Finland competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 69 competitors (67 men and 2 women) took part in 48 events in 11 sports.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate Athletics Men's 1500 m Athletics Men's 5000 m Athletics Men's 10,000 m Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Men's decathlon Wrestling Men's freestyle bantamweight Wrestling Men's freestyle welterweight Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman middleweight Athletics Men's 5000 m Men's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Men's 10,000 m Athletics Men's discus throw Athletics Men's decathlon Wrestling Men's freestyle featherweight Wrestling Men's freestyle heavyweight Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight Athletics Men's 1500 m Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Men's marathon Athletics Men's triple jump Gymnastics Men's pommel horse Sailing 12 foot dinghy Wrestling Men's freestyle lightweight Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman lightweight Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
Aquatics
Diving
Two divers, a man and a woman, represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport as well as the Games. Both divers competed in the platform events. Onnela advanced to the final, finishing 5th; this matched the best result for a Finnish diver to date. Lampila came in 4th in his preliminary group, just outside the top 3 required to advance.
DiverEventSemifinalsFinalPointsScoreRankPointsScoreRank Men's 10 metre platform 21 72.34 4 did not advance Women's 10 metre platform 21 28.00 3 Q 25 26.00 5
Swimming
One swimmer, Disa Lindberg, represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's 5th appearance in swimming as well as the Games, and the first time since 1912 Finland had sent a female swimmer. Lindberg competed in the 400 metre freestyle, placing 4th in her heat and not advancing to the semifinals.
SwimmerEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank Women's 400 m freestyle Unknown 4 did not advance
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankRisto Mattila100 metres11.34 Did Not AdvanceArmas Kinnunen1500 metres4:01.53colspan=4 Did Not Advance5000 metrescolspan=4 15:10.8215:02.06Eino Purje1500 metres4:00.81colspan=4 3:56.45000 metrescolspan=4 15:03.63 DNFHarri Larva1500 metres4:02.02colspan=4 3:53.2 Leo Helgas4:06.04colspan=4 Did Not AdvancePaavo Nurmi5000 metrescolspan=4 15:08.0414:40.010,000 metrescolspan=6 30:18.8 3000 metres steeplechase9:58.81colspan=4 9:31.2Ville Ritola10,000 metrescolspan=6 30:19.45000 metrescolspan=4 15:10.8214:38.03000 metres steeplechase9:46.61colspan=4 DNFKalle Matilainen10,000 metrescolspan=6 31:45.08Toivo Loukolacolspan=6 31:39.073000 metres steeplechase9:37.61colspan=4 9:21.8 Ove Andersen2colspan=4 9:35.6Bengt Sjöstedt110 metres hurdles15.02colspan=2 15.14Did Not AdvanceJuka Matilainen400 metres hurdles56.73colspan=2 Did Not AdvanceErrka Wilén56.52colspan=2 54.55Did Not AdvanceMartti Marttelinmarathoncolspan=6 2:35:02Yrjö Korholin-Koskicolspan=6 2:36:407Verner Laaksonencolspan=6 2:41:3512Eino Rastascolspan=6 2:43:0814Väinö Sipiläcolspan=6 2:43:0814Ilmari Kuokkacolspan=6 2:46:3424
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionToimi Tulikouralong jump6.9118Did Not AdvanceVille Tuuloslong jump7.1111Did Not AdvanceVille Tuulostriple jump14.73415.11Toimi Tulikouratriple jump14.70514.705Erkki Järvinentriple jump14.65614.656Väinö Rainiotriple jump14.418Did Not AdvancePaavo Yrjölähigh jump1.7719Did Not AdvanceArmas Wahlstedthigh jumpNo height -Did Not AdvanceArmas Wahlstedtshot put14.69514.695Paavo Yrjöläshot put14.019Did Not AdvanceAntero Kividiscus throw45.79347.23Eino Kenttädiscus throw44.17644.176Heikki Taskinendiscus throw43.0011Did Not AdvanceVilho Rinnejavelin throw58.0415Did Not AdvanceAlbert Lamppujavelin throw61.459Did Not AdvancePaavo Liettujavelin throw63.86463.864Eino Penttiläjavelin throw63.20663.206Erik Erikssonhammer throw46.229Did Not Advance
Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankAkilles JärvinenResult11.26.8713.641.7551.415.636.953.3055.584:52.4 -Points857.2821.15830748879.68943686.12649850.95666.47,931.500Adjusted Points7657837065857457516044316726046645Paavo YrjöläResult11.86.7214.111.8753.216.642.093.3055.704:44.0 - Points714.4784.40877916812848881.44649854.25716.88,053.290Adjusted Points6437487356876676417074316736556587Armas WahlstedtResult11.85.86DNFPoints714.4573.70Adjusted Points643556Martti TolamoResult12.06.6911.311.7052.418.032.883.1045.794:44.8 -16Points666.8777.05597678842.08715531.46541581.725712.06,642.115Adjusted Points6057415655447015015213815276505736
Boxing
Three boxers represented Finland in 1928. The sport was open to men only. It was the nation's first time competing in Olympic boxing. Two boxers, Hellström and Väkevä, advanced to the quarterfinals before being defeated; each had a first-round bye and won his second-round match. The third, Resko, did not have a bye and lost his first-round bout.
Boxer EventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / Bronze matchOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRank Men's featherweight W points L points did not advance 5 Men's lightweight L points did not advance 17 Men's welterweight W points L points did not advance 5
Cycling
One male cyclist represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Hellberg finished 10th place in the road race.
Road cycling
CyclistEventTimeRank Men's road race 5:09:14 10
Equestrian
A single equestrian represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport. Von Essen placed 5th in the individual eventing, improving on Finland's best equestrian result.
