Finland at the 1980 Summer Olympics Finland competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR . 105 competitors, 99 men and 6 women, took part in 71 events in 16 sports.Medalists Gold Tomi Poikolainen — Archery, Men's Competition Pertti Karppinen — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls Esko Rechardt — Sailing, Men's Finn CompetitionSilver Kaarlo Maaninka — Athletics, Men's 10.000 metresBronze 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 CompetitionArchery For the first time , Finland entered women in the Olympic archery competition. They were quite successful, with Päivi 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 Capita Jussila — 2.298 points Men's Individual Competition: Tomi Poikolainen — 2.455 points Kyösti Laasonen — 2.419 pointsAthletics Men's 1,500 metres Antti Loikkanen * Heat — 3:40.5 * Semifinals — 3:43.6 Men's 5,000 metres Men's 10,000 metres Kaarlo Maaninka * Heat — 28:31.0 * Final — 27:44.3 Lasse Virén * Heat — 28:45.8 * Final — 27:50.5 Martti Vainio * Heat — 28:59.9 * Final — 28:46.3 Men's Marathon Men's 110 m Hurdles Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase Men's 20 km Walk Men's 50 km Walk Reima Salonen * Final — did not finish Men's Long Jump Men's Triple Jump Olli Pousi * Qualification — no mark Men's Shot Put Reijo Ståhlberg * Qualification — 20.53 m * Final — 20.82 m Men's Discus Throw Men's Hammer Throw Harri Huhtala * Qualification — 72.46 m * Final Round — 71.96 m Juha Tiainen * Qualification — 70.82 m * Final Round — 71.38 m Men's Javelin Throw Men's Pole Vault Men's Decathlon Women's 100 metres Women's Discus Throw Women's Javelin Throw Men's Light Flyweight Antti Juntumaa * First Round — Defeated Beruk Asfaw after knock-out in first round * Second Round — Lost to Dumitru Şchiopu on points Men's Bantamweight Veli Koota * First Round — Bye * Second Round — Defeated Fazlija Sacirovic after referee stopped contest in second round * Third Round — Lost to Bernardo Piñango after diskwalification in second round Men's Featherweight Hannu Kaislama * First Round — Lost to Rudi Fink on points Men's Welterweight Martti Marjamaa * First Round — Defeated Roland Omoruyi on points * Second Round — Lost to Ionel Budusan after referee stopped contest in third round Men's Middleweight Tarmo Uusivirta * First Round — Bye * Second Round — Lost to Jerzy Rybicki after referee stopped contest in second roundCanoeing Cycling Five cyclists represented Finland in 1980. ;Individual road race ;Team time trial ;Individual pursuit ;Men's sprintFencing Five fencers, all men, represented Finland in 1980. ;Men's épée ;Men's team épée ;Men's Team CompetitionModern pentathlon Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1980.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 placeRowing Sailing Shooting Swimming Men's 100m BreaststrokeMen's 200m Breaststroke Martti JärventausWeightlifting Wrestling
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