Finland at the 1960 Summer Olympics
# Finland at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Finland competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 117 competitors, 107 men and 10 women, took part in 92 events in 14 sports.

## Medalists

### Gold

* Eugen Ekman — Gymnastics, Men's Pommeled Horse

### Silver

* Pentti Linnosvuo — Shooting, Rapid-Fire Pistol (Mixed)

### Bronze

* Eeles Landström — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
* Jorma Limmonen — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
* Veli Lehtelä and Toimi Pitkänen — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs

## Cycling

Four male cyclists represented Finland in 1960.

### Individual road race

* Paul Nyman
* Raimo Honkanen
* Unto Hautalahti
* Matti Herronen

### Team time trial

* Paul Nyman
* Unto Hautalahti
* Raimo Honkanen
* Matti Herronen

### Sprint

* Paul Nyman

### 1000m time trial

* Paul Nyman

## Fencing

Six fencers, four men and two women, represented Finland in 1960.

### Men's épée

* Rolf Wiik
* Kaj Czarnecki
* Kalevi Pakarinen

### Men's team épée

* Kaj Czarnecki, Kurt Lindeman, Rolf Wiik, Kalevi Pakarinen

### Women's foil

* Marjatta Moulin
* Barbara Helsingius

## Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1960.

### Individual

* Kurt Lindeman
* Berndt Katter
* Eero Lohi

### Team

* Kurt Lindeman
* Berndt Katter
* Eero Lohi

## Rowing

Finland had 12 male rowers participate in four out of seven rowing events in 1960.

### Men's single sculls

* Jorma Kortelainen

### Men's coxless pair

* Veli Lehtelä
* Toimi Pitkänen

### Men's coxless four

* Eero Laine
* Heikki Laine
* Pertti Laine
* Arto Nikulainen

### Men's coxed four

* Väinö Huhtala
* Matti Maisala
* Reino Poutanen
* Kauko Hänninen
* Reijo Sundén

## Shooting

Eight shooters represented Finland in 1980.

### 25 m pistol

* Pentti Linnosvuo
* Kalle Sievänen

### 50 m pistol

* Pentti Linnosvuo
* Kaarle Pekkala

### 300 m rifle, three positions

* Vilho Ylönen
* Esa Kervinen

### 50 m rifle, three positions

* Esa Kervinen
* Pauli Janhonen

### 50 m rifle, prone

* Vilho Ylönen
* Jussi Nordqvist

### Trap

* Väinö Broman
