Finland at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Finland
games=1980 Summer
competitors=105 (99 men and 6 women)
sports=16
flagbearer=Peter Tallberg
gold=3
silver=1
bronze=4
total=8

Finland competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.

Medalists

Finland finished in 12th position in the final medal rankings, with three gold medals and eight medals overall.

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

Results by event

=Archery=

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

Men's 5,000 metres
*Kaarlo Maaninka
*Martti Vainio

Men's 10,000 metres
*Kaarlo Maaninka
*Lasse Virén
*Martti Vainio

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 metres Hurdles
* Arto Bryggare

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
* Tommy Ekblom
* Vesa Laukkanen

Men's 20km Walk
* Reima Salonen

Men's 50km Walk
* Reima Salonen

Men's Triple Jump
*Olli Pousi:* Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put
*Reijo Ståhlberg

Men's Discus Throw
* Markku Tuokko:* Qualification — 62.14 m:* Final — 61.84 m (→ 9th 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
* Rauli Pudas
* Antti Kalliomäki

Men's Decathlon
* Esa Jokinen:* Final — 7826 points (→ 9th place)

* Johannes Lahti:* Final — 7765 points (→ 11th place)

=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 Schiopu (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
*Kalevi Marjamaa

Men's Middleweight
*Tarmo Uusivirta

=Football=

Men's Team Competition

PRELIMINARY ROUND (GROUP D)

July 21, 1980 Yugoslavia - Finland 2-0 (0-0) Dinamo Stadium, Minsk

July 23, 1980 Finland - Iraq 0-0 (0-0) Republican Stadium, Kiev

July 25, 1980 Finland - Costa Rica 3-0 (1-0) Republican Stadium, Kiev

FINAL STANDINGS GROUP D:

1. Yugoslavia 3 2 1 0 ( 6- 3) 5 * 2. Iraq 3 1 2 0 ( 4- 1) 4 * 3. Finland 3 1 1 1 ( 3- 2) 3 4. Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 ( 2- 9) 0

* Qualified for quarter-finals

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

=Modern pentathlon=

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

=Swimming=

Men's 100m Breaststroke
*Martti Järventaus

Men's 200m Breaststroke
*Martti Järventaus