Finland at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Finland competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 66 competitors, 60 men and 6 women, took part in 61 events in 13 sports.

Gold

 * Kaarlo Kangasniemi &mdash; Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight

Silver

 * Jorma Kinnunen &mdash; Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
 * Olli Laiho &mdash; Gymnastics, Men's Pommeled Horse

Bronze

 * Arto Nilsson &mdash; Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight

Cycling
Four cyclists represented Finland in 1968.


 * Individual road race
 * Raimo Honkanen
 * Mauno Uusivirta
 * Ole Wackström
 * Raimo Suikkanen


 * Team time trial
 * Mauno Uusivirta
 * Ole Wackström
 * Raimo Honkanen
 * Raimo Suikkanen


 * 1000m time trial
 * Raimo Suikkanen


 * Individual pursuit
 * Ole Wackström

Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1968.

Individual:
 * Seppo Aho - 4497 points (18th place)
 * Martti Ketelä - 4446 points (20th place)
 * Jorma Hotanen - 4231 points (34th place)

Team:
 * Aho, Ketelä, and Hotanen - 13238 points (5th place)

Shooting
Nine shooters, all men, represented Finland in 1968.


 * 25 m pistol
 * Pentti Linnosvuo
 * Immo Huhtinen


 * 50 m pistol
 * Matti Patteri
 * Seppo Saarenpää


 * 300 m rifle, three positions
 * Juhani Laakso
 * Osmo Ala-Honkola


 * 50 m rifle, three positions
 * Simo Morri
 * Jaakko Minkkinen


 * 50 m rifle, prone
 * Jaakko Minkkinen
 * Simo Morri


 * Skeet
 * Tuukka Mäkelä