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Finland Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games

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Host City: Helsinki, Finland
Date Started: July 20, 1952
Date Finished: July 27, 1952

Events for Finland: 32
Participants for Finland: 69 (56 men and 13 women)
Youngest Participant for Finland: Ulla Pokki (17 years, 192 days)
Oldest Participant for Finland: Mikko Hietanen (40 years, 310 days)
Most Medals for Finland (Athlete): Toivo Hyytiäinen (1 medal)

Go to the Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games page

Men's 100 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Pauli Tavisalo 24 Men's 100 metres 4 h5 r1/4
Voitto Hellstén 20 Men's 100 metres 4 h7 r1/4
Issi Baran 24 Men's 100 metres 4 h8 r1/4

Men's 200 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Voitto Hellstén 20 Men's 200 metres 5 h2 r2/4
Adolf Turakainen 20 Men's 200 metres 3 h1 r1/4
Pauli Tavisalo 24 Men's 200 metres 4 h8 r1/4

Men's 400 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Rolf Back 24 Men's 400 metres 5 h2 r2/4
Jaakko Suikkari 26 Men's 400 metres 5 h3 r1/4
Ossi Mildh 22 Men's 400 metres 7 h12r1/4

Men's 800 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Olavi Talja 27 Men's 800 metres 4 h2 r1/3
Erkki Rönnholm 28 Men's 800 metres 6 h8 r1/3

Men's 1,500 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Denis Johansson 24 Men's 1,500 metres 10
Aulis Pystynen 24 Men's 1,500 metres 5 h2 r1/3
Urpo Vähäranta 26 Men's 1,500 metres 5 h5 r1/3

Men's 5,000 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Ilmari Taipale 24 Men's 5,000 metres 12
Eero Tuomaala 25 Men's 5,000 metres 13
Väinö Koskela 31 Men's 5,000 metres 11 h3 r1/2

Men's 10,000 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Hannu Posti 26 Men's 10,000 metres 4
Väinö Koskela 31 Men's 10,000 metres 16
Hugo Niskanen 31 Men's 10,000 metres 19

Men's Marathon

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Veikko Karvonen 26 Men's Marathon 5
Erkki Puolakka 27 Men's Marathon 8
Mikko Hietanen 40 Men's Marathon 17

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Väinö Suvivuo 35 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 5 h2 r2/3
Risto Syrjänen 27 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 4 h2 r1/3
Olli Alho 32 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 6 h1 r1/3

Men's 400 metres Hurdles

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Arvo Hilli 21 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 4 h2 r2/4
Rainer Pelkonen 24 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 5 h4 r2/4
Ragnar Graeffe 22 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 4 h3 r1/4

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Olavi Rinteenpää 27 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 4
Urho Julin 23 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 5 h3 r1/2
Kauko Lusenius 33 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 6 h1 r1/2

Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Adolf Turakainen 20 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 4 h1 r1/3
Voitto Hellstén 20 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 4 h1 r1/3
Pauli Tavisalo 24 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 4 h1 r1/3
Issi Baran 24 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 4 h1 r1/3

Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Pauli Tavisalo 24 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 6 h1 r1/2
Ossi Mildh 22 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 6 h1 r1/2
Ragnar Graeffe 22 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 6 h1 r1/2
Rolf Back 24 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 6 h1 r1/2

Men's 50 kilometres Walk

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Pekka Viljanen 31 Men's 50 kilometres Walk 14

Men's High Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Pekka Halme 25 Men's High Jump 11T
Albert Koskinen 26 Men's High Jump 24T

Men's Pole Vault

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Valto Olenius 31 Men's Pole Vault 5
Erkki Kataja 28 Men's Pole Vault 10
Jukka Piironen 26 Men's Pole Vault 18T

Men's Long Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Jorma Valtonen 29 Men's Long Jump 5
Pentti Snellman 26 Men's Long Jump 9
Jorma Valkama 23 Men's Long Jump 17 QR

Men's Triple Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Reino Hiltunen 27 Men's Triple Jump 9
Pentti Uusihauta 30 Men's Triple Jump 22 QR
Valle Rautio 30 Men's Triple Jump 23 QR

Men's Shot Put

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Aapo Perko 27 Men's Shot Put 14 QR
Toivo Telen 28 Men's Shot Put 15 QR
Kaarto Rask 23 Men's Shot Put 17 QR

Men's Discus Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Veikko Nyqvist 35 Men's Discus Throw 12
Olli Partanen 29 Men's Discus Throw 18 QR
Arvo Huutoniemi 38 Men's Discus Throw 29 QR

Men's Hammer Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Reino Kuivamäki 34 Men's Hammer Throw 14
Oiva Halmetoja 32 Men's Hammer Throw 19
Lauri Tamminen 32 Men's Hammer Throw 20

Men's Javelin Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Toivo Hyytiäinen 26 Men's Javelin Throw 3 Bronze
Soini Nikkinen 28 Men's Javelin Throw 8
Eino Leppänen 35 Men's Javelin Throw 16

Men's Decathlon

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Olli Reikko 25 Men's Decathlon 13
Eeles Landström 20 Men's Decathlon 14
Erkki Hautamäki 21 Men's Decathlon AC

Women's 100 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Ulla Pokki 17 Women's 100 metres 4 h1 r1/4
Leena Sipilä 20 Women's 100 metres 5 h4 r1/4

Women's 200 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Pirkko Länsivuori 26 Women's 200 metres 5 h5 r1/3

Women's 80 metres Hurdles

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Seija Pöntinen 18 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 4 h3 r1/3
Sylvi Keskinen 19 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 5 h4 r1/3
Aino Autio 20 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 6 h5 r1/3

Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Maire Österdahl 25 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 5 h3 r1/2
Leena Sipilä 20 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 5 h3 r1/2
Aino Autio 20 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 5 h3 r1/2
Ulla Pokki 17 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 5 h3 r1/2

Women's High Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Seija Pöntinen 18 Women's High Jump 15
Sisko Heikkilä 30 Women's High Jump 16

Women's Long Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Maire Österdahl 25 Women's Long Jump 9

Women's Shot Put

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Meeri Saari 26 Women's Shot Put 8

Women's Discus Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Kaarina Koivuniemi 20 Women's Discus Throw 11

Women's Javelin Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Anni Rättyä 18 Women's Javelin Throw 14
Kaisa Parviainen 37 Women's Javelin Throw 16
Elsa Torikka 21 Women's Javelin Throw 17

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