United States at the 1912 Summer Olympics the first Olympic pentathlon competition. George S. Patton, who would become a famous general during World War II, excelled in the military-influenced set of events. Patton finished in fifth place; he was the only non-Swede among the top seven finishers. Twenty six shooters represented the United States. It was the nation's third appearance in shooting. The Americans won a total of 14 medals, half of which were gold. Only the host nation, Sweden, did better (with two more silver medals and one more bronze). A single tennis player represented the United States at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's
Finland at the 1976 Summer Paralympics total of 50 medals, of which twelve gold, twenty silver and eighteen bronze. Veikko Puputti, silver medallist in swimming in 1972, and Tauno Valkama, gold medallist in swimming in 1960, together won a silver medal in archery, as part of the men's team in the Short Metric open. The third member of their team was Hugo Illi. The trio scored a total of 1210 points, behind Great Britain's score of 1615. West Germany finished third with 951 points, but, as there were only three teams in contention, no bronze medal was awarded. Pekka Kujala won three gold medals in men's