Finland at the 1948 Winter Olympics
{{infobox country at games
| NOC = FIN
| NOCname = Finnish Olympic Committee
| games = Winter Olympics
| year = 1948
| flagcaption =
| oldcode =
| website = {{url|sport.fi/olympiakomitea }} {{in lang|fi|sv}}
| location = St. Moritz
| competitors = 24 (men)
| sports = 5
| flagbearer = Pekka Vanninen
| rank = 8
| gold = 1
| silver = 3
| bronze = 2
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year =
| app_end_year =
| summerappearances =
| winterappearances =
| seealso = 1906 Intercalated Games
}}
Finland competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Medalists
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%" | |||
| Medal
!Name !Sport !Event | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| {{gold medal}} | {{sortname|Heikki|Hasu}} | Nordic Combined | Men's individual |
| {{silver medal}} | {{sortname|August|Kiuru}} {{sortname|Teuvo|Laukkanen}} {{sortname|Sauli|Rytky}} {{sortname|Lauri|Silvennoinen}} | Cross-country skiing | Men's 4 x 10 km relay |
| {{silver medal}} | {{sortname|Martti|Huhtala}} | Nordic combined | Men's individual |
| {{silver medal}} | {{sortname|Lassi|Parkkinen}} | Speed skating | Men's 10,000m |
| {{bronze medal}} | {{sortname|Benjamin|Vanninen}} | Cross-country skiing | Men's 50 km |
| {{bronze medal}} | {{sortname|Pentti|Lammio}} | Speed skating | Men's 10,000m |
Alpine skiing
{{main|Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics}}
;Men
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Race 1 !colspan="2"|Race 2 !colspan="2"|Total |
|---|
| Time
!Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
| Aimo Vartiainen
|rowspan="2"|Downhill |colspan="4" bgcolor="wheat"| |align="center"|3:36.4 |align="center"|53 |
| Pentti Alonen
|colspan="4" bgcolor="wheat"| |align="center"|3:22.3 |align="center"|39 |
| Pentti Alonen
|rowspan="2"|Slalom |align="center"|1:18.1 |align="center"|26 |align="center"|1:17.7 |align="center"|36 |align="center"|2:35.8 |align="center"|32 |
| Aimo Vartiainen
|align="center"|1:14.0 |align="center"|20 |align="center"|1:11.0 |align="center"|26 |align="center"|2:25.0 |align="center"|21 |
Men's combined
The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!colspan="3"|Slalom !colspan="2"|Total (downhill + slalom) |
|---|
| Time 1
!Time 2 !Rank !Points !Rank |
| Aimo Vartiainen
|align="center"|– |align="center"|– |align="center"|– |align="center"|DSQ |align="center"|– |
| Pentti Alonen
|align="center"|1:29.0 |align="center"|1:11.2 |align="center"|26 |align="center"|26.38 |align="center"|28 |
Cross-country skiing
{{main|Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics}}
;Men
| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=2|Event
!rowspan=2|Athlete !colspan=2|Race |
|---|
| Time
!Rank |
| rowspan=8|18 km
|align=center|1'22:28 |align=center|24 |
| Olavi Sihvonen
|align=center|1'22:26 |align=center|23 |
| Eero Rautiola
|align=center|1'20:18 |align=center|12 |
| Martti Huhtala
|align=center|1'19:28 |align=center|10 |
| Teuvo Laukkanen
|align=center|1'18:51 |align=center|8 |
| August Kiuru
|align=center|1'18:25 |align=center|7 |
| Sauli Rytky
|align=center|1'18:10 |align=center|6 |
| Heikki Hasu
|align=center|1'16:43 |align=center|4 |
| rowspan=4|50 km
|align=center|DNF |align=center|– |
| Pekka Kuvaja
|align=center|4'10:02 |align=center|7 |
| Pekka Vanninen
|align=center|3'57:58 |align=center|4 |
| Benjamin Vanninen
|align=center|3'57:28 |align=center|{{bronze03}} |
;Men's 4 x 10 km relay
| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=2|Athletes
!colspan=2|Race |
|---|
| Time
!Rank |
| Lauri Silvennoinen Teuvo Laukkanen Sauli Rytky August Kiuru |align=center|2'41:06 |align=center|{{silver02}} |
Nordic combined
{{main|Nordic combined at the 1948 Winter Olympics}}
Events:
- 18 km cross-country skiing
- normal hill ski jumping
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event, meaning that athletes competing here were skiing for two disciplines at the same time. Details can be found above in this article, in the cross-country skiing section.
