Finland at the 1980 Summer Olympics

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Finland at the Olympic Games
Flag of Finland
IOC code: FIN
1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
Medals	Gold 3	Silver 1	Bronze 4	Total 8
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Finland competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.

1 Medals
2 Results by event

[edit] Medals

Finland finished in 12th position in the final medal rankings, with three gold medals and eight medals overall.

[edit] Gold

Tomi Poikolainen — Archery, men's competition
Pertti Karppinen — Rowing, men's single sculls
Esko Rechardt — Sailing, men's Finn competition

[edit] Silver

Kaarlo Maaninka — Athletics, men's 10.000 metres

[edit] Bronze

Päivi Meriluoto — Archery, women's competition
Kaarlo Maaninka — Athletics, men's 5.000 metres
Mikko Huhtala — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman welterweight
Jouko Lindgrén and Georg Tallberg — Sailing, men's 470 competition

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

For the first time, Finland entered women in the Olympic archery competition. They were quite successful, with Paivi Meriluoto winning a bronze medal. The Finnish men, competing for the third time, both placed in the top eight as Tomi Poikolainen won Finland's first gold medal in archery. Kyösti Laasonen, who had competed in every Olympics since the reinstatement of archery, took seventh.

Women's Individual Competition:

Päivi Meriluoto — 2.449 points (→ Bronze Medal)
Capita Jussila — 2.298 points (→ 14th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

Tomi Poikolainen — 2.455 points (→ Gold Medal)
Kyösti Laasonen — 2.419 points (→ 7th place)

[edit] Athletics

Men's Marathon

Hakan Spik

Final — 2:22:24 (→ 32nd place)

Lasse Viren

Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Jouni Kortelainen

Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

[edit] Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)

Antti Juntumaa
1. First Round — Defeated Beruk Asfaw (Ethiopia) after knock-out in first round
2. Second Round — Lost to Dumitru Schiopu (Romania) on points (1-4)

Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)

Veli Koota
1. First Round — Bye
2. Second Round — Defeated Fazlija Sacirovic (Yugoslavia) after referee stopped contest in second round
3. Third Round — Lost to Bernardo Piñango (Venezuela) after diskwalification in second round

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

Hannu Kaislama
1. First Round — Lost to Rudi Fink (East Germany) on points (0-5)

[edit] Football

[edit] Men's team competition

PRELIMINARY ROUND (GROUP D)

July 21, 1980
Yugoslavia - Finland 2-0 (0-0) Dinamo Stadium, Minsk

July 23, 1980
Finland - Iraq 0-0 (0-0) Republican Stadium, Kiev

July 25, 1980
Finland - Costa Rica 3-0 (1-0) Republican Stadium, Kiev

FINAL STANDINGS GROUP D:

1. Yugoslavia 3 2 1 0 ( 6- 3) 5 *
2. Iraq 3 1 2 0 ( 4- 1) 4 *
3. Finland 3 1 1 1 ( 3- 2) 3
4. Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 ( 2- 9) 0

* Qualified for quarter-finals

TEAM ROSTER

Olli Isoaho
Aki Lahtinen
Juha Helin
Kari Virtanen
Hannu Turunen
Juha Dahllund
Vesa Pulliainen
Juhani Himanka
Ari Tissari
Jouko Alila
Jouko Kataja
Teuvo Vilen
Raimo Kuuluvainen
Tomi Jalo
Jouko Soini
Juha Rissanen