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: Kyösti Laasonen — 2467 points (→ Bronze Medal) Olavi Laurila — 2372 points (→ 20th place) Jorma Sandelin — 2278 points (→ 40th place) Athletics Men's 100 metres Antti Rajamäki First Heat — 10.52s (→ did not advance) Raimo Vilen First Heat — 11.00s (→ did not advance) Men's 1500 metres Pekka Vasala Heat — 3:40.9 Semifinals — 3:37.9 Final — 3:36.3 (→ Gold Medal) Pekka Päivärinta Heat — 3:40.9 Semifinals — 3:45.1 (→ did not advance) Men's 5000 metres Tapio Kantanen Heat — 13:42.0 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 100 m Relay Antti Rajamäki, Raimo Vilen, Erik Gustafsson, and Markku Juhola Heat — 39.54s Semifinals — 39.30s (NR) (→ did not advance) Boxing Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg) Mikko Saarinen First Round — Bye Second Round — Defeated David Attan (KEN), TKO-2 Third Round — Lost to Peter Tiepold (GDR), 0:5 Canoeing Cycling Six cyclists represented Finland in 1972. Individual road race Harry Hannus — did not finish (→ no ranking) Mauno Uusivirta — did not finish (→ no ranking) Tapani Vuorenhela — did not finish (→ no ranking) Ole Wackström — did not finish (→ no ranking) Team time trial Kalevi Eskelinen Harry Hannus Mauno Uusivirta Ole Wackström Team individual pursuit Raimo Suikkanen Diving Men's 3m Springboard: Pentti Koskinen — 336.99 points (15th place) Women's 3m Springboard: Laura Kivelä — 236.25 points (24th place) Women's 10m Platform: Laura Kivelä — 172.65 points (22nd place) Fencing One fencer represented Finland in 1972. Men's épée Risto Hurme Gymnastics Judo Modern pentathlon Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1972, with them winning bronze in the team event. Men's Individual Competition: