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1 Medalists  


1.1  Gold  




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1.3  Bronze  






2 Athletics  




3 Boxing  




4 Canoeing  




5 Cycling  




6 Diving  




7 Gymnastics  




8 Modern pentathlon  




9 Rowing  




10 Sailing  




11 Shooting  




12 Swimming  




13 Weightlifting  




14 Wrestling  




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16 References  













Finland at the 1968 Summer Olympics






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Finland at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
Websitesport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
inMexico City
Competitors66 (60 men and 6 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearerPentti Linnosvuo
Medals
Ranked 24th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
4
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    Finland competed at the 1968 Summer OlympicsinMexico City, Mexico. 66 competitors, 60 men and 6 women, took part in 61 events in 13 sports.[1]

    Medalists[edit]

    Gold[edit]

    Silver[edit]

    Bronze[edit]

    Athletics[edit]

    Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

    Boxing[edit]

    Arto Nilsson - Jerzy Kulej
    Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

    Canoeing[edit]

    Main article: Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

    Cycling[edit]

    Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

    Four cyclists represented Finland in 1968.

    Individual road race
    Team time trial
    1000m time trial
    Individual pursuit

    Diving[edit]

    Main article: Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics

    Gymnastics[edit]

    Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

    Modern pentathlon[edit]

    Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics

    Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1968.

    Individual:

    Team:

    Rowing[edit]

    Main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

    Sailing[edit]

    Main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

    Shooting[edit]

    Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

    Nine shooters, all men, represented Finland in 1968.

    25 m pistol
    50 m pistol
    300 m rifle, three positions
    50 m rifle, three positions
    50 m rifle, prone
    Skeet

    Swimming[edit]

    Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics

    Weightlifting[edit]

    Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

    Wrestling[edit]

    Four Finnish wrestlers Lasse Laine, Eero Tapio, Martti Laakso and Kari Meronen
    Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Finland at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

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