Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics

1936 Winter Olympics

The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin...

in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics, three cross country skiing events were contested. The 4x10 km relay was added to the competition.The relay event was held on Monday, February 10, 1936, the 18 km competition was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936, and the 50 km event was held on Saturday, February 15,...	Men's 4 x 10 km relay
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held on Tuesday, February 11, 1936, Wednesday, February 12, 1936, Thursday, February 13, 1936, and on Friday, February 14, 1936.-Medal summary:...	Men's 5000m
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held on Tuesday, February 11, 1936, Wednesday, February 12, 1936, Thursday, February 13, 1936, and on Friday, February 14, 1936.-Medal summary:...	Men's 10,000m
		Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics, three cross country skiing events were contested. The 4x10 km relay was added to the competition.The relay event was held on Monday, February 10, 1936, the 18 km competition was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936, and the 50 km event was held on Saturday, February 15,...	Men's 18 km
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held on Tuesday, February 11, 1936, Wednesday, February 12, 1936, Thursday, February 13, 1936, and on Friday, February 14, 1936.-Medal summary:...	Men's 1500m
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held on Tuesday, February 11, 1936, Wednesday, February 12, 1936, Thursday, February 13, 1936, and on Friday, February 14, 1936.-Medal summary:...	Men's 5000m

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
18 km	Matti Lähde Matti Lähde Matti Lähde was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the 4 x 10 km relay.-References:*...	1'20:21	15
	Kalle Jalkanen Kalle Jalkanen Kalle Jalkanen was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the 4 x 10 km relay...	1'19:27	12
	Sulo Nurmela Sulo Nurmela Sulo Nurmela was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the 4 x 10 km relay....	1'18:20	7
	Pekka Niemi Pekka Niemi Pekka Niemi was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a bronze medal in the 18 km event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen....	1'16:59
50 km	Kalle Heikkinen	3'54:25	14
	Pekka Niemi Pekka Niemi Pekka Niemi was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a bronze medal in the 18 km event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen....	3'44:14	8
	Frans Heikkinen Frans Heikkinen Frans Heikkinen was a Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.He was born in Paltamo and died in Lieksa.In 1936 he finished seventh in the 50 kilometre competition....	3'42:44	7
	Klaes Karppinen Klaes Karppinen Klaes or Klaus Karppinen , was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s...	3'39:33	5

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
Sulo Nurmela Sulo Nurmela Sulo Nurmela was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the 4 x 10 km relay.... Klaes Karppinen Klaes Karppinen Klaes or Klaus Karppinen , was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s... Matti Lähde Matti Lähde Matti Lähde was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the 4 x 10 km relay.-References:*... Kalle Jalkanen Kalle Jalkanen Kalle Jalkanen was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the 4 x 10 km relay...	2'41:33

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	Event	CF	FS	Places	Points	Final rank
Marcus Nikkanen Marcus Nikkanen Marcus Rafael Nikkanen was a Finnish figure skater. He was the 1930 European bronze medalist and the 1933 World bronze medalist. He represented Finland at the 1928 Winter Olympics, at the 1932 Winter Olympics, and the 1936 Winter Olympics...	Men's singles	6	9	54	380.7	7

Nordic combined

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

Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics

At the 1936 Winter Olympics, three cross country skiing events were contested. The 4x10 km relay was added to the competition.The relay event was held on Monday, February 10, 1936, the 18 km competition was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936, and the 50 km event was held on Saturday, February 15,...

 of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athlethes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events.

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.

