Finland at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Finland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 83 competitors, 77 men and 6 women, took part in 63 events in 14 sports.

Gold

 * Lasse Virén — Athletics, Men's 5,000m
 * Lasse Virén — Athletics, Men's 10,000m
 * Pertti Karppinen — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
 * Pertti Ukkola — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight

Silver

 * Antti Kalliomäki — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
 * Hannu Siitonen — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw

Archery
In the nation's second appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, Finland entered two men. Defending bronze medallist Kyösti Laasonen competed again, this time placing 15th.

Men's Individual Competition:
 * Kyösti Laasonen &mdash; 2379 points (→ 15th place)
 * Kauko Laasonen &mdash; 2348 points (→ 20th place)

Athletics
Men's 800 metres
 * Markku Taskinen
 * Heat &mdash; did not start (→ did not advance)

Men's 5.000 metres
 * Lasse Virén
 * Heat &mdash; 13:33.39
 * Final &mdash; 13:24.76 (→ [[Image:Gold medal.svg|16x16px]] Gold Medal)
 * Lasse Orimus
 * Heat &mdash; 13:23.43 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10.000 metres
 * Lasse Virén
 * Heat &mdash; 28:14.95
 * Final &mdash; 27:40.38 (→ [[Image:Gold medal.svg|16x16px]] Gold Medal)
 * Martti Vainio
 * Heat &mdash; 28:26.60 (→ did not advance)
 * Pekka Paivarinta
 * Heat &mdash; did not finish (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
 * Ossi Karttunen, Markku Kukkoaho, Stig Lönnqvist, and Hannu Mäkelä
 * Heat &mdash; 3:05.02
 * Final &mdash; 3:06.51 (→ 8th place)

Men's Marathon
 * Lasse Virén &mdash; 2:13:10 (→ 5th place)
 * Håkan Spik &mdash; 2:17:50 (→ 16th place)
 * Jukka Toivola &mdash; 2:20:26 (→ 27th place)

Men's Discus Throw
 * Pentti Kahma
 * Qualification &mdash; 62.10m
 * Final &mdash; 63.12m (→ 6th place)
 * Markku Tuokko
 * Qualification &mdash; 59.80m (→ did not advance)

Cycling
One cyclist represented Finland in 1976.


 * Individual road race
 * Harry Hannus &mdash; 4:49:01 (→ 20th place)


 * Individual pursuit
 * Harry Hannus &mdash; 13th place

Fencing
Four fencers, all men, represented Finland in 1976.


 * Men's épée
 * Veikko Salminen


 * Men's team épée
 * Heikki Hulkkonen
 * Risto Hurme
 * Jussi Pelli
 * Veikko Salminen

Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1976.


 * Individual
 * Risto Hurme
 * Jussi Pelli
 * Heikki Hulkkonen


 * Team
 * Risto Hurme
 * Jussi Pelli
 * Heikki Hulkkonen