Finland at the 2000 Summer Olympics
| Finland at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | FIN |
| NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
| Website | sport |
| in Sydney | |
| Competitors | 70 (40 men and 30 women) in 16 sports |
| Flag bearer | Olli-Pekka Karjalainen |
| Medals Ranked 31st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Finland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Medalist
[edit]| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Arsi Harju | Athletics | Men's Shot Put | September 22 |
| Gold | Jyrki Järvi Thomas Johanson | Sailing | Open 49er | September 25 |
 Silver | Juha Hirvi | Shooting | Men's 50 metre rifle three positions | September 23 |
 Bronze | Marko Yli-Hannuksela | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 76 kg | September 26 |
Archery
[edit]The Finnish archery squad in Sydney consisted of two men and one woman. None of the archers won a match.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Jari Lipponen | Men's Individual | 622 | 36 |  van Zutphen (NED)L 155–161 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Miika Aulio | 603 | 53 | van Alten (NED) L 160–163 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Katri Suutari | Women's Individual | 608 | 58 |  Choe (PRK)L 149–161 |
Did not advance | |||||
Athletics
[edit]- Men
- Track and road events
Men's 100 m
- Tommi Hartonen
- Round 1 – 10.53 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m
- Tommi Hartonen
- Round 1 – 20.82
- Round 2 – 20.47 NR
- Semifinal – 20.88 (→ did not advance)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Valentin Kononen
- Final – DSQ
- Field events
Men's Shot Put
- Arsi Harju
- Qualifying – 21.39
- Final – 21.29 (→
Gold Medal)
- Timo Aaltonen
- Qualifying – 20.04
- Final – 18.64 (→ 12th place)
- Ville Tiisanoja
- Qualifying – 19.66 (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Aki Parviainen
- Qualifying – 83.73
- Final – 86.62 (→ 5th place)
- Harri Haatainen
- Qualifying – 79.93 (→ did not advance)
- Harri Hakkarainen
- Qualifying – DNF (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Olli-Pekka Karjalainen
- Qualifying – 69.64 (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Toni Huikuri
- Qualifying – 2.20 (→ did not advance)
- Mika Polku
- Qualifying – 2.24 (→ did not advance)
- Combined – Decathlon
- Eduard Hämäläinen
- 100 m – 11.01
- Long Jump – 7.19
- Shot Put – 14.06
- High Jump – 1.85
- 400 m – 48.14
- 100 m Hurdles – 14.37
- Discus Throw – 35.98
- Pole Vault – 4.80
- Javelin Throw – 47.11
- 1,500 m – 04:54.18
- Points – 7520.00 (→ 24th place)
- Aki Heikkinen
- 100 m – 11.15
- Long Jump – NM
- Shot Put – 13.37
- High Jump – DNS
- Women
- Track
Women's 100 m
- Heidi Hannula
- Round 1 – 11.68 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 m
- Johanna Manninen
- Round 1 – 23.40
- Round 2 – 23.41 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Hurdles
- Manuela Bosco
- Round 1 – 13.51 (→ did not advance)
Women's 4 × 100 m
- Manuela Bosco, Heidi Hannula, Sanna Kyllönen, Johanna Manninen
- Round 1 – 43.66
- Semifinal – 43.50 (→ did not advance)
- Field events
Women's Javelin Throw
- Mikaela Ingberg
- Qualifying – 60.85
- Final – 58.56 (→ 9th place)
- Taina Uppa
- Qualifying – 57.39 (→ did not advance)
Women's Hammer Throw
- Mia Strömmer
- Qualifying – 59.43 (→ did not advance)
- Sini Pöyry
- Qualifying – 63.80
- Final – 62.49 (→ 12th place)
- Combined – Heptathlon
Women's Heptathlon
- Tiia Hautala
- 100 m Hurdles – 13.62
- High Jump – 1.78
- Shot Put – 13.31
- 200 m – 25.00
- Long Jump – 6.12
- Javelin Throw – 45.40
- 800 m – 02:14.90
- Points – 6173 (→ 8th place)
- Susanna Rajamäki
- 100 m Hurdles – 13.60
- High Jump – 1.66
- Shot Put – 13.87
- 200 m – 24.03
- Long Jump – 6.36
- Javelin Throw – 37.00
- 800 m – 02:18.47
- Points – 6021 (→ 13th place)
Badminton
[edit]Men's Singles
- Jyri Aalto
- Round of 64: Bye
- Round of 32: Lost to Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia
Women's Singles
- Anu Weckström
- Round of 64: Bye
- Round of 32: Lost to Kanako Yonekura of Japan
Boxing
[edit]Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Joni Turunen
- Round 1 – Lost to Falk Huste of Germany (→ did not advance)
Canoeing
[edit]Flatwater
[edit]Men's Kayak Singles 500 m
- Kimmo Latvamäki
- Qualifying Heat – 01:42.535
- Semifinal – 01:41.640 (→ did not advance)
Cycling
[edit]Road
[edit]Women's Road Race
- Pia Sundstedt
- Final – 3:06:31 (→ 21st place)
Track
[edit]Women's Sprint
- Mira Kasslin
- Qualifying – 12.194
- 1/8 Finals – Lost to Félicia Ballanger of France (→ did not advance)
- 1/8 Finals Repechage – Heat 1; 3rd place
- Final 9-12 – (→ 11th place)
Women's 500 m Time Trial
- Mira Kasslin
- Final – 37.145 (→ 17th place)
Diving
[edit]Men's 3 Metre Springboard
- Jukka Piekkanen
- Preliminary – 373.41 (→ 20th place, did not advance)
Men's 3 Metre Springboard
- Joona Puhakka
- Preliminary – 332.58 (→ 30th place, did not advance)
Sailing
[edit]Eight men and two women competed for Finland in the Sailing competition. They won one gold medal.
