| 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) | |
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]
| Medal | 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 |
| Athlete | 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 | ||
| Athlete | 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 | | ||||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Markku Niinimaki | F54 | Javelin | 24.76 | - | 4 |
| Shot put | 8.88 | - | | ||
| Rauno Saunavaara | F54 | Javelin | 26.79 | - | |
| Athlete | 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 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merja Hanski Virve Taljavirta | Women's road race/time trial tandem B1-3 | - | 7 |
| Athlete | 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 | |||
The men's goalball team didn't win any medals; they were 5th out of 8 teams.
| Game | 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.
| Game | 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 |
| Athlete | 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 | |
| Athlete | 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 | |||
| Athlete | 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 | |
| Athlete | 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 | ||
| Athlete | 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 | |||
| Athlete | 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 | |||
The men's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were 5th out of 8 teams.
| Game | 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.
| Game | 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 |
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