Finland at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Finland
games=1956 Summer
competitors=
sports=
flagbearer=Eeles Landström
gold=3
silver=1
bronze=11
total=15
rank=13

Finland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events).

Medalists

Gold

* Pentti Linnosvuo — Shooting, Men's Free Pistol
* Rauno Mäkinen — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight
* Kyösti Lehtonen — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight

Silver

* Olavi Mannonen — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition

Bronze

* Voitto Hellstén — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
* Veikko Karvonen — Athletics, Men's Marathon
* Jorma Valkama — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
* Pentti Hämäläinen — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
* Raimo Heinonen, Onni Lappalainen, Erkki Leimuvirta, Berndt Lindfors, Martti Mansikka, and Kalevi Suoniemi — Gymnastics, Men's Team Combined Exercises
* Wäinö Korhonen — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
* Berndt Katter, Wäinö Korhonen, and Olavi Mannonen — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
* Kauko Hänninen, Veli Lehtelä, Matti Niemi, Toimi Pitkänen, and Reino Poutanen — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
* Vilho Ylönen — Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions
* Erkki Penttilä — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight
* Taisto Kangasniemi — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight

Results by event

=Athletics=

Men's Marathon
* Bronze Medal)
*Eino Oksanen — 2:36:10 (→ 10th place)
*Paavo Kotila — 2:37:10 (→ 13th place)

=Cycling=

Men's 1.000m Scratch Sprint
*Paul Nyman — 18th place

Men's 1.000m Time Trial
*Paul Nyman — 1:16.1 (→ 18th place)

Men's Individual Road Race
*Paul Nyman — 5:23:40 (→ 11th place)

=Diving=

Men's 10m Platform
*Helge Vasenius :* Preliminary Round — 66.63 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

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]