Finland at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Finland at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Finland at the; 1980 Summer Olympics
IOC code	FIN
NOC	Finnish Olympic Committee
Website	sport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Moscow
Competitors	105 (99 men and 6 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer	Peter Tallberg
Medals; Ranked 12th	Gold 3 Silver 1 Bronze 4 Total 8
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 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 105 competitors, 99 men and 6 women, took part in 71 events in 16 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

Tomi Poikolainen — Archery, Men's Competition
Pertti Karppinen — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
Esko Rechardt — Sailing, Men's Finn Competition

Silver

Kaarlo Maaninka — Athletics, Men's 10.000 metres

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

Archery

For the first time, Finland entered women in the Olympic archery competition. They were quite successful, with Päivi 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)

Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres

Antti Loikkanen
- Heat — 3:40.5
- Semifinals — 3:43.6 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

Kaarlo Maaninka
- Heat — 13:45.8
- Semi Final — 13:40.2
- Final — 13:22.0 (→ Bronze Medal)
Martti Vainio
- Heat — 13:45.2
- Semi Final — 13:30.4
- Final — 13:32.1 (→ 11th place)

Men's 10,000 metres

Kaarlo Maaninka
- Heat — 28:31.0
- Final — 27:44.3 (→ Silver Medal)
Lasse Virén
- Heat — 28:45.8
- Final — 27:50.5 (→ 5th place)
Martti Vainio
- Heat — 28:59.9
- Final — 28:46.3 (→ 13th place)

Men's Marathon

Håkan Spik
- Final — 2:22:24 (→ 32nd place)
Lasse Virén
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Jouni Kortelainen
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 110 m Hurdles

Arto Bryggare
- Heat — 13.77
- Semifinals — 13.78
- Final — 13.76 (→ 6th place)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

Tommy Ekblom
- Heat — 8:27.8
- Semifinals — 8:24.3
- Final — 8:40.9 (→ 12th place)
Vesa Laukkanen
- Heat — 8:38.4
- Semifinals — 8:33.3 (→ did not advance)

Men's 20 km Walk

Reima Salonen
- Final — 1:31:32.0 (→ 9th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

Reima Salonen
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's Long Jump

Oli Pousi
- Qualification — did not start (→ no ranking)

Men's Triple Jump

Olli Pousi
- Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

Reijo Ståhlberg
- Qualification — 20.53 m
- Final — 20.82 m (→ 4th place)

Men's Discus Throw

Markku Tuokko
- Qualification — 62.14 m
- Final — 61.84 m (→ 9th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

Harri Huhtala
- Qualification — 72.46 m
- Final Round — 71.96 m (→ 9th place)
Juha Tiainen
- Qualification — 70.82 m
- Final Round — 71.38 m (→ 10th place)

Men's Javelin Throw

Antero Puranen
- Qualification — 84.02 m
- Final — 86.15 m (→ 5th place)
Pentti Sinersaari
- Qualification — 80.30 m
- Final — 84.34 m (→ 6th place)
Aimo Aho
- Qualification — 82.12 m
- Final — 80.58 m (→ 9th place)

Men's Pole Vault

Tapani Haapakoski
- Qualification — 5.40 m
- Final — 5.45 m (→ 9th place)
Rauli Pudas
- Qualification — 5.35 m
- Final — 5.25 m (→ 12th place)
Antti Kalliomäki
- Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

Esa Jokinen
- Final — 7826 points (→ 9th place)
Johannes Lahti
- Final — 7765 points (→ 11th place)

Women's 100 metres

Helinä Laihorinne
- Heat — 11.70
- Quarterfinals — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus Throw

Ulla Lundholm
- Qualification — DNS (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

Tiina Lillak
- Qualification — 56.26 m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

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

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

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

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

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

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

Martti Marjamaa
- First Round — Defeated Roland Omoruyi (Nigeria) on points (5-0)
- Second Round — Lost to Ionel Budusan (Romania) after referee stopped contest in third round

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)