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Finland At The 1976 Winter Olympics
Finland competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Medalists Alpine skiing ;Women Biathlon ;Men : 1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss. ;Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay : 2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target. Cross-country skiing ;Men ;Men's 4 × 10 km relay ;Women ;Women's 4 × 5 km relay Figure skating ;Men Ice hockey First round Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-12th places. Medal round *Czechoslovakia 2-1 Finland *Finland 5-3 West Germany *USA 5-4 Finland *USSR 7-2 Finland *Finland 7-1 Poland *Team roster **Matti Hagman **Reijo Laksola ** Antti Leppänen **Henry Leppä ** Seppo Lindström ** Pekka Marjamäki **Matti Murto ** Timo Nummelin **Esa Peltonen **Timo Saari **Jorma Vehmanen **Urpo Ylönen ** Hannu Haapalainen ** Seppo Ahokainen ** Tapio Koskinen ** Pertti Koivul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Olympic Committee
The Finnish Olympic Committee ( fi, Suomen Olympiakomitea ry; sv, Finlands Olympiska Kommitté rf) is the national Olympic committee in Finland for the Olympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Finnish competitors to Olympic events organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Presidents See also *Finland at the Olympics *Finnish Paralympic Committee Finnish Paralympic Committee ( fi, Suomen Paralympiakomitea) is the National Paralympic Committee in Finland for the Paralympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Finnish competitors to P ... References External links Official website ** National Olympic Committees Ol 1907 establishments in Finland Sports organizations established in 1907 {{Olympic-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arto Koivisto
Arto Ilmari Koivisto (born 7 December 1947 in Isojoki) is a Finland, Finnish former cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier who competed in the 1970s. He won the 4 × 10 km relay gold and the 15 km bronze at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. Koivisto also won the 15 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1976. Doping ban Koivisto tested positive for ephedrine and codine at the 1981 Finnish Skiing Championships, and lost two bronze medals. He claimed the source of the substances was a cough medicine prescribed to him by a doctor, and he got a one-month sanction from the sport. hbl.fi, 25 August 2008 Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation, International Ski Federation (FIS).
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Henry Leppä
Henry Erik Leppä (born 12 March 1947) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Jokerit and TuTo. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996. Leppä was born in Turku, Finland. Career statistics External links Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio 1947 births Living people Finnish ice hockey players Ice hockey players at the 1976 Winter Olympics Jokerit players Olympic ice hockey players for Finland Ice hockey people from Turku TuTo players {{Finland-icehockey-player-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antti Leppänen
Antti Kalervo Leppänen (November 23, 1947 – August 5, 2015) was a professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the SM-liiga. Born in Tampere, he played for Tappara. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990. References External links Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio 1947 births 2015 deaths Ice hockey players at the 1976 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Finland Tappara players Finnish ice hockey goaltenders {{Finland-icehockey-goaltender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reijo Laksola
Reijo Laksola (10 August 1952 – 29 December 2007) was a Finnish ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a .... References External links * 1952 births 2007 deaths Finnish ice hockey forwards HIFK (ice hockey) players Ilves players Iserlohn Roosters players Jokerit players KOOVEE players Olympic ice hockey players for Finland Ice hockey players at the 1976 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Seinäjoki {{Finland-icehockey-player-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matti Hagman
Matti Risto Tapio "Hakki" Hagman (21 September 1955 – 11 October 2016) was a Finnish professional ice hockey player. Hagman was the first Finnish-born and Finnish-trained player to play in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the first to play in a Stanley Cup final. The first Finnish-born player in NHL was Albert Pudas, who never played hockey in Finland, having moved to Canada at the age of one. Hagman's jersey number 20 is also one of the eight retired numbers in HIFK, where he was a prominent player. NHL & WHA career Boston Bruins (1976–1977) Hagman played 237 NHL games over seven seasons. He debuted for the Boston Bruins on 7 October 1976 as they hosted the Minnesota North Stars. During his time in Boston, Hagman was coached by famous Canadian Head Coach Don Cherry. During his time with the Bruins, Hagman did not get much time on ice but he did score well. During his first NHL season, Matti Hagman scored 28 points in 75 games though being played on the third and fourth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pekka Leskinen
