Finland at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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Finland at the Olympic Games
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At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam
Competitors
Medals Rank: 3	Gold 8	Silver 8	Bronze 9	Total 25
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Finland competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Contents 1 Medals 1.1 Gold 1.1.1 Athletics 1.1.2 Wrestling 1.2 Silver 1.2.1 Athletics 1.2.2 Wrestling 1.3 Bronze 1.3.1 Athletics 1.3.2 Gymnastics 1.3.3 Sailing 1.3.4 Wrestling 2 References

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

[edit] Athletics

• Harry Larva — Men's 1.500 metres
• Ville Ritola — Men's 5.000 metres
• Paavo Nurmi — Men's 10.000 metres
• Toivo Loukola — Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase
• Paavo Yrjölä — Men's Decathlon

[edit] Wrestling

• Kaarlo Mäkinen — Men's Freestyle Bantamweight (– 56 kg)
• Arvo Haavisto — Men's Freestyle Welterweight (– 72 kg)
• Väino Kokkinen — Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight (– 75 kg)

[edit] Silver

[edit] Athletics

• Paavo Nurmi — Men's 5.000 metres
• Ville Ritola — Men's 10.000 metres
• Paavo Nurmi — Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase
• Akilles Järvinen — Men's Decathlon
• Antero Kivi — Men's Discus Throw

[edit] Wrestling

• Aukusti Sihvola — Men's Freestyle Heavyweight (+ 87 kg)
• Kustaa Pihlajamäki — Men's Freestyle Featherweight (– 61 kg)
• Hjalmar Nyström — Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight (– 61 kg)

[edit] Bronze

[edit] Athletics

• Eino Purje — Men's 1.500 metres
• Ove Andersen — Men's 3000m Steeplechase
• Martti Marttelin — Men's Marathon
• Vilho Tuulos — Men's Triple Jump

[edit] Gymnastics

• Heikki Savolainen — Men's Pommeled Horse

[edit] Sailing

• Bertil Broman — Men's Twelve Foot Dinghy

[edit] Wrestling

• Eino Leino — Men's Freestyle Lightweight (– 66 kg)
• Edvard Vesterlund — Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight (– 67½ kg)
• Onni Pellinen — Men's Greco-Roman Light-Heavyweight (– 82½ kg)

[edit] References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

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