Finland at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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.

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 (→ 16x16px Bronze Medal)
Capita Jussila — 2.298 points (→ 14th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

Tomi Poikolainen — 2.455 points (→ 16x16px Gold Medal)
Kyösti Laasonen — 2.419 points (→ 7th place)

Athletics

thumb|"5,000 m race" [[Kaarlo Maaninka]]

thumb|"10,000 m race" [[Lasse Virén]]

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 (→ 16x16px 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 (→ 16x16px 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)

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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)

Tarmo Uusivirta
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Lost to Jerzy Rybicki (Poland) after referee stopped contest in second round

Canoeing

Cycling

Five cyclists represented Finland in 1980.

;Individual road race

Harry Hannus
Kari Puisto
Mauno Uusivirta
Sixten Wackström

;Team time trial

Harry Hannus
Kari Puisto
Patrick Wackström
Sixten Wackström

;Individual pursuit

Sixten Wackström

;Men's sprint

Paul Ahokas

Equestrian

Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Finland in 1980.

;Men's épée

Heikki Hulkkonen
Mikko Salminen
Peder Planting

;Men's team épée

Heikki Hulkkonen, Kimmo Puranen, Peter Grönholm, Peder Planting, Mikko Salminen

Football

;Men's Team Competition

Preliminary Round (Group D)
Lost to Yugoslavia (0-2)
Drew with Iraq (0-0)
Defeated Costa Rica (3-0)
Quarter Finals
Did not qualify
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

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1980.

Men's Individual Competition:

Heikki Hulkkonen — 5227 pts, 10th place
Jussi Pelli — 5032 pts, 24th place
Pekka Santanen — 4828 pts, 31st place

Men's Team Competition:

Hulkkonen, Pelli, and Santanen — 15.087 pts, 7th place

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100m Breaststroke

Martti Järventaus

Men's 200m Breaststroke

Martti Järventaus