| Finland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | FIN |
| NPC | Finnish Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 30 in 13 sports |
| Medals Ranked 40th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Finland competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. Athletes were selected by the Finnish Paralympic Committee on July 2, 2008. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Markku Niinimäki | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F53/54 |
| Gold | Leo-Pekka Tähti | Athletics | Men's 100 metres T54 |
 Silver | Markku Niinimäki | Athletics | Men's hot put F53–54 |
| Silver | Jarmo Ollanketo | Cycling | Men's road race B&VI 1–3 |
 Bronze | Jani Kallunki | Judo | Men's 66kgX1 |
| Bronze | Leo-Pekka Tähti | Athletics | Men's 200 metres T54 |
| 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 | ||
| Keijo Kallunki | Men's individual compound | 675 | 11 | Bye |  Bailey (USA)L 110-115 | did not advance | |||
| Jean-Pierre Antonios | Men's individual compound standing | 606 | 8 | — |  Lehner (SUI)L 89-94 | did not advance | |||
| Osmo Kinnunen | 627 | 4 | — | Bye |  Murphy (CAN)W 111-97 |  Drahoninsky (CZE)L 97-99 | Fabry (USA) L 101-111 | 4 | |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Leo-Pekka Tähti | T54 | 100m | 13.76 WR | 1 Q | 13.81 | |
| 200m | 24.92 | 2 Q | 25.17 | | ||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Markku Niinimaki | F53-54 | Javelin throw | 29.33 WR | 1112 | |
| Shot put | 9.92 WR | 1021 | | ||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Tiina Ala-Aho | F33-34/52-53 | Javelin throw | 11.51 | 849 | 15 |
| Marjaana Väre | F42-46 | Javelin throw | 26.63 | 906 | 9 |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Leena Sarela | Mixed individual BC1 |  Fernandes (POR) | L 3-4 | 5 | did not advance | |||
 Vaquerizo (ESP) | L 2-3 | |||||||
 Zhang Q (CHN) | L 2-3 | |||||||
 Leung M Y (HKG) | L 2-3 | |||||||
| Vesa Koivuniemi | Mixed individual BC2 | Cordero (ESP) | L 0-15 | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Yan Z (CHN) | L 1-8 | |||||||
| McLeod (CAN) | L 2-9 | |||||||
| Timo Ollikka |  Uchida (JPN) | L 0-6 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Dukovich (CAN) | L 1-4 | |||||||
 Robinson (GBR) | W 5-2 | |||||||
| Vesa Koivuniemi Timo Ollikka Leena Sarela | Mixed team BC1-2 | Spain (ESP) | L 1-16 | 3 | did not advance | |||
 Ireland (IRL) | L 3-7 | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarmo Ollanketo Marko Törmänen (pilot) | Men's road race B&VI 1-3 | 2:14:45 | |
| Men's road time trial B&VI 1-3 | 33:36.96 | 9 |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| Katja Karjalainen | Callan | Mixed individual championship test grade Ib | 65.714 | 4 |
| Mixed individual freestyle test grade Ib | 64.999 | 7 | ||
The men's team didn't win any medals; they were 7th out of 12 teams.
| Athlete | Event | First Round | 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 |  Villemont (FRA)W 1010–0000 | Fujimoto (JPN) L 0000-0101 | — | Bye |  Falcon (VEN)W 1000-0000 |  Golmohammadi (IRI)W 1000-0000 |
| Rauno Peltoniemi | Men's 73kg | Pourabbas (IRI) L 0000-1011 | did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juhani Kokko | 52kg | 135.0 | 11 |
| Janne Piipponen | 82.5kg | 172.5 | 8 |
Finland received one national entry to the 2008 Summer Paralympics sailing events: [2]
Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Tapani Merilainen | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 592 | 37 | did not advance | ||
| Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 566 | 39 | did not advance | |||
| Veikko Palsamaki | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 596 | 25 | did not advance | ||
| Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 579 | 30 | did not advance | |||
| Erkki Pekkala | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 595 | 29 | did not advance | ||
| Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 584 | 12 | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Minna Leinonen | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 | 598 | 11 | did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Antti Latikka | S13 | 100m backstroke | 1:08.43 | 8 Q | 1:08.07 | 7 |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Esa Miettinen | Men's singles C9-10 | Leibovitz (USA) W 3–1 |  Heijnen (NED)W 3–0 | 1 Q | Ma L (CHN) L 0–3 | did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Taneli Tenhunen | Men's singles |  Okur (TUR)W 7–5, 6–3 |  Olsson (SWE)L 1-6, 1-6 | did not advance | |||
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