Finland at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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| At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 31 (27 men, 4 women) in 6 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Antti Hyvärinen, Ski Jumping | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 3 |
Gold 3 |
Silver 3 |
Bronze 1 |
Total 7 |
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Finland competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Hakulinen, VeikkoVeikko Hakulinen | Cross-country skiing | Men's 30 km |
| Gold | Hietamies, MirjaMirja Hietamies Polkunen, SirkkaSirkka Polkunen Rantanen, SiiriSiiri Rantanen | Cross-country skiing | Women's 3 x 5 km relay |
| Gold | Hyvärinen, AnttiAntti Hyvärinen | Ski jumping | Men's normal hill (K90 individual 70m) |
 Silver | Hakulinen, VeikkoVeikko Hakulinen | Cross-country skiing | Men's 50 km |
| Silver | Hakulinen, VeikkoVeikko Hakulinen Kiuru, AugustAugust Kiuru Kortelainen, JormaJorma Kortelainen , Arvo ViitanenArvo Viitanen | Cross-country skiing | Men's 4 x 10 km relay |
| Silver | Kallakorpi, AulisAulis Kallakorpi | Ski jumping | Men's normal hill (K90 individual 70m) |
 Bronze | Salonen, ToivoToivo Salonen | Speed skating | Men's 1500m |
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Pentti Alonen | Downhill | DSQ | – | ||||
| Kalevi Häkkinen | 3:29.2 | 23 | |||||
| Kalevi Häkkinen | Giant Slalom | 3:36.9 | 43 | ||||
| Pentti Alonen | 3:35.0 | 42 | |||||
| Pentti Alonen | Slalom | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
| Kalevi Häkkinen | 1:53.8 | 41 | 2:25.4 (+0:05) | 36 | 4:19.2 | 40 | |
Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Arto Tiainen | 54:11 | 26 |
| Veikko Räsänen | 52:35 | 14 | |
| Arvo Viitanen | 51:10 | 9 | |
| Veikko Hakulinen | 50:31 | 4 | |
| 30 km | August Kiuru | 1'51:56 | 21 |
| Kalevi Hämäläinen | 1'51:38 | 20 | |
| Olavi Latsa | 1'47:30 | 9 | |
| Veikko Hakulinen | 1'44:06 | | |
| 50 km | Veini Kontinen | 3'06:15 | 9 |
| Antti Sivonen | 3'04:16 | 8 | |
| Eero Kolehmainen | 2'56:17 | 4 | |
| Veikko Hakulinen | 2'51:45 | | |
- Men's 4 x 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| August Kiuru Jorma Kortelainen Arvo Viitanen Veikko Hakulinen |
2'16:31 | |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 10 km | Sanna Kiero | 40:52 | 12 |
| Sirkka Polkunen | 40:25 | 8 | |
| Mirja Hietamies | 40:18 | 6 | |
| Siiri Rantanen | 39:40 | 5 | |
- Women's 3 x 5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Sirkka Polkunen Mirja Hietamies Siiri Rantanen |
1'09:01 | |
Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalle Tuulos | 15 | 15 | 124.50 | 137 | 15 |
Nordic combined
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
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| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Esko Jussila | Individual | 63.5 | 65.0 | 194.0 | 21 | 1'02:38 | 215.500 | 27 | 409.500 | 25 |
| Paavo Korhonen | 65.5 | 69.5 | 196.5 | 17 | 56:32 | 239.097 | 2 | 435.597 | 4 | |
| Eeti Nieminen | 70.5 | 68.0 | 206.0 | 8 | 1'00:20 | 224.400 | 14 | 430.400 | 9 | |
Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
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| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Hemmo Silvennoinen | Normal hill | 75.5 | 102.5 | 15 | 77.0 | 105.0 | 8 | 207.5 | 10 |
| Eino Kirjonen | 78.0 | 107.5 | 7 | 81.0 | 111.5 | 2 | 219.0 | 7 | |
| Antti Hyvärinen | 81.0 | 111.5 | 3 | 84.0 | 115.5 | 1 | 227.0 | | |
| Aulis Kallakorpi | 83.5 | 114.5 | 2 | 80.5 | 110.5 | 5 | 225.0 | | |
Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
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| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Yrjö Uimonen | 42.5 | 13 |
| Juhani Järvinen | 42.2 | 9 | |
| Matti Hamberg | 42.2 | 9 | |
| Toivo Salonen | 41.7 | 5 | |
| 1500 m | Leo Tynkkynen | 2:16.2 | 26 |
| Matti Hamberg | 2:14.8 | 18 | |
| Juhani Järvinen | 2:09.7 | 4 | |
| Toivo Salonen | 2:09.4 | | |
| 5000 m | Matti Hamberg | 8:28.1 | 32 |
| Leo Tynkkynen | 8:19.9 | 25 | |
| Kauko Salomaa | 8:14.3 | 21 | |
| Juhani Järvinen | 8:13.7 | 20 | |
| 10,000 m | Toivo Salonen | 17:37.6 | 24 |
| Kauko Salomaa | 17:19.0 | 17 | |
| Juhani Järvinen | 17:05.9 | 12 | |
References
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Olympic Winter Games 1956, full results by sports-reference.com
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