Finland at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Finland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 96 competitors, 89 men and 7 women, took part in 75 events in 16 sports.Medalists
Finland finished in 14th position in the final medal rankings, with three gold medals and eight medals overall.Gold
- Pekka Vasala — Athletics, Men's 1,500m
- Lasse Virén — Athletics, Men's 5,000m
- Lasse Virén — Athletics, Men's 10,000m
Silver
- Reima Virtanen — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
Bronze
- Tapio Kantanen — Athletics, Men's 3,000m Steeplechase
- Kyösti Laasonen — Archery, Men's Individual Competition
- Risto Hurme, Veikko Salminen, and Martti Ketelä — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
- Risto Björlin — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
Archery
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Finland entered three men. They won a bronze medal.
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's 100 metres
- Antti Rajamäki
- * First Heat — 10.52s
- Raimo Vilen
- * First Heat — 11.00s
Men's 1500 metres
- Pekka Vasala
- * Heat — 3:40.9
- * Semifinals — 3:37.9
- * Final — 3:36.3
- Pekka Päivärinta
- * Heat — 3:40.9
- * Semifinals — 3:45.1
Men's 5000 metres
- Tapio Kantanen
- * Heat — 13:42.0
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
Men's Light Middleweight
- Mikko Saarinen
- * First Round — Bye
- * Second Round — Defeated David Attan, TKO-2
- * Third Round — Lost to Peter Tiepold, 0:5
Canoeing
Cycling
Six cyclists represented Finland in 1972.
;Individual road race
;Team time trial
;Team individual pursuit
Men's 3m Springboard:
Women's 3m Springboard:
Women's 10m Platform:
- Laura Kivelä — 172.65 points
Fencing
One fencer represented Finland in 1972.
;Men's épée
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1972, with them winning bronze in the team event.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Risto Hurme — 5094 points
- Veikko Salminen — 4852 points
- Martti Ketelä — 4849 points
Men's Team Competition:
- Hurme, Salminen, and Ketelä — 14812 points
Rowing
Men's Coxed Pairs
Shooting
Ten male shooters represented Finland in 1972.
;25 m pistol
;50 m pistol
;300 m rifle, three positions
;50 m rifle, three positions
;50 m rifle, prone
;50 m running target
;Skeet
Weightlifting
Wrestling
