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Finland at the 1974 European Athletics Championships

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Finland at the
1974 European Athletics Championships
WA codeFIN
in Rome
Competitors33
Medals
Gold
4
Silver
1
Bronze
5
Total
10
European Athletics Championships appearances

Finland sent 33 athletes to the 1974 European Athletics Championships which took place 1 – 8 September in Rome. Finland won ten medals at the Championships.[1]

Medalists[edit]

Medal Name Event
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pentti Kahma Men's discus throw
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hannu Siitonen Men's javelin throw
1st place, gold medalist(s) Riitta Salin Women's 400 m
1st place, gold medalist(s) Nina Holmén Women's 3000 m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marika Eklund
Mona-Lisa Pursiainen
Pirjo Häggman
Riitta Salin
Women's 4 × 400 m relay
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Markku Taskinen Men's 800 m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lasse Virén Men's 5000 m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Stig Lönnqvist
Ossi Karttunen
Markku Taskinen
Markku Kukkoaho
Men's 4 × 400 m relay
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mona-Lisa Pursiainen Women's 200 m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Pirkko Helenius Women's long jump

References[edit]

  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Rome 1974 - Statistics Handbook (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 420–427