Finland in Wrestling
Results in Melbourne 1956*


Athlete	Event	Heat	Res.	Pos.


Tauno Jaskari	Freestyle bantamweight M	Final standing		10
		Round 2		2


Taisto Kangasniemi	Freestyle heavyweight M	Final standing
		Round 5	eliminated	2
		Round 4	fall	1
		Round 3	fall	1

	Greco-Roman heavyweight M	Final standing		6
		Round 3	eliminated	2


Veikko Lahti	Greco-Roman light-heavyweight M	Final standing		7
		Round 3	eliminated	2
		Round 2	fall	1


Kyösti Lehtonen	Greco-Roman lightweight M	Final standing
		Round 8	fall	1
		Round 7	bye	1
		Round 6	2 - 1	1
		Round 5	bye	1


Rauno Mäkinen	Greco-Roman featherweight M	Final standing
		Round 6	bye	1
		Round 5	2 - 1	1
		Round 4		2
		Round 3	bye	1


Reijo Nykänen	Greco-Roman bantamweight M	Final standing		8
		Round 3	eliminated	2


Erkki Pentillä	Freestyle featherweight M	Final standing
		Round 5		2
		Round 4	bye	1
		Round 3	decision	1


Viljo Punkari	Greco-Roman middleweight M	Final standing		6
		Round 3	eliminated	2
		Round 2		2


Veikko Rantanen	Greco-Roman welterweight M	Final standing		4
		Round 3	3-0 eliminated	1


* The list of Finish olympians in Wrestling at the Melbourne 1956 Olympics is not yet completed. All possible medalists are already included.

These facts about Finland in Wrestling at the Olympic Games in Melbourne 1956 is based on the official olympic reports and Olympian Database

Finland in WrestlingResults in Melbourne 1956*