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page 1Olympic athletes for Finland
Paavo Nurmi
Finnish middle and long distance runner (1897-1973)
Lasse Virén
Finnish long-distance runner
Tero Pitkämäki
Finnish javelin thrower (born 1982)
Hannes Kolehmainen
Finnish long-distance runner
Ville Ritola
Finnish long distance runner
Matti Järvinen
athletics competitor (1909-1985)
Sari Essayah
Finnish racewalker and politician
Tapio Rautavaara
Finnish athletics competitor, recording artist; singer and film actor
Ilmari Salminen
Finnish long-distance runner
Pauli Nevala
Finnish athletics competitor (1940–2025)
Heli Rantanen
Finnish athletics competitor
Jorma Kinnunen
Finnish athletics competitor (1941–2019)
Tiina Lillak
Finnish javelin thrower (born 1961)
Wilma Heltelä
Finnish pole vaulter
Volmari Iso-Hollo
Finnish athletics competitor (1907-1969)
Gunnar Höckert
Finnish runner (1910–1940)
Albin Stenroos
Finnish long distance runner (1889–1971)
Seppo Räty
Finnish javelin thrower
Arsi Harju
Finnish shot putter
Harri Larva
Finnish middle distance runner (1906–1980)
Jonni Myyrä
athletics competitor (1892-1955)
Paavo Yrjölä
Finnish decathlete (1902–1980)
Aki Parviainen
Finnish javelin thrower
Yrjö Nikkanen
athletics competitor (1914–1985)
Kaisa Parviainen
athletics competitor (1914–2002)
Juha Tiainen
athletics competitor (1955–2003)
Elmer Niklander
athletics competitor (1890–1942)
Antti Ruuskanen
Finnish javelin thrower
Pekka Vasala
Finnish middle- and long distance runner
Lauri Virtanen
Finnish long-distance runner
Tapio Korjus
Finnish javelin thrower
Antti Kalliomäki
Finnish politician and athlete
Ville Pörhölä
Finnish athletics competitor (1897–1964)
Eero Lehtonen
athletics competitor (1898-1959)
Vilho Tuulos
athletics competitor (1895-1967)
Toivo Loukola
athletics competitor (1902-1984)
Arto Härkönen
Finnish javelin thrower
Kimmo Kinnunen
Finnish javelin thrower
Eino Penttilä
Finnish javelin thrower (1906–1982)
Armas Toivonen
athletics competitor
Arvo Askola
athletics competitor (1909-1975)
Armas Taipale
athletics competitor (1890-1976)
Verner Järvinen
Finnish athletics competitor (1870–1941)
Elias Katz
Finnish runner
Matti Sippala
athletics competitor (1908-1997)
Juho Saaristo
athletics competitor (1891-1969)
Veikko Karvonen
athletics competitor
Kaarlo Maaninka
Finnish long-distance runner
Frantz Kruger
athletics competitor
Valentin Kononen
Finnish racewalker
Hannu Siitonen
athletics competitor
Sulo Bärlund
Finnish athlete (1910–1986)
Kalevi Kotkas
Estonian-Finnish athletics competitor (1913–1983)
Martti Marttelin
athletics competitor (1897-1940)
Akilles Järvinen
Finnish athlete and decathlete (1905–1943)
Toivo Hyytiäinen
athletics competitor from Finland (1925-1978)
Eeles Landström
Finnish athlete and politician (1932–2022)
Erkki Kataja
Finnish pole vaulter (1924-1969)
Jorma Valkama
Finnish athletics competitor (1928-1962)
Janne Holmén
Finnish athletics competitor, historian and university teacher