finland at the 1936 Summer Olympics
# Finland at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Finland competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 108 competitors, 103 men and 5 women, took part in 70 events in 14 sports.

## 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)

## Cycling

Two cyclists, both male, represented Finland in 1936.

### Individual road race

* Thor Porko
* Tauno Lindgren

### Time trial

* Thor Porko

## Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1936.

* Lauri Kettunen
* Aaro Kiviperä
* Ukko Hietala

## Shooting

Eight shooters represented Finland in 1936.

### 25 m rapid fire pistol

* Jaakko Rintanen
* Ville Elo
* Sulo Cederström

### 50 m pistol

* Tapio Wartiovaara
* Aatto Nuora
* Jaakko Rintanen

### 50 m rifle, prone

* Bruno Frietsch
* Olavi Elo
* Viljo Leskinen
