Finland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Finland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | FIN |
NPC | Finnish Paralympic Committee |
Website |
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in Beijing | |
Competitors | 30 in 13 sports |
Medals Ranked 40th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances | |
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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Markku Niinimäki | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F53/54 | |
Leo-Pekka Tähti | Athletics | Men's 100 metres T54 | |
Markku Niinimäki | Athletics | Men's hot put F53–54 | |
Jarmo Ollanketo | Cycling | Men's road race B&VI 1–3 | |
Jani Kallunki | Judo | Men's 66kgX1 | |
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 | L 110-115 |
Did not advance | |||
Jean-Pierre Antonios | Men's individual compound standing | 606 | 8 | N/A | L 89-94 |
Did not advance | |||
Osmo Kinnunen | 627 | 4 | N/A | Bye | W 111-97 |
L 97-99 |
L 101-111 |
4 |
Athletics
Men's track
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 |
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 | L 3-4 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
L 2-3 | ||||||||
L 2-3 | ||||||||
L 2-3 | ||||||||
Vesa Koivuniemi | Mixed individual BC2 | L 0-15 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
L 1-8 | ||||||||
L 2-9 | ||||||||
Timo Ollikka | L 0-6 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
L 1-4 | ||||||||
W 5-2 | ||||||||
Vesa Koivuniemi Timo Ollikka Leena Sarela |
Mixed team BC1-2 | L 1-16 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
L 3-7 |
Cycling
Men's road
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 |
Equestrian
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 |
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
- Quarterfinals
- 5-8th classification
- 7/8th classification
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 | W 1010–0000 |
L 0000-0101 |
N/A | Bye | W 1000-0000 |
W 1000-0000 |
Rauno Peltoniemi | Men's 73kg | L 0000-1011 |
Did not advance |
Powerlifting
Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
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 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
Minna Leinonen | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 | 598 | 11 | Did not advance |
Swimming
Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | W 3–1 |
W 3–0 |
1 Q | L 0–3 |
Did not advance |
Wheelchair tennis
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||
Taneli Tenhunen | Men's singles | W 7–5, 6–3 |
L 1-6, 1-6 |
Did not advance |
See also
References
- ↑ "Peking 2008 paralympialaiset - Suomen joukkue" (Finnish), Finnish Paralympic Committee, August 19, 2008
- ↑ "National Line Up For 2008 Paralympic Sailing Competition", International Association for Disabled Sailing, July 16, 2008
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