Finland_at_the_2008_Summer_Paralympics
Finland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Sporting event delegation
Finland competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. Athletes were selected by the Finnish Paralympic Committee on July 2, 2008.[1]
Quick Facts Finland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, IPC code ...
| Finland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
| 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) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 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 hot 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 |
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Archery
Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Men's track
More information Athlete, Class ...
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Leo-Pekka Tähti | T54 | 100m | 13.76 WR | 1 Q | 13.81 | |
| 200m | 24.92 | 2 Q | 25.17 | | ||
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Men's field
More information Athlete, Class ...
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Markku Niinimaki | F53-54 | Javelin throw | 29.33 WR | 1112 | |
| Shot put | 9.92 WR | 1021 | | ||
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Women's field
More information Athlete, Class ...
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Boccia
Main article: Boccia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||
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Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Men's road
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
More information Athlete, Horse ...
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| Katja Karjalainen | Callan | Mixed individual championship test grade Ib | 65.714 | 4 |
| Mixed individual freestyle test grade Ib | 64.999 | 7 | ||
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Goalball
Main article: Goalball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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
- Quarterfinals
- 5-8th classification
- 7/8th classification
Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage round 1 |
Repechage round 2 |
Final/ Bronze medal contest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
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Powerlifting
Main article: Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Finland received one national entry to the 2008 Summer Paralympics sailing events:[2]
Men
- Juhani Mattila (Single-Person Keelboat - 2.4mR)
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Minna Leinonen | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 | 598 | 11 | did not advance | ||
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Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
More information Athlete, Class ...
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Antti Latikka | S13 | 100m backstroke | 1:08.43 | 8 Q | 1:08.07 | 7 |
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Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
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Wheelchair tennis
Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | |||
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- "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