Finland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Sporting event delegation
Finland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | FIN |
NPC | Finnish Paralympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 30 in 13 sports |
Medals Ranked 40th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Finland competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. Athletes were selected by the Finnish Paralympic Committee on July 2, 2008.[1]
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Markku Niinimäki | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F53/54 |
Gold | Leo-Pekka Tähti | Athletics | Men's 100 metres T54 |
Silver | Markku Niinimäki | Athletics | Men's shot put F53–54 |
Silver | Jarmo Ollanketo | Cycling | Men's road race B&VI 1–3 |
Bronze | Jani Kallunki | Judo | Men's 66kgX1 |
Bronze | Leo-Pekka Tähti | Athletics | Men's 200 metres T54 |
Sports
Archery
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | ||
Keijo Kallunki | Men's individual compound | 675 | 11 | Bye | Bailey (USA) L 110-115 | did not advance | |||
Jean-Pierre Antonios | Men's individual compound standing | 606 | 8 | — | Lehner (SUI) L 89-94 | did not advance | |||
Osmo Kinnunen | 627 | 4 | — | Bye | Murphy (CAN) W 111-97 | Drahoninsky (CZE) L 97-99 | Fabry (USA) L 101-111 | 4 |
Athletics
Men's track
Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
Leo-Pekka Tähti | T54 | 100m | 13.76 WR | 1 Q | 13.81 | |
200m | 24.92 | 2 Q | 25.17 |
Men's field
Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
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Result | Points | Rank | |||
Markku Niinimaki | F53-54 | Javelin throw | 29.33 WR | 1112 | |
Shot put | 9.92 WR | 1021 |
Women's field
Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
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Result | Points | Rank | |||
Tiina Ala-Aho | F33-34/52-53 | Javelin throw | 11.51 | 849 | 15 |
Marjaana Väre | F42-46 | Javelin throw | 26.63 | 906 | 9 |
Boccia
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Opponent | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Leena Sarela | Mixed individual BC1 | Fernandes (POR) | L 3-4 | 5 | did not advance | |||
Vaquerizo (ESP) | L 2-3 | |||||||
Zhang Q (CHN) | L 2-3 | |||||||
Leung M Y (HKG) | L 2-3 | |||||||
Vesa Koivuniemi | Mixed individual BC2 | Cordero (ESP) | L 0-15 | 4 | did not advance | |||
Yan Z (CHN) | L 1-8 | |||||||
McLeod (CAN) | L 2-9 | |||||||
Timo Ollikka | Uchida (JPN) | L 0-6 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
Dukovich (CAN) | L 1-4 | |||||||
Robinson (GBR) | W 5-2 | |||||||
Vesa Koivuniemi Timo Ollikka Leena Sarela | Mixed team BC1-2 | Spain (ESP) | L 1-16 | 3 | did not advance | |||
Ireland (IRL) | L 3-7 |
Cycling
Men's road
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Jarmo Ollanketo Marko Törmänen (pilot) | Men's road race B&VI 1-3 | 2:14:45 | |
Men's road time trial B&VI 1-3 | 33:36.96 | 9 |
Equestrian
Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | |
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Score | Rank | |||
Katja Karjalainen | Callan | Mixed individual championship test grade Ib | 65.714 | 4 |
Mixed individual freestyle test grade Ib | 64.999 | 7 |
Goalball
The men's team didn't win any medals; they were 7th out of 12 teams.
Players
- Veli-Matti Aittola
- Toni Alenius
- Jorma Kivinen
- Jarno Mattila
- Erkki Miinala
- Petri Posio
Tournament
Finland | 2 - 7 | Slovenia |
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Lithuania | 15 - 5 | Finland |
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Finland | 4 - 11 | Denmark |
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Belgium | 5 - 8 | Finland |
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Finland | 7 - 3 | Spain |
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- Quarterfinals
China | 7 - 6 | Finland |
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- 5-8th classification
Finland | 5 - 6 | Canada |
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- 7/8th classification
Slovenia | 5 - 6 | Finland |
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Judo
Athlete | Event | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 2 | Final/ Bronze medal contest |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
Jani Kallunki | Men's 66kg | Villemont (FRA) W 1010–0000 | Fujimoto (JPN) L 0000-0101 | — | Bye | Falcon (VEN) W 1000-0000 | Golmohammadi (IRI) W 1000-0000 |
Rauno Peltoniemi | Men's 73kg | Pourabbas (IRI) L 0000-1011 | did not advance |
Powerlifting
Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
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Juhani Kokko | 52kg | 135.0 | 11 |
Janne Piipponen | 82.5kg | 172.5 | 8 |
Sailing
Finland received one national entry to the 2008 Summer Paralympics sailing events:[2]
Men
- Juhani Mattila (Single-Person Keelboat - 2.4mR)
Shooting
Men
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
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Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
Tapani Merilainen | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 592 | 37 | did not advance | ||
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 566 | 39 | did not advance | |||
Veikko Palsamaki | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 596 | 25 | did not advance | ||
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 579 | 30 | did not advance | |||
Erkki Pekkala | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 595 | 29 | did not advance | ||
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 584 | 12 | did not advance |
Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
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Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
Minna Leinonen | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 | 598 | 11 | did not advance |
Swimming
Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
Antti Latikka | S13 | 100m backstroke | 1:08.43 | 8 Q | 1:08.07 | 7 |
Table tennis
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Esa Miettinen | Men's singles C9-10 | Leibovitz (USA) W 3–1 | Heijnen (NED) W 3–0 | 1 Q | Ma L (CHN) L 0–3 | did not advance |
Wheelchair tennis
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
Taneli Tenhunen | Men's singles | Okur (TUR) W 7–5, 6–3 | Olsson (SWE) L 1-6, 1-6 | did not advance |
See also
References
- ^ "Peking 2008 paralympialaiset - Suomen joukkue" Archived 13 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Finnish), Finnish Paralympic Committee, August 19, 2008
- ^ "National Line Up For 2008 Paralympic Sailing Competition" Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine, International Association for Disabled Sailing, 16 July 2008
External links
- International Paralympic Committee
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