Juha Pekka Leskinen (born 26 February 1954) is a Finnish former competitive figure skater. He represented Finland at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ... and finished 13th overall. He won the Finnish national title three times (1970, 1971, 1975). Later in his career, he was an ISU Judge for Finland and judged in the 2002, 2010, and 2018 Winter Olympics. Results References 1954 births Living people Finnish male single skaters Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters of Finland People from Kuopio Sportspeople from North Savo {{Finland-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liisa Suihkonen
Liisa Suihkonen (born 27 September 1943) is a former cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the 1970s. She was born in Suonenjoki, Northern Savonia. She won a silver medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics of Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the .... Cross-country skiing results Olympic Games * 1 medal – (1 silver) World Championships References External linksWomen's cross country results: 1952-2006 1943 births Living people People from Suonenjoki Finnish female cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland Cross-country skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (née Hämäläinen; born 10 September 1955) is a Finland, Finnish former cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier. Career She was the big figure at the 1984 Winter Olympics, 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo, winning all three individual cross-country skiing events (5, 10 and 20 km), and a bronze medal for Finland in the relay. In the process, she became the most successful athlete at the 1984 Winter Olympics. At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, she won another relay bronze medal, and at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, she won two more bronze medals in the 5 and 30 km. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Kirvesniemi won three golds in the 10 km (1989) and 4 × 5 km relay (1978, 1989), and five silvers in the 5 km (1985, 1991), 10 km (1985) and 15 km (1989, 1993). She also won the 20 km double pursuit at the 1989 Holmenkollen ski festival. Kirvesniemi won the Holmenkollen medal in 1989. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena Takalo
Anni Helena Takalo (née Kivioja, born 28 October 1947) is a Finnish former cross-country skier. She was born in Nivala, and was dominant women's cross-country skiing in the 1970s, earning five Winter Olympic medals and four FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medals (golds in 5 km and 4 × 5 km relay (both 1978), and bronzes in 3 × 5 km relay (1970), 10 km (1974), and 20 km (1978).). Takalo also won the women's 5 km at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1976. For her cross-country skiing successes, she earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1977 (Shared with Hilkka Riihivuori and Walter Steiner Walter Steiner (born 15 February 1951) is a Swiss former ski jumper who competed in the 1970s. Career Steiner earned a ski jumping silver medal in the Individual large hill at the 1972 Winter Olympics. He also won the ski jumping competition a ...). Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilkka Riihivuori
Hilkka Riihivuori (née Kuntola, born 24 December 1952 in Jurva, Southern Ostrobothnia) is a Finland, Finnish former cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s and 1980s. She competed in three Winter Olympics, earning a total of four medals (1972 and 1976 under her maiden name and 1980 under her married name.). Riihivuori also competed several times at the Holmenkollen ski festival, winning twice at 10 km (1974, 1980) and once at 5 km (1977). Riihivuori's biggest success was at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where she won two medals in the 10 km (silver: 1982, bronze: 1978), a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay (1978), and two silver medals in the 5 km (1978, 1982). For her successes in Nordic skiing World Championships and at the Holmenkollen, Kuntola received the Holmenkollen medal in 1977 (Shared with Helena Takalo and Walter Steiner.). Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the Internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjatta Kajosmaa
Ritva Marjatta Kajosmaa (born 3 February 1938 in Vehkalahti) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. She competed in two Winter Olympics, earning a total of four medals. Kajosmaa also competed several times at the Holmenkollen ski festival, winning four times at 10 km (1969, 1971–1973) and three times at 5 km (1969, 1972-1973). Additionally, she won two medals at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in the 10 km, and a bronze in 3 × 5 km relay. For her successes in Nordic skiing and at the Holmenkollen, Kajosmaa received the Holmenkollen medal in 1971 (Shared with Berit Mørdre Lammedal and Reidar Hjermstad Reidar Hjermstad (born 10 October 1937) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier and biathlete who competed in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1963, Hjermstad won two events at the Lahti, Finland ski games, earning a Salpausselkä Medal. For his Laht ....). She was the first Finnish woman to ever win t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
