Finland at the 1976 Summer Olympics
# Finland at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Finland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 83 competitors, 77 men and 6 women, took part in 63 events in 14 sports.

## Medalists

### Gold

* Lasse Virén — Athletics, Men's 5,000m
* Lasse Virén — Athletics, Men's 10,000m
* Pertti Karppinen — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
* Pertti Ukkola — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight

### Silver

* Antti Kalliomäki — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
* Hannu Siitonen — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw

## Archery

In the nation's second appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, Finland entered two men. Defending bronze medallist Kyösti Laasonen competed again, this time placing 15th.

Men's Individual Competition:

* Kyösti Laasonen — 2379 points (→ 15th place)
* Kauko Laasonen — 2348 points (→ 20th place)

## Athletics

Men's 800 metres

* Markku Taskinen
   * Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)

Men's 5.000 metres

* Lasse Virén
   * Heat — 13:33.39
   * Final — 13:24.76 (→ Gold Medal)
* Lasse Orimus
   * Heat — 13:23.43 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10.000 metres

* Lasse Virén
   * Heat — 28:14.95
   * Final — 27:40.38 (→ Gold Medal)
* Martti Vainio
   * Heat — 28:26.60 (→ did not advance)
* Pekka Paivarinta
   * Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

* Ossi Karttunen, Markku Kukkoaho, Stig Lönnqvist, and Hannu Mäkelä
   * Heat — 3:05.02
   * Final — 3:06.51 (→ 8th place)

Men's Marathon

* Lasse Virén — 2:13:10 (→ 5th place)
* Håkan Spik — 2:17:50 (→ 16th place)
* Jukka Toivola — 2:20:26 (→ 27th place)

Men's Discus Throw

* Pentti Kahma
   * Qualification — 62.10m
   * Final — 63.12m (→ 6th place)
* Markku Tuokko
   * Qualification — 59.80m (→ did not advance)

## Cycling

One cyclist represented Finland in 1976.

### Individual road race

* Harry Hannus — 4:49:01 (→ 20th place)

### Individual pursuit

* Harry Hannus — 13th place

## Fencing

Four fencers, all men, represented Finland in 1976.

### Men's épée

* Veikko Salminen

### Men's team épée

* Heikki Hulkkonen
* Risto Hurme
* Jussi Pelli
* Veikko Salminen

## Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1976.

### Individual

* Risto Hurme
* Jussi Pelli
* Heikki Hulkkonen

### Team

* Risto Hurme
* Jussi Pelli
* Heikki Hulkkonen
