Finland at the 1976 Summer Paralympics
| Finland at the 1976 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
| IPC code | FIN |
| NPC | Finnish Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Toronto | |
| Competitors | 50 in 5 sports |
| Medals Ranked 13th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Finland competed at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto. The country was represented by 50 athletes (46 men and 4 women) competing in archery, athletics, dartchery, swimming, table tennis, volleyball, weightlifting and wheelchair basketball.
1976 marked Finland's first major success at the Summer Paralympics. In 1960, it had won a single gold medal. In 1968, having missed the 1964 Games, it won no medals at all; and in 1972, it obtained just two silver and a bronze. The Finnish medal haul at the Toronto Games thus marked an overwhelming improvement: Finnish athletes won a total of 50 medals, of which twelve gold, twenty silver and eighteen bronze.