Finland at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Finland
games=1912 Summer
flagcaption=Flag of Russia, which flew over
the Grand Duchy of Finland
competitors=
sports=
gold=9
silver=8
bronze=9
total=26
rank=4

Finland competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.The Grand Duchy of Finland was part of the Russian Empire at the time, but Finland's results are kept separate from those of Russia. In opening ceremony Finlands team used as a national insignia flag of Swedish-speaking female gymnastics club of Helsinki.

Medalists

Athletics

23 athletes represented Finland. It was the second appearance of the nation in athletics, as well as at the Olympics. The Finland athletics team finished with 6 gold medals, 4 silvers, and 3 bronzes—a great improvement over the single bronze Finland won in 1908.

Hannes Kolehmainen finished with the Olympic records in the 5000 and 10000 metres, as well as gold medals in both events and the individual cross country. Armas Taipale added another gold medal and Olympic record in the discus throw, bettering the new Olympic record that Elmer Niklander set and briefly held in the preliminary round; Taipale won a second gold in the two handed version of the discus. Juho Saaristo set an Olympic record in the javelin, though it was quickly surpassed; he finished with the silver medal. The Finns swept the medals in the two handed javelin throw, with Saaristo atop the standings.

Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.

Football

First roundfootballbox
date = 1912-06-29
team1 = fb-rt|ITA
score = 2 – 3 (a.e.t.)
team2 = fb|FIN
goals1 = Bontadini goal|10
Sardi goal|25
goals2 = Öhman goal|2
Soinio goal|40
Wiberg goal|105
stadium = Traneberg Stadium, Stockholm
attendance = 600

Quarterfinalsfootballbox
date = 1912-06-30
team1 = fb-rt|FIN
score = 2 – 1
team2 = fb|RUS
goals1 = Wiberg goal|30
Öhman goal|80
goals2 = Butusov goal|72
stadium = Traneberg Stadium, Stockholm
attendance = 300

Semifinalsfootballbox
date = 1912-07-02
team1 = fb-rt|GBR
score = 4 – 0
team2 = fb|FIN
goals1 = Walden goal|7 goal|77
Holopainen goal|2|o.g.
Woodward goal|82
goals2 =
stadium = Olympiastadion, Stockholm
attendance = 4,000

Bronze medal matchfootballbox
date = 1912-07-04
team1 = fb-rt|NED
score = 9 – 0
team2 = fb|FIN
goals1 = Vos goal|29 goal|43 goal|46 goal|74 goal|78
van der Sluis goal|24 goal|57
de Groot goal|28 goal|86
goals2 =
stadium = Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm
attendance = 1,000

;Final rank: 4th place

Gymnastics

Twenty-four gymnasts represented Finland. It was the second appearance of the nation in gymnastics, in which Finland had competed at its only prior Olympic appearance. The Finnish team placed second in the team free system event; this silver medal was Finland's best gymnastics result to date, improving upon the bronze medal the team had won in 1908.

Artistic

References

* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]