Finland at the 1968 Summer Olympics

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

Arto Nilsson Arto Harald Nilsson (19 March 1948, Helsinki – 11 July 2019) was a boxer from Finland. He competed for Finland in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States ...

Raimo Honkanen Raimo Honkanen (10 August 1938 – 17 June 2020) was a Finnish cyclist. He was born in Turku and his profession was a postal worker. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Jue ...

Mauno Uusivirta Mauno Uusivirta (born 27 September 1948) is a Finnish former racing cyclist. He won the Finnish national road race title in 1970. He also competed at the 1968, 1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longe ...

Ole Wackström Ole Wackström (20 September 1932 – 8 April 2015) was a Finnish racing cyclist. He won the Finnish national road race title in 1957. He also competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as ...

Raimo Suikkanen Raimo Suikkanen (20 December 1942 – 22 January 2021) was a Finnish racing cyclist. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () a ...

Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...

Mauno Uusivirta Mauno Uusivirta (born 27 September 1948) is a Finnish former racing cyclist. He won the Finnish national road race title in 1970. He also competed at the 1968, 1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longe ...

Ole Wackström Ole Wackström (20 September 1932 – 8 April 2015) was a Finnish racing cyclist. He won the Finnish national road race title in 1957. He also competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as ...

Raimo Honkanen Raimo Honkanen (10 August 1938 – 17 June 2020) was a Finnish cyclist. He was born in Turku and his profession was a postal worker. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Jue ...

Raimo Suikkanen Raimo Suikkanen (20 December 1942 – 22 January 2021) was a Finnish racing cyclist. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () a ...

Ole Wackström Ole Wackström (20 September 1932 – 8 April 2015) was a Finnish racing cyclist. He won the Finnish national road race title in 1957. He also competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as ...

Seppo Aho Seppo Aho (born 7 March 1944) is a Finnish modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la X ...

Jorma Hotanen Jorma Hotanen (15 September 1936 – 20 February 2018) was a Finnish modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games ...

25 m pistol 25 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often known as sport pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It was devised as a women's event in the 1960s, based upon the rules of 25 meter center-fire pistol but shot with a .22-caliber sp ...

Pentti Linnosvuo Pentti Tapio Akseli Linnosvuo (17 March 1933 – 13 July 2010) was a Finnish sport shooter. Together with Alfred Lane, he is the only Olympic competitor to win gold medals in both 50 m pistol and 25 m rapid fire pistol – the technique differ ...

Immo Huhtinen Immo Huhtinen (30 August 1932 – 1 June 1998) was a Finnish sports shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the ar ...

50 m pistol The 50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to th ...

Matti Patteri Matti Patteri (born 5 November 1941) is a Finnish former sports shooter. He competed in the 50 metre pistol event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games ...

Juhani Laakso Juhani Laakso (27 April 1942 – 1 June 2014) was a Finnish sports shooter. He competed in the 300 metre rifle event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as th ...

Osmo Ala-Honkola Osmo Juhani Ala-Honkola (12 May 1939 – 14 November 2020) was a Finnish sports shooter. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad ( ...

Jaakko Minkkinen Jaakko Otto Sakari Minkkinen (born 28 July 1933) is a Finnish former sports shooter. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultura ...

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