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Rowing

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Finland
Career 1912 - 1996
Best year 1984
Total points 211
Best results 3x 1. Olympic Games
All-time rank
#27

Ranking Development

Points distribution

Disciplines

Contests

YearContestDisciplineCategoryPositionPointsName
1996 World Championships Lightweight single sculls Men 3 4 Heikki Haavikko
1987 World Championships Single sculls Men 3 5 Pertti Karppinen
1986 World Championships Single sculls Men 2 8 Pertti Karppinen
1985 World Championships Single sculls Men 1 12 Pertti Karppinen
1984 Olympic Games Single sculls Men 1 25 Pertti Karppinen
1981 World Championships Double sculls Men 2 8 -
1980 Olympic Games Single sculls Men 1 25 Pertti Karppinen
1979 World Championships Single sculls Men 1 12 Pertti Karppinen
1977 World Championships Single sculls Men 2 8 Pertti Karppinen
1976 Olympic Games Single sculls Men 1 25 Pertti Karppinen
1964 Olympic Games Coxless pair Men 6 2 -
1961 European Championships before 1962 Coxless Pair Men 2 6 -
1960 Olympic Games Coxless pair Men 3 9 -
1958 European Championships before 1962 Coxless Pair Men 1 10 -
1956 European Championships before 1962 Coxed Four Men 1 10 -
1956 Olympic Games Coxed four Men 3 9 -
1955 European Championships before 1962 Coxed Four Men 3 3 -
1955 European Championships before 1962 Coxless four Men 3 3 -
1955 European Championships before 1962 Coxed pair Men 2 6 -
1952 Olympic Games Coxed four Men 5 4 -
1952 Olympic Games Coxless four Men 3 9 -
1952 Olympic Games Coxed pair Men 5 4 -
1912 Olympic Games Coxed four Men 5 4 -
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