Finland competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 54 athletes, 31 men and 23 women.[1] Competitors from Finland won 8 medals, including 4 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze to finish 33rd in the medal table.[2]
Finland at the 2004 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | FIN |
NPC | Finnish Paralympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Athens | |
Competitors | 54 in 10 sports |
Medals Ranked 33rd |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Medallists
editMedal | Name | Sport | Event |
---|---|---|---|
Gold | Leo Pekka Tähti | Athletics | Men's 100m T54 |
Gold | Leo Pekka Tähti | Athletics | Men's 200m T54 |
Gold | Marjaana Vare | Athletics | Women's javelin throw F42-46 |
Gold | Minna Leinonen | Shooting | Mixed air rifle prone SH2 |
Silver | Rauno Saunavaara | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F54 |
Bronze | Markku Niinimaki | Athletics | Men's shot put F54 |
Bronze | Tiina Ala Aho | Athletics | Women's javelin throw F33/34/52/53 |
Bronze | Jani Kallunki | Judo | Men's 66kg |
Sports
editArchery
editAthlete | 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 | ||
Jean Pierre Antonios | Men's individual W1 | 603 | 9 | N/A | Lehner (SUI) W 160-155 |
Fabry (USA) L 102-109 |
did not advance |
Athletics
editMen's track
editAthlete | Class | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Leo Pekka Tähti | T54 | 100m | 14.03 | 1 Q | 14.30 | 1 Q | 14.19 | ||
200m | 25.22 | 1 Q | N/A | 25.25 |
Men's field
editAthlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Points | Rank | |||
Markku Niinimaki | F54 | Javelin | 24.76 | - | 4 |
Shot put | 8.88 | - | |||
Rauno Saunavaara | F54 | Javelin | 26.79 | - |
Women's field
editAthlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Points | Rank | |||
Tiina Ala Aho | F32-34/52/53 | Shot put | 4.88 | 899 | 9 |
F33/34/52/53 | Javelin | 13.32 | 1258 | ||
Marjaana Vare | F42-46 | Javelin | 28.79 | 1037 WR | |
Shot put | 6.24 | 833 | 12 |
Cycling
editWomen's road
editAthlete | Event | Time | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Merja Hanski Virve Taljavirta |
Women's road race/time trial tandem B1-3 | - | 7 |
Women's track
editAthlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Rank | |||
Merja Hanski Virve Taljavirta |
Women's 1km time trial tandem B1-3 | N/A | 1:17.75 | 8 | ||
Women's individual pursuit tandem B1-3 | 4:01.46 | 11 | did not advance |
Goalball
editThe men's goalball team didn't win any medals; they were 5th out of 8 teams.
Players
editMen's tournament
editGame | Match | Score | Rank |
1 | Finland vs. Spain (ESP) | 3 - 3 | 3 Q |
2 | Finland vs. South Korea (KOR) | 10 - 0 | |
3 | Finland vs. Hungary (HUN) | 2 - 1 | |
4 | Finland vs. Lithuania (LTU) | 4 - 8 | |
5 | Finland vs. Slovenia (SLO) | 1 - 8 | |
Quarterfinals | Finland vs. Sweden (SWE) | 1 - 5 | L |
Semifinals | Finland vs. South Korea (KOR) | 5 - 3 | W |
5th/6th classification | Finland vs. Spain (ESP) | 4 - 3 | 5 |
The women's goalball team didn't win any medals; they lost to Japan in the bronze medal match.
