Finland at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

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Finland at the
2004 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Finland.svg
IPC code FIN
NPC Finnish Paralympic Committee
Website www.paralympia.fi/en
in Athens
Competitors54 in 10 sports
Medals
Ranked 33rd
Gold
4
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
8
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

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]

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Medallists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Leo Pekka Tähti Athletics Men's 100m T54
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Leo Pekka Tähti Athletics Men's 200m T54
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Marjaana Vare Athletics Women's javelin throw F42-46
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Minna Leinonen Shooting Mixed air rifle prone SH2
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Rauno Saunavaara Athletics Men's javelin throw F54
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Markku Niinimaki Athletics Men's shot put F54
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Tiina Ala Aho Athletics Women's javelin throw F33/34/52/53
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jani Kallunki Judo Men's 66kg

Sports

Archery

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
ScoreSeedOpposition
score		Opposition
score		Opposition
score		Opposition
score		Opposition
score		Rank
Jean Pierre Antonios Men's individual W1 6039N/AFlag of Switzerland.svg  Lehner  (SUI)
W 160-155		Flag of the United States.svg  Fabry  (USA)
L 102-109		did not advance

Athletics

Men's track

AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Leo Pekka Tähti T54 100m 14.031 Q14.301 Q14.19Gold medal icon.svg
200m 25.221 QN/A25.25Gold medal icon.svg

Men's field

AthleteClassEventFinal
ResultPointsRank
Markku Niinimaki F54 Javelin 24.76-4
Shot put 8.88-Bronze medal icon.svg
Rauno Saunavaara F54 Javelin 26.79-Silver medal icon.svg

Women's field

AthleteClassEventFinal
ResultPointsRank
Tiina Ala Aho F32-34/52/53 Shot put 4.888999
F33/34/52/53 Javelin 13.321258Bronze medal icon.svg
Marjaana Vare F42-46 Javelin 28.791037 WRGold medal icon.svg
Shot put 6.2483312

Cycling

Women's road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Merja Hanski
Virve Taljavirta 		Women's road race/time trial tandem B1-3 -7

Women's track

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
TimeRankOpposition
Time		Rank
Merja Hanski
Virve Taljavirta 		Women's 1km time trial tandem B1-3 N/A1:17.758
Women's individual pursuit tandem B1-3 4:01.4611did not advance

Goalball

The men's goalball team didn't win any medals; they were 5th out of 8 teams.

Players

Men's tournament

GameMatchScoreRank
1Finland vs. Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3 - 33 Q
2Finland vs. Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)10 - 0
3Finland vs. Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)2 - 1
4Finland vs. Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania  (LTU)4 - 8
5Finland vs. Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)1 - 8
QuarterfinalsFinland vs. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)1 - 5L
SemifinalsFinland vs. Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)5 - 3W
5th/6th classificationFinland vs. Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)4 - 35

The women's goalball team didn't win any medals; they lost to Japan in the bronze medal match.

Players

Women's tournament

GameMatchScoreRank
1Finland vs. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1 - 34 Q
2Finland vs. Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1 - 3
3Finland vs. Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)1 - 2
4Finland vs. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)8 - 1
5Finland vs. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)5 - 1
6Finland vs. Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)10 - 0
7Finland vs. Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)4 - 0
SemifinalsFinland vs. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0 - 0L
Bronze medal finalFinland vs. Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)1 - 24

Judo

Men

AthleteEventPreliminaryQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage
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 Flag of Algeria.svg  Lamri  (ALG)
W 1000-0000		Flag of Russia.svg  Shabashov  (RUS)
L 0002C–0020S		N/AFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kail  (GBR)
W 1000-0001		Chinese Taipei Paralympic Flag.svg  Lee  (TPE)
W 1000-0000 Bronze medal icon.svg

Sailing

Shooting

Men

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreTotalRank
Seppo Jolkkonen Men's 10m air pistol SH1 5589did not advance
Mixed 25m pistol SH1 5654 Q96.6661.65
Kalevi Kaipainen Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 59616did not advance
Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 58917did not advance
Veikko Palsamaki Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 59714did not advance
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 5895 Q100.9689.95
Erkki Pekkala Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 59714did not advance
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 57327did not advance

Women

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreTotalRank
Sirkka Liisa Collin Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 38110did not advance
Minna Leinonen Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 600 =WR1 Q105.4705.4Gold medal icon.svg

Swimming

Men

AthleteClassEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Mikka Harju S7 50m freestyle 32.8513did not advance
100m freestyle 1:12.1810did not advance
400m freestyle 5:43.5311did not advance
Pekka Kantola S2 50m freestyle 1:16.886 Q1:15.366
100m freestyle 2:43.916 Q2:46.077
200m freestyle 5:48.307 Q5:39.526
50m backstroke 1:15.454 Q1:14.424

Women

AthleteClassEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Reeta Peltola S6 50m freestyle 39.665 Q39.384
100m freestyle 1:23.992 Q1:24.385
SM6 200m individual medley DNSdid not advance

Table tennis

Men

AthleteEventPreliminariesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Matti Launonen Men's singles 1 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Kang  (KOR)
W 3–0		Flag of Switzerland.svg  Zumkehr  (SUI)
W 3–2		Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Maslup  (ARG)
W 3–0		1 QFlag of Germany.svg  Nikelis  (GER)
L 1–3		did not advance
Jari Kurkinen Men's singles 2 Flag of France.svg  Boury  (FRA)
W 3-0		Flag of Austria.svg  Hajek  (AUT)
W 3-0		Flag of Iran.svg  Mardani  (IRI)
W 3-0		1 QFlag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Kim  (KOR)
L 1-3		did not advance
Matti Launonen
Jari Kurkinen 		Men's teams 1-2 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)
L 0-3		Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)
L 0-3		Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina  (ARG)
W 3-0		3did not advance

Volleyball

The men's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were 5th out of 8 teams.

Players

Men's tournament

GameMatchScoreRank
1Finland vs. Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)0 - 33
2Finland vs. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)0 - 0
3Finland vs. Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)3 - 0
QuarterfinalsFinland vs. Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)1 - 3L
SemifinalsFinland vs. Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)3 - 0W
5th/6th classificationFinland vs. Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3 - 05

The women's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were 6th out of 6 teams.

Players

Women's tournament

GameMatchScoreRank
1Finland vs. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)0 - 35
2Finland vs. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)0 - 3
3Finland vs. Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2 - 3
4Finland vs. Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)1 - 3
5Finland vs. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)3 - 2
5th/6th classificationFinland vs. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)1 - 36

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Participation Numbers Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Medal Standings Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
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