Finland at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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{{infobox country at games
| NOC = FIN
| NOCname = Finnish Olympic Committee
| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 1960
| flagcaption =
| oldcode =
| website = {{URL|sport.fi/olympiakomitea }} {{in lang|fi|sv}}
| location = Rome
| competitors = 117 (107 men and 10 women)
| sports = 14
| flagbearer = Eeles Landström
| rank = 17
| gold = 1
| silver = 1
| bronze = 3
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year = 1908
| app_end_year =
| summerappearances =
| winterappearances =
| seealso = 1906 Intercalated Games
}}
Finland competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 117 competitors, 107 men and 10 women, took part in 92 events in 14 sports.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FIN/summer/1960/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417040831/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FIN/summer/1960/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Finland at the 1960 Rome Summer Games |access-date=31 July 2014 |work=sports-reference.com}}
Medalists
=Gold=
- Eugen Ekman – Gymnastics, Men's Pommeled Horse
=Silver=
- Pentti Linnosvuo – Shooting, Rapid-Fire Pistol (Mixed)
=Bronze=
- Eeles Landström – Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
- Jorma Limmonen – Boxing, Men's Featherweight
- Veli Lehtelä and Toimi Pitkänen – Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
Athletics
File:Voitto Hellstén, Hans-Joachim Reske, Gordon Day 1960.jpg, Jochen Reske and Gordon Day]]
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Boxing
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Canoeing
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Cycling
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Four male cyclists represented Finland in 1960.
Diving
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Fencing
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Six fencers, four men and two women, represented Finland in 1960.
Gymnastics
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Modern pentathlon
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Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1960.
;Individual
;Team
- Kurt Lindeman
- Berndt Katter
- Eero Lohi
Rowing
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Finland had 12 male rowers participate in four out of seven rowing events in 1960.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FIN/summer/1960/ROW/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417054845/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FIN/summer/1960/ROW/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Finland Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games |access-date= 26 February 2018}}
Sailing
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Shooting
Swimming
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Weightlifting
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Wrestling
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See also
References
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{{Nations at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
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