FIN

Identified Athletes - FIN

CC FIN 1977 Editions Rencontre - Pertti Karppinen (FIN), Olympic M1X champion 1976, 1980 and 1984
CC FIN 1978 Editions Rencontre - Veli Lehtelae & Toimi Pitkaenen (FIN), gold medal winners M4+ ERC 1956 Bled and M2- ERC 1958 Poznan, bronze medal winners M2- OG Rome 1960
CC FRA 1978 Editions Rencontre - OG Montreal 1976 - Karppinen (FIN) beats Kolbe (GER) in the M1X final
CC GER HERBA °Olympischer Sport° No. 57 - OG Montreal 1976 M1X final Karpinnen (FIN) versus Kolbe (GER)
CC ITA 1988 PANINI °Supersport° No. 100 - Pertti Karppinen (FIN), three times M1X Olympic champion 1976, 1980 & 1984
Cinderella URS 1981 OG Moscow - Pertti Karpinnen (FIN), Olympic M1X champion 1976 OG Montreal and 1980 OG Moscow
Illustrated cover CAN OG Montreal 1976 (German text) with PM July 25th (day of M1X final) - photo of Karpinnen (FIN) overtaking Kolbe (GER)
MC FRA 1997 WRC Aiguelebette (Photo of P. Karppinen FIN, Olympic champion M1X 1976, 1980 and 1984 with FDC-PM)
Stamp GAM 1995 Aug. 17th - OG Atlanta 1996 - Pertti Karppinen, three times M1X Olympic champion (1976, 1980 and 1984)

Stamp PRK 1980 Oct. 20th SS Winners of OG Moscow

stamp prk 1980 oct. 20th ss winners of og moscow imperforated mi bl. a 84 b

stamp prk 1980 oct. 20th ss winners of og moscow imperforated mi bl. a 84 b

stamp prk 1980 oct. 20th ss winners of og moscow mi bl. a 84 a photo of m2 gdr landvoigt brothers

stamp prk 1980 oct. 20th ss winners of og moscow mi bl. a 84 a photo of pertti karppinen fin m1x

stamp prk 1980 oct. 20th ss winners of og moscow mi bl. a 84 a photo of m4 gdr brietzke decker semmler thiele

The photos which were used for the design of the souvenir sheet show

the M2- crew Bernd & Joerg Landvoigt (GDR), the single sculler Pertti Karppinen (FIN),

nd the M4- crew Juergen Thiele, Andreas Decker, Stefan Semmler & Siegfried Brietzke (GDR).

They were taken from the book °Spiele der XXII. Olympiade Moskau 1980°,

published by Sportverlag Berlin (GDR) 1980 (pages 102, 97 and book cover)

Stamp TOG 1980 Febr. 29th SS OG Moscow (perforated & imperforated)

stamp tog 1980 febr. 29th ms og moscow mi bl. 155 a karppinen beating kolbe at og montreal 1976

stamp tog 1980 febr. 29th ms og moscow mi bl. 155 b imperforated karppinen beating kolbe at og montreal 1976

Photo from book °Montreal 1976° by H.

Rosendahl, published by Corvus Verlag 1976, page 97

The decisive moment in the M1X final at OG Montreal 1976:

The favourite P. M. Kolbe (GER) in the foreground

is no longer able to defend his leading position against

P. Karppinen (FIN) and has to rest content with the silver medal.