The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below. Athletes would perform three jumps, of which the two best jumps (distance and form) were counted.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Cross-country !colspan="5"|Ski Jumping !colspan="2"|Total |
|---|
| Points
!Rank !Distance 1 !Distance 2 !Distance 3 !Points !Rank !Points !Rank |
| Pauli Salonen
|rowspan="4"|Individual |align="center"|207.00 |align="center"|9 |align="center"|63.0 |align="center"|62.0 (fall) |align="center"|60.5 |align="center"|206.3 |align="center"|10 |align="center"|413.30 |align="center"|7 |
| Olavi Sihvonen
|align="center"|207.00 |align="center"|8 |align="center"|60.0 |align="center"|65.0 |align="center"|60.0 |align="center"|209.2 |align="center"|7 |align="center"|416.20 |align="center"|5 |
| Martti Huhtala
|align="center"|224.15 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|62.0 |align="center"|61.0 |align="center"|61.5 |align="center"|209.5 |align="center"|6 |align="center"|433.65 |align="center"|{{silver02}} |
| Heikki Hasu
|align="center"|240.00 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|57.0 |align="center"|61.5 |align="center"|64.0 |align="center"|208.8 |align="center"|8 |align="center"|448.80 |align="center"|{{gold01}} |
Ski jumping
{{main|Ski jumping at the 1948 Winter Olympics}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| Athlete
!Event !Distance 1 !Distance 2 !Total points !Rank |
|---|
| Erkki Rajala
|rowspan="4"|Normal hill |align="center"|DNF |align="center"|– |align="center"|DNF |align="center"|– |
| Leo Laakso
|align="center"|66.0 |align="center"|69.5 |align="center"|221.7 |align="center"|6 |
| Aatto Pietikäinen
|align="center"|69.0 |align="center"|68.0 |align="center"|215.4 |align="center"|8 |
| Matti Pietikäinen
|align="center"|69.5 |align="center"|69.0 |align="center"|224.6 |align="center"|4 |
Speed skating
{{main|Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics}}
;Men
| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=2|Event
!rowspan=2|Athlete !colspan=2|Race |
|---|
| Time
!Rank |
| rowspan=4|500 m
|align=center|45.3 |align=center|17 |
| Lassi Parkkinen
|align=center|45.2 |align=center|16 |
| Antero Ojala
|align=center|44.8 |align=center|14 |
| Keijo Lehdikkö
|align=center|44.7 |align=center|13 |
| rowspan=4|1500 m
|align=center|2:23.9 |align=center|21 |
| Antero Ojala
|align=center|2:21.4 |align=center|12 |
| Kalevi Laitinen
|align=center|2:20.3 |align=center|7 |
| Lassi Parkkinen
|align=center|2:19.6 |align=center|4 |
| rowspan=4|5000 m
|align=center|9:06.2 |align=center|26 |
| Kalevi Laitinen
|align=center|8:53.0 |align=center|15 |
| Lassi Parkkinen
|align=center|8:45.0 |align=center|9 |
| Pentti Lammio
|align=center|8:40.7 |align=center|8 |
| rowspan=3|10,000 m
|align=center|DNF |align=center|– |
| Pentti Lammio
|align=center|17:42.7 |align=center|{{bronze03}} |
| Lassi Parkkinen
|align=center|17:36.0 |align=center|{{silver02}} |
References
{{refbegin}}
- {{cite book |title=Rapport Général sur les Ves Jeux Olympiques d'hiver St-Moritz 1948 |author=Comité Olympique Suisse |publisher=H. Jaunin |location=Lausanne |date=January 1951 |language=fr |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/ORW1948.pdf |format=PDF |access-date=2008-06-10}}
- {{cite web |title=Olympic Medal Winners |publisher=International Olympic Committee |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp |access-date=2008-06-10}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042618/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1948/ Olympic Winter Games 1948, full results by sports-reference.com]
{{refend}}
{{Nations at the 1948 Winter Olympics}}