Eventing
EquestrianHorseEventFinal Score Rank El Kaid Eventing 1924.64 5
Fencing
Two fencers, both men, represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport.
FencerEventRound 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Men's épée 2 wins 9 did not advance 2 wins 8 did not advance Men's foilcolspan=2 1 win 6 did not advance
Gymnastics
Eight gymnasts, all men, represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's 4th appearance in the sport. Nyberg-Noroma and Savolainen tied for 6th in the all-around, Finland's best individual all-around results to that point. Savolainen won a bronze medal in the pommel horse apparatus. Finland finished 5th in the team all-around.
Artistic gymnastics
Gymnast Event Score Rank Men's all-around 185.375 62 209.875 46 217.500 38 243.750 6 243.750 6 179.750 66 231.875 23 188.750 61 Men's team all-around 1609.250 5 Men's horizontal bar 45.25 55 51.25 33 51.25 33 54.00 16 54.50 13 47.25 48 54.00 16 49.50 39 Men's parallel bars 43.75 49 46.75 40 49.50 32 53.50 7 51.75 17 43.75 49 51.00 21 34.00 74 Men's pommel horse 27.00 85 36.75 71 42.25 57 54.50 7 56.50 20.25 87 49.50 31 35.00 72 Men's rings 42.50 62 49.75 33 50.00 32 55.00 5 53.75 12 43.00 60 52.50 18 45.00 56 Men's vault 26.875 24 25.375 43 24.500 54 26.750 26 27.250 16 25.125 46 26.875 24 25.250 45
Modern pentathlon
Three pentathletes, all men, represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport.
PentathleteEvent Shooting Swimming Fencing Running EquestrianTotal Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank Score Rank Men's individual 31 17 16 15 4 83 15 20 22 18 10 11 81 13 35 3 31 2 18 89 21
Sailing
One sailor represented Finland in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport. Broman won the bronze medal in the 12' dinghy class, finishing 1st in two of the first four races to tie Sweden's Sven Thorell and Norway's Henrik Robert for the lead after the preliminary round (using the final round scoring system, rather than the preliminary round's point-for-place system). The other two men each won at least one of the final four races, however, and Broman did not; his two 2nd-place finishes kept him ahead of Willem de Vries Lentsch of the Netherlands.
Dinghy
SailorEventPreliminary seriesNet pointsPrelim rank Final seriesResultsRank12341234 12' Dinghy 1 2 10 1 14 4 3 9 2 6 2 x 1st 2 x 2nd
Wrestling
In the first year that wrestling was limited to 1 competitor per NOC per event, Finland sent 13 wrestlers—one in each event. The sport was open to men only. It was the nation's 5th appearance in the sport as well as the Games. Finland continued its strong performance in wrestling, topping the medal table for the 4th straight Olympics. Finland matched Sweden for most gold medals at 3 and more than doubled Sweden and Germany in total medals, 9 to 4.
Freestyle wrestling
The Finnish freestyle wrestling team had numerous Olympic veterans. Haavisto, who had taken bronze in lightweight in 1924, won gold at welterweight this time. Mäkinen, a third-time Olympian, also improved upon his 1924 medal (silver) with a gold medal in 1928. Pihlajamäki was unable to defend his 1924 gold, moving up in weight class from bantam to featherweight and moving down in medal from gold to silver. Leino received his third medal: gold in 1920, silver in 1924, and now bronze in 1928. The 1924 middleweight bronze medalist Pekkala reached the semifinals, but ultimately finished 7th because the man he lost to did not medal.
The wrestlers in the two heaviest weight classes were new Olympians. Rosenqvist lost in the first round and placed 6th in the light heavyweight. Sihvola also lost in the first round, but because his opponent went on to win the gold medal, Sihvola wrestled in—and won—the silver medal tournament.
Wrestler Event Gold medal rounds Silver medal rounds Bronze medal rounds Rank Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Semifinals Final Semifinals FinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult Men's welterweight W W Wcolspan=2 colspan=2 Men's lightweight W L did not advancecolspan=2 W Men's bantamweight W W Wcolspan=2 colspan=2 Men's middleweight W L Did not advancecolspan=2 colspan=2 7 Men's featherweight W L Did not advance Wcolspan=2 Men's light heavyweight L did not advancecolspan=2 colspan=2 6 Men's heavyweight L did not advance W Wcolspan=2
Greco-Roman wrestling
Kokkinen completed the rare feat of earning zero bad points throughout the competition, winning all 5 of his bouts by fall to earn the gold medal. Nyström took a silver medal, falling to the eventual gold medalist in the first round but managing to keep his bad points under 5 until the last round. Two veterans, Pellinen (bronze in 1924) and Westerlund (gold in 1924) earned bronze medals. Two others, Ahlfors and Toivola (each silver medalists in 1924) were unable to earn medals.
Athlete EventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7 RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult Men's bantamweight L Decision 3pts W Fall 3pts W Decision 4pts L Decision 7pts did not advance 8 Men's middleweight W Fall 0pts W Fall 0pts W Fall 0pts W Fall 0pts W Fall 0pts Men's heavyweight L Decision 3pts W Fall 3pts W Decision 4pts W Fall 4pts W Decision 5pts Men's light heavyweight W Decision 1pt W Decision 2pts W Fall 2pts W Fall 2pts L Decision 5pts Did not advance Men's featherweight W Fall 0pts W Fall 0pts L Decision 3pts L Decision 6pts did not advance 6 Men's lightweight W Fall 0pts W Fall 0pts L Decision 3pts W Decision 4pts L Decision 7pts W Decision 8pts
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database