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Finland at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Finland at the; 1960 Summer Olympics
IOC code	FIN
NOC	Finnish Olympic Committee
Website	sport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Rome
Competitors	117 (107 men and 10 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Eeles Landström
Medals; Ranked 17th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 3 Total 5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

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.^[1]

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

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Four male cyclists represented Finland in 1960.

Individual road race

Team time trial

Sprint

Paul Nyman

1000m time trial

Paul Nyman

Diving

Fencing

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

Men's épée

Men's team épée

Kaj Czarnecki, Kurt Lindeman, Rolf Wiik, Kalevi Pakarinen

Women's foil

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1960.

Individual

Team

Kurt Lindeman
Berndt Katter
Eero Lohi

Rowing

Finland had 12 male rowers participate in four out of seven rowing events in 1960.^[2]

Men's single sculls

Jorma Kortelainen

Men's coxless pair

Men's coxless four

Men's coxed four

Sailing

Shooting

Eight shooters represented Finland in 1980.

25 m pistol

50 m pistol

300 m rifle, three positions

50 m rifle, three positions

50 m rifle, prone

Trap

Väinö Broman

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

^ "Finland at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.

[sports-reference-1] "Finland at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.

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Finland at the 1960 Summer Olympics