Finland at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 42 in 14 sports | |||||||||||
Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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1906 |
Finland is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Finnish athletes have participated in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since the nation's official debut in 1908.
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Archery
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One Finnish archer has qualified for the men's individual recurve at the Olympics by securing one of three available Olympic spots at the 2016 European Championships in Nottingham, Great Britain, signifying the nation's Olympic comeback to the sport after an eight-year hiatus.[1]
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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Men's individual |
Athletics
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Finnish athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2][3] Four of them, led by two Olympic bronze medalists Tero Pitkämäki (2008) and Antti Ruuskanen (2012) in the men's javelin throw, had been selected to the Olympic team during the initial nomination stages (October and December 2015), while the majority of the Finnish track and field team was announced at the end of March 2016.[4]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Jarkko Kinnunen | 50 km walk | ||
Aleksi Ojala | |||
Aku Partanen |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Tero Pitkämäki | Javelin throw | ||||
Antti Ruuskanen |
- Women
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Sandra Eriksson | 3000 m steeplechase | ||||
Anne-Mari Hyryläinen | Marathon | N/A |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Kristiina Mäkelä | Triple jump | ||||
Wilma Murto | Pole vault | ||||
Minna Nikkanen |
- Men's javelin throw – 1 quota place left
- Women's 10000 m – 1 quota place (Johanna Peiponen)
- Women's marathon – 1 quota place left
- Women's javelin throw – 1 quota place (Sanni Utriainen)
Badminton
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Finland has qualified one badminton player for the women's singles into the Olympic tournament. Nanna Vainio had claimed her Olympic spot as one of top 34 individual shuttlers in the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.[5]
Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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Nanna Vainio | Women's singles |
Boxing
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Finland has entered one boxer to compete in the women's lightweight division into the Olympic boxing tournament, signifying the nation's comeback to the sport since 2000. Mira Potkonen had claimed her Olympic spot with a quarterfinal victory at the World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.[6]
- Women
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Mira Potkonen | Lightweight |
Equestrian
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Finland has entered one eventing rider into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top finish from North Western Europe in the individual FEI Olympic rankings, signifying the nation's Olympic comeback to the sporting discipline for the first time since 2000.[7][8]
Eventing
Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
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Qualifier | Final | ||||||||||||||
Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
Elmo Jankari | Duchess Désirée | Individual |
Gymnastics
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Artistic
Finland has entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Oskar Kirmes had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[9][10]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
Oskar Kirmes |
Rhythmic
For the first time in Olympic history, Finland has qualified one rhythmic gymnast in the individual all-around for the Games by claiming one of eight available Olympic spots at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[10][11]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
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Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | ||
Ekaterina Volkova | Individual |
Judo
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Finland has qualified one judoka for the men's extra-lightweight category (60 kg) at the Games. Juho Reinvall earned a continental quota spot from the European region as Finland's top-ranked judoka based on points in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.[12]
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Juho Reinvall | Men's −60 kg |
Sailing
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Finnish sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas.[13]
On October 13, 2015, the Finnish Olympic Committee had officially announced the first five sailors competing in the Finn, Laser Radial, men's 470, and women's RS:X at the Rio regatta.[4] 2010 Youth Olympian and Laser sailor Kaarle Tapper was named to the Finnish team on April 27, 2016, while the women's 470 and 49er crews rounded out the selection at the ISAF World Cup meet (April 26 to May 1) in Hyères, France.[10]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Kaarle Tapper | Laser | |||||||||||||
Tapio Nirkko | Finn | |||||||||||||
Joonas Lindgren Niklas Lindgren |
470 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén | RS:X | |||||||||||||||
Tuula Tenkanen | Laser Radial | N/A | ||||||||||||||
Camilla Cedercreutz Noora Ruskola |
49erFX |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
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Finnish shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying standard (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[14]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Vesa Törnroos | Men's trap | ||||||
Satu Mäkelä-Nummela | Women's trap |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)
Swimming
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Finnish swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[15][16]
On December 9, 2015, the Finnish Olympic Committee had announced the first three swimmers (Liukkonen, Mattsson, and Laukkanen), who had achieved the A-cut times in their respective events, to compete in the Olympic pool, while US-based college swimmers Matias Koski and Tanja Kylliäinen joined the roster four months later.[17]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Matias Koski | 200 m freestyle | ||||||
400 m freestyle | N/A | ||||||
Ari-Pekka Liukkonen | 50 m freestyle | ||||||
Matti Mattsson | 200 m breaststroke |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Jenna Laukkanen | 100 m breaststroke | ||||||
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Tanja Kylliäinen | 200 m individual medley |
Table tennis
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Finland has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition for the first time. Benedek Oláh was granted a slot as one of the next seven highest-ranked eligible players, not yet qualified, on the Olympic Ranking List.[18]
Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Benedek Oláh | Men's singles |
Taekwondo
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Finland entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. 2012 Olympian Suvi Mikkonen secured a spot in the women's lightweight category (57 kg) by virtue of her top two finish at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.[19][20]
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
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Suvi Mikkonen | Women's −57 kg |
Weightlifting
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Finland has qualified one male weightlifter for the Rio Olympics by virtue of a top seven national finish at the 2016 European Championships. The team must allocate this place by June 20, 2016.[10][21]
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Milko Tokola | Men's −85 kg |
Wrestling
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Finland has qualified three wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic tournament. Two of them finished among the top six to book an Olympic spot each in the men's Greco-Roman 85 kg and women's freestyle 58 kg the 2015 World Championships.[22][23]
One more wrestler had claimed the remaining Olympic slot in the men's Greco-Roman 66 kg to round out the Finnish roster at the initial meet of the World Qualification Tournament in Ulaanbaatar.[24]
Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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Tero Välimäki | −66 kg | ||||||||
Rami Hietaniemi | −85 kg |
- Women's freestyle
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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Petra Olli | −58 kg |
See also
References
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