Finland at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Finland at the
1932 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
Websitesport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Los Angeles
Competitors40 (40 men, 0 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearerAkilles Järvinen
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
5
Silver
8
Bronze
12
Total
25
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Finland competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Medalists

Finland's triple victory in the javelin, Matti Sippala, Matti Järvinen and Eino Penttilä
Medal Name Sport Event
 Bronze Bruno Ahlberg Boxing Men's Welterweight
 Silver Heikki Savolainen Gymnastics Men's Horizontal Bar
 Bronze Heikki Savolainen Gymnastics Men's All-Around
 Bronze Heikki Savolainen Gymnastics Men's Parallel Bars
 Bronze Einari Teräsvirta Gymnastics Men's Horizontal Bar
 Bronze Einari Teräsvirta
Heikki Savolainen
Martti Uosikkinen
Mauri Nyberg-Noroma
Veikko Pakarinen		 Gymnastics Men's Team
 Gold Volmari Iso-Hollo Athletics Men's 3000m Steeplechase
 Gold Lauri Lehtinen Athletics Men's 5000m
 Gold Matti Järvinen Athletics Men's Javelin
 Silver Matti Sippala Athletics Men's Javelin
 Silver Ville Pörhölä Athletics Men's Hammer Throw
 Silver Volmari Iso-Hollo Athletics Men's 10000m
 Silver Akilles Järvinen Athletics Men's Decathlon
 Bronze Lauri Virtanen Athletics Men's 5000m
 Bronze Eino Penttilä Athletics Men's Javelin
 Bronze Armas Toivonen Athletics Men's Marathon
 Bronze Lauri Virtanen Athletics Men's 10000m
 Gold Hermanni Pihlajamäki Wrestling Men's 61 kg Freestyle
 Gold Väinö Kokkinen Wrestling Men's 79 kg Greco-Roman
 Silver Kyösti Luukko Wrestling Men's 79 kg Freestyle
 Silver Väinö Kajander Wrestling Men's 72 kg Greco-Roman
 Silver Onni Pellinen Wrestling Men's 87 kg Greco-Roman
 Bronze Aatos Jaskari Wrestling Men's 56 kg Freestyle
 Bronze Eino Leino Wrestling Men's 72 kg Freestyle
 Bronze Lauri Koskela Wrestling Men's 61 kg Greco-Roman

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