Finland at the 1972 Winter Olympics
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IOC codeFIN
Websitesport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
Competitors50 (43 men, 7 women) in 6 sports
| Finland at the 1972 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | FIN |
| NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
| Website | sport |
| in Sapporo | |
| Competitors | 50 (43 men, 7 women) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearers | Juha Mieto, cross-country skiing |
| Medals Ranked 15th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Finland competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Heikki Ikola Mauri Röppänen Esko Saira Juhani Suutarinen | Biathlon | Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay |
| Silver | Marjatta Kajosmaa | Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 km |
| Silver | Marjatta Kajosmaa Hilkka Riihivuori Helena Takalo | Cross-country skiing | Women's 3 × 5 km relay |
| Silver | Rauno Miettinen | Nordic combined | Men's individual |
 Bronze | Marjatta Kajosmaa | Cross-country skiing | Women's 10 km |
Biathlon
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Juhani Suutarinen | 1'14:25.99 | 10 | 1'24:25.99 | 30 |
| Mauri Röppänen | 1'16:45.88 | 7 | 1'23:45.88 | 27 | |
| Esko Saira | 1'12:34.80 | 5 | 1'17:34.80 | 6 | |
| Yrjö Salpakari | 1'14:51.43 | 2 | 1'16:51.43 | 5 |
- 1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
- Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 2 | Time | Rank | |
| Esko Saira Juhani Suutarinen Heikki Ikola Mauri Röppänen |
3 | 1'54:37.25 | |
- 2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
Cross-country skiing
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Manne Liimatainen | 48:59.90 | 35 |
| Juhani Repo | 47:56.16 | 23 | |
| Osmo Karjalainen | 46:27.51 | 10 | |
| Juha Mieto | 46:02.74 | 4 | |
| 30 km | Osmo Karjalainen | DNF | – |
| Raimo Lehtinen | DNF | – | |
| Teuvo Hatunen | 1'42:27.18 | 22 | |
| Eero Mäntyranta | 1'41:40.51 | 19 | |
| 50 km | Kalevi Oikarainen | DNF | – |
| Eero Mäntyranta | DNF | – | |
| Teuvo Hatunen | 3'00:41.72 | 32 | |
| Hannu Taipale | 2'48:24.83 | 12 | |
- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Hannu Taipale Juha Mieto Juhani Repo Osmo Karjalainen |
2'07:50.19 | 5 |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km | Senja Pusula | 17:59.93 | 25 |
| Helena Takalo | 17:21.39 | 9 | |
| Hilkka Kuntola | 17:11.67 | 5 | |
| Marjatta Kajosmaa | 17:05.50 | | |
| 10 km | Marjatta Muttilainen | 36:46.40 | 22 |
| Hilkka Kuntola | 35:36.71 | 8 | |
| Helena Takalo | 35:06.34 | 5 | |
| Marjatta Kajosmaa | 34:56.45 | | |
- Women's 3 × 5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Helena Takalo Hilkka Kuntola Marjatta Kajosmaa |
49:19.37 | |
Ice hockey
First round
Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-11th places.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
 Finland |
13–1 |  Norway |
Medal round
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 9 |
| 2 |  United States |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 6 |
| 3 |  Czechoslovakia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 6 |
| 4 |  Sweden |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 5 |
| 5 | Finland |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 4 |
| 6 |  Poland |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 39 | 0 |
- USSR 9-3 Finland
- Finland 5-1 Poland
- Czechoslovakia 7-1 Finland
- USA 4-1 Finland
- Finland 4-3 Sweden
- Team roster:
- Head coach: Seppo Liitsola
Nordic combined
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jukka Kuvaja | Individual | 66.0 | 71.0 | 160.2 | 25 | 51:17.0 | 194.185 | 19 | 354.385 | 27 |
| Erkki Kilpinen | 73.5 | 75.5 | 185.0 | 9 | 49:52.6 | 206.845 | 4 | 391.845 | 4 | |
| Rauno Miettinen | 77.5 | 79.0 | 210.0 | 2 | 51:08.2 | 195.505 | 15 | 405.505 | | |