Players
editWomen's tournament
editGame | Match | Score | Rank |
1 | Finland vs. Canada (CAN) | 1 - 3 | 4 Q |
2 | Finland vs. United States (USA) | 1 - 3 | |
3 | Finland vs. Japan (JPN) | 1 - 2 | |
4 | Finland vs. Netherlands (NED) | 8 - 1 | |
5 | Finland vs. Germany (GER) | 5 - 1 | |
6 | Finland vs. Brazil (BRA) | 10 - 0 | |
7 | Finland vs. Greece (GRE) | 4 - 0 | |
Semifinals | Finland vs. Canada (CAN) | 0 - 0 | L |
Bronze medal final | Finland vs. Japan (JPN) | 1 - 2 | 4 |
Judo
editMen
editAthlete | Event | Preliminary | 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 | Lamri (ALG) W 1000-0000 |
Shabashov (RUS) L 0002C–0020S |
N/A | Kail (GBR) W 1000-0001 |
Lee (TPE) W 1000-0000 |
Sailing
editShooting
editMen
editAthlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
Seppo Jolkkonen | Men's 10m air pistol SH1 | 558 | 9 | did not advance | ||
Mixed 25m pistol SH1 | 565 | 4 Q | 96.6 | 661.6 | 5 | |
Kalevi Kaipainen | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 | 596 | 16 | did not advance | ||
Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 | 589 | 17 | did not advance | |||
Veikko Palsamaki | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 597 | 14 | did not advance | ||
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 589 | 5 Q | 100.9 | 689.9 | 5 | |
Erkki Pekkala | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 597 | 14 | did not advance | ||
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 573 | 27 | did not advance |
Women
editAthlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
Sirkka Liisa Collin | Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 381 | 10 | did not advance | ||
Minna Leinonen | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 | 600 =WR | 1 Q | 105.4 | 705.4 |
Swimming
editMen
editAthlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
Mikka Harju | S7 | 50m freestyle | 32.85 | 13 | did not advance | |
100m freestyle | 1:12.18 | 10 | did not advance | |||
400m freestyle | 5:43.53 | 11 | did not advance | |||
Pekka Kantola | S2 | 50m freestyle | 1:16.88 | 6 Q | 1:15.36 | 6 |
100m freestyle | 2:43.91 | 6 Q | 2:46.07 | 7 | ||
200m freestyle | 5:48.30 | 7 Q | 5:39.52 | 6 | ||
50m backstroke | 1:15.45 | 4 Q | 1:14.42 | 4 |
Women
editAthlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
Reeta Peltola | S6 | 50m freestyle | 39.66 | 5 Q | 39.38 | 4 |
100m freestyle | 1:23.99 | 2 Q | 1:24.38 | 5 | ||
SM6 | 200m individual medley | DNS | did not advance |
Table tennis
editMen
editAthlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Matti Launonen | Men's singles 1 | Kang (KOR) W 3–0 |
Zumkehr (SUI) W 3–2 |
Maslup (ARG) W 3–0 |
1 Q | Nikelis (GER) L 1–3 |
did not advance | ||
Jari Kurkinen | Men's singles 2 | Boury (FRA) W 3-0 |
Hajek (AUT) W 3-0 |
Mardani (IRI) W 3-0 |
1 Q | Kim (KOR) L 1-3 |
did not advance | ||
Matti Launonen Jari Kurkinen |
Men's teams 1-2 | South Korea (KOR) L 0-3 |
Slovakia (SVK) L 0-3 |
Argentina (ARG) W 3-0 |
3 | did not advance |
Volleyball
editThe men's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were 5th out of 8 teams.
Players
edit- Martti Eronen
- Keijo Hanninen
- Timo Herranen
- Petri Kapiainen
- Jukka Laine
- Lauri Melanen
- Lasse Pakarinen
- Matti Pulli
- Sami Tervo
- Olavi Venalainen
Men's tournament
editGame | Match | Score | Rank |
1 | Finland vs. Iran (IRI) | 0 - 3 | 3 |
2 | Finland vs. Germany (GER) | 0 - 0 | |
3 | Finland vs. Japan (JPN) | 3 - 0 | |
Quarterfinals | Finland vs. Egypt (EGY) | 1 - 3 | L |
Semifinals | Finland vs. Greece (GRE) | 3 - 0 | W |
5th/6th classification | Finland vs. United States (USA) | 3 - 0 | 5 |
The women's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were 6th out of 6 teams.
Players
edit- Minna Hiltunen
- Tiina Jalo
- Annukka Jaattenmaki
- Liisa Jokipii
- Liisa Makela
- Anne Mari Maki
- Raisa Moller
- Maria Paavola
- Petra Pitkaniitty
- Paivi Sivula
Women's tournament
editGame | Match | Score | Rank |
1 | Finland vs. China (CHN) | 0 - 3 | 5 |
2 | Finland vs. Netherlands (NED) | 0 - 3 | |
3 | Finland vs. United States (USA) | 2 - 3 | |
4 | Finland vs. Slovenia (SLO) | 1 - 3 | |
5 | Finland vs. Ukraine (UKR) | 3 - 2 | |
5th/6th classification | Finland vs. Ukraine (UKR) | 1 - 3 | 6 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Participation Numbers Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ "Medal Standings Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2011.