Athlete	Event	Cross-country			Ski Jumping				Total
		Time	Points	Rank	Distance 1	Distance 2	Total points	Rank	Points	Rank
Lauri Valonen Lauri Valonen Lauri Valonen was a Finnish nordic combined skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a silver medal in the individual event at the 1935 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Vysoké Tatry....	Individual	1'26:34	178.6	26	52.0	54.5	222.6	1	401.2	4
Pertti Mattila		1'26:21	179.7	25	45.0	47.0	188.7	21	368.4	19
Timo Murama Timo Murama Timo Kaapo Arthur Murama was a Finnish nordic combined skier who competed in the 1930s.He was born and died in Rovaniemi....		1'24:52	187.5	13	49.0	48.0	205.8	5	393.3	7
Niilo Nikunen		1'23:59	192.2	9	47.5	45.5	191.6	15	383.8	10

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Sauli Pälli	Normal hill	71.0	42.7	47	68.5	37.6	47	80.3	47
Timo Murama Timo Murama Timo Kaapo Arthur Murama was a Finnish nordic combined skier who competed in the 1930s.He was born and died in Rovaniemi....		71.0	100.9	22	70.0	101.3	21	202.2	24
Väinö Tiihonen		71.5	108.0	9	70.0	107.3	7	215.3	9
Lauri Valonen Lauri Valonen Lauri Valonen was a Finnish nordic combined skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a silver medal in the individual event at the 1935 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Vysoké Tatry....		73.5	113.2	5	67.0	106.2	11	219.4	6

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Ossi Blomqvist Ossi Blomqvist Ossian Ossi Blomqvist was a Finnish speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics, in the 1932 Winter Olympics, and in the 1936 Winter Olympics.In 1928 he finished tenth in the 5000 metres event...	46.2	19
	Birger Wasenius Birger Wasenius Birger Wasenius was a Finnish World Champion in speed skating. He was born in Helsinki.Wasenius reached the world top in 1933 when he won a silver medal at the European Allround Championships...	44.9	8
	Jorma Ruissalo Jorma Ruissalo Jorma Valter Ruissalo was a Finnish speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics.In 1936 he finished eighth in the 500 metres competition.-External links:*...	44.9	8
	Antero Ojala Antero Ojala Yrjö Antero Ojala was a Finnish speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics and in the 1948 Winter Olympics.In 1936 he won the bronze medal in the 5000 metres competition...	44.9	8
1500 m	Åke Ekman	2:27.2	20
	Antero Ojala Antero Ojala Yrjö Antero Ojala was a Finnish speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics and in the 1948 Winter Olympics.In 1936 he won the bronze medal in the 5000 metres competition...	2:23.2	9
	Ossi Blomqvist Ossi Blomqvist Ossian Ossi Blomqvist was a Finnish speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics, in the 1932 Winter Olympics, and in the 1936 Winter Olympics.In 1928 he finished tenth in the 5000 metres event...	2:23.2	9
	Birger Wasenius Birger Wasenius Birger Wasenius was a Finnish World Champion in speed skating. He was born in Helsinki.Wasenius reached the world top in 1933 when he won a silver medal at the European Allround Championships...	2:20.9
5000 m	Åke Ekman	9:00.4	22
	Ossi Blomqvist Ossi Blomqvist Ossian Ossi Blomqvist was a Finnish speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics, in the 1932 Winter Olympics, and in the 1936 Winter Olympics.In 1928 he finished tenth in the 5000 metres event...	8:36.6	6
	Antero Ojala Antero Ojala Yrjö Antero Ojala was a Finnish speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics and in the 1948 Winter Olympics.In 1936 he won the bronze medal in the 5000 metres competition...	8:30.1
	Birger Wasenius Birger Wasenius Birger Wasenius was a Finnish World Champion in speed skating. He was born in Helsinki.Wasenius reached the world top in 1933 when he won a silver medal at the European Allround Championships...	8:23.3
10,000 m	Antero Ojala Antero Ojala Yrjö Antero Ojala was a Finnish speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics and in the 1948 Winter Olympics.In 1936 he won the bronze medal in the 5000 metres competition...	17:46.6	7
	Ossi Blomqvist Ossi Blomqvist Ossian Ossi Blomqvist was a Finnish speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics, in the 1932 Winter Olympics, and in the 1936 Winter Olympics.In 1928 he finished tenth in the 5000 metres event...	17:42.4	5
	Birger Wasenius Birger Wasenius Birger Wasenius was a Finnish World Champion in speed skating. He was born in Helsinki.Wasenius reached the world top in 1933 when he won a silver medal at the European Allround Championships...	17:28.2