Men's Double Handed Dinghy (470)
- Petri Leskinen and Kristian Heinilä
- Race 1 – (25)
- Race 2 – 23
- Race 3 – 10
- Race 4 – 3
- Race 5 – 17
- Race 6 – 4
- Race 7 – 23
- Race 8 – 20
- Race 9 – (28)
- Race 10 – 3
- Race 11 – 24
- Final – 127 (→ 16th place)
Men's Laser
- Roope Suomalainen
- Race 1 – (44) DSQ
- Race 2 – 13
- Race 3 – 5
- Race 4 – 16
- Race 5 – 18
- Race 6 – 3
- Race 7 – 14
- Race 8 – 23
- Race 9 – (25)
- Race 10 – 19
- Race 11 – 16
- Final – 127 (→ 17th place)
Men's Three Handed Keelboat (Soling)
- Erkki Heinonen, Jali Makilä and Sami Tamminen
- Did not advance to round robin.
Women's Mistral
- Minna Aalto
- Race 1 – 9
- Race 2 – 18
- Race 3 – 20
- Race 4 – 12
- Race 5 – (21)
- Race 6 – 7
- Race 7 – 15
- Race 8 – 12
- Race 9 – 17
- Race 10 – 11
- Race 11 – (30) DSQ
- Final – 121 (→ 15th place)
Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)
- Sari Multala
- Race 1 – 2
- Race 2 – 7
- Race 3 – (16)
- Race 4 – 12
- Race 5 – (20)
- Race 6 – 12
- Race 7 – 9
- Race 8 – 4
- Race 9 – 7
- Race 10 – 2
- Race 11 – 6
- Final – 61 (→ 5th place)
Mixed High Performance Two Handed Dinghy (49er)
- Thomas Johanson and Jyrki Järvi
- Race 1 – 2
- Race 2 – 7
- Race 3 – 2
- Race 4 – (12)
- Race 5 – 3
- Race 6 – 4
- Race 7 – 10
- Race 8 – 6
- Race 9 – 2
- Race 10 – 4
- Race 11 – 7
- Race 12 – 2
- Race 13 – 3
- Race 14 – 1
- Race 15 – 2
- Race 16 – (13)
- Final – 55 (→ Gold Medal)
Swimming
[edit]Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Jere Hård
- Preliminary Heat – 51.11 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Jere Hård
- Preliminary Heat – 53.67
- Semi-final – 53.65 (→ did not advance)
- Tero Välimaa
- Preliminary Heat – 54.24 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Tero Välimaa
- Preliminary Heat – 02:02.46 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Jarno Pihlava
- Preliminary Heat – 01:02.21 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Jarno Pihlava
- Preliminary Heat – 02:19.76 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Jani Sievinen
- Preliminary Heat – 02:02.00
- Semi-final – 02:01.46
- Final – 02:02.49 (→ 8th place)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Jani Sievinen
- Preliminary Heat – 04:25.16 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley
- Jani Sievinen, Jarno Pihlava, Tero Välimaa, and Jere Hård
- Preliminary Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
- Hanna-Maria Seppälä
- Preliminary Heat – 26.21 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Hanna-Maria Seppälä
- Preliminary Heat – 56.68 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
- Marja Pärssinen
- Preliminary Heat – 01:01.94 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
- Anu Koivisto
- Preliminary Heat – 01:03.44 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Anu Koivisto
- Preliminary Heat – 02:16.23 (→ did not advance)
Weightlifting
[edit]| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Karoliina Lundahl | Women's 75 kg | — | — | — | Did not finish | ||||
References
[edit]- sports-reference
- Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
- International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- International Olympic Committee Web Site
