| Finland at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | FIN |
| NPC | Finnish Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in London | |
| Flag bearer | Leo-Pekka Tähti |
| Medals Ranked 27th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Finland competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. [1]
| 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 | Ind. compound W1 | 632 | 4 | — | Bye |  Kinnunen (FIN) (5)L 4-6 | Did not advance | ||
| Osmo Kinnunen | 627 | 5 | — |  Bartos (CZE) (12)W 6-0 | Antonios (FIN) (4) W 6-4 | Drahoninsky (CZE) (1) L 0-6 |  Murphy (CAN) (6)L 1-7 | 4 | |
| Jere Forsberg | Ind. compound Open | 673 | 2 | Bye |  Aygan (TUR) (18)W 6-4 | Bartos (CZE) (7) W 6-0 | Hanci (TUR) (3) W 7-3 |  Stutzman (USA) (1)W 6-4 |  |
| Keijo Kallunki | 650 | 12 |  Cancelli (ITA) (21)L 0-6 | Did not advance | |||||
| 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 | ||
| Saana-Maria Sinisalo | Ind. recurve W1/W2 | 523 | 10 | Bye | Kalay (TUR) (7) L 2-6 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Aleksi Kirjonen | Men's shot put F56 | — | 11.89 | 11 | |
| Men's javelin throw F56 | — | 26.36 | 12 | ||
| Esa-Pekka Mattila | Men's 100 m T54 | 14.99 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Timo Mustikkamaa | Men's discus throw F37 | — | 39.98 | 12 | |
| Toni Piispanen | Men's 100 m T51 | — | 21.72 PR | | |
| Leo Pekka Tähti | Men's 100 m T54 | 13.63 WR | 1 Q | 13.79 | |
| Men's 400 m T54 | 48.30 | 4 q | 47.68 PB | 4 | |
| Marjaana Huovinen | Women's shot put F34 | — | 7.64 PB | 4 | |
| Women's javelin throw F34 | — | 19.47 PB |  | ||
| Amanda Kotaja | Women's 100 m T54 | 16.45 PB | 2 Q | 16.29 ER | 4 |
| Women's 400 m T54 | 58.06 PB | 3 Q | 57.35 PB | 6 | |
| Women's 800 m T54 | 2:00.73 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 13 | Quarterfinals |
 Brazil | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 9 | |
 Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 8 | |
| Finland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 6 | |
 Sweden | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 5 | Eliminated |
 Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 35 | −26 | 1 |
| 30 August 2012 10:15 | Finland | 5 – 6 | Brazil | Copper Box, London Referees: Launel Scott (CAN), Thomas Baerz (GER) |
| Alenius 3 Mattila 1 Minala 1 | Report | Marques 4 Silvestre 2 | ||
| 31 August 2012 10:15 | Lithuania | 10 – 0 | Finland | Copper Box, London Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Warrick Jackes (AUS) |
| Pavliukianec 5 Juchna 3 Leonavicius 1 Zibolis 1 | Report | |||
| 1 September 2012 09:00 | Turkey | 4 – 0 | Finland | Copper Box, London Referees: Shinji Mizuno (JPN), Carla Da Matta (BRA) |
| Karakaya 3 Düzgün 1 | Report | |||
| 2 September 2012 18:30 | Great Britain | 3 – 7 | Finland | Copper Box, London Referees: Warrick Jackes (AUS), Yasser Omar (EGY) |
| Knott 3 | Report | Mattila 4 Montonen 1 Miinala 1 Posio 1 | ||
| 4 September 2012 17:15 | Finland | 4 – 1 | Sweden | Copper Box, London Referees: Hooshang Shariati (IRI), Dawna Christy (CAN) |
| Mattila 4 | Report | Seremeti 1 | ||
| 5 September 2012 21:00 | Iran  | 1 – 5 | Finland | Copper Box, London Referees: Morten Hammershoi (DEN), Kimberly Anderson (USA) |
| Sayahi 1 | Report | Posio 3 Mattila 2 | ||
| 6 September 2012 18:30 | Turkey | 0 – 2 | Finland | Copper Box, London Referees: Tony Connolly (USA), Yasser Omar (EGY) |
| Report | Mattila 2 | |||
| 7 September 2012 20:00 | Brazil | 1 – 8 | Finland | Copper Box, London Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Tony Connolly (USA) |
| Leo. Moreno da Silva 1 | Report | Posio 4 Mattila 3 Miinala 1 | ||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
| Great Britain | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | |
| Brazil | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 6 | |
| Finland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 4 | |
 Denmark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 | Eliminated |
| 31 August 2012 15:00 | Finland | 1 – 1 | Great Britain | Copper Box, London Referees: Morten Hammershoi (DEN), Ali Aldarsony (KSA) |
| Leppänen 1 | Report | Luke 1 | ||
| 1 September 2012 21:00 | Denmark | 2 – 3 | Finland | Copper Box, London Referees: Christl Daentler (GER), Tony Connolly (USA) |
| Jørgensen 2 | Report | Leppänen 2 Heikkinen 1 | ||
| 3 September 2012 15:00 | Brazil | 5 – 4 | Finland | Copper Box, London |
| 4 September 2012 10:15 | Finland | 2 – 5 | China | Copper Box, London Referees: Bulent Kimyon (TUR), Launel Scott (CAN) |
| Hynninen 1 Somerkivi 1 | Report | Wang R. 4 Chen 1 | ||
| 5 September 2012 14:15 | Canada | 1 – 2 | Finland | Copper Box, London |
| 6 September 2012 13:30 | China | 4 – 1 | Finland | Copper Box, London Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Carla Da Matta (BRA) |
| Chen 2 Lin 1 Wang S. 1 | Report | Leppänen 1 | ||
| 7 September 2012 13:30 | Finland | 1 – 5 | Sweden | Copper Box, London Referees: Carla Da Matta (BRA), Kimberly Anderson (USA) |
| Heikkinen 1 | Report | Naesström 2 Gustavsson 2 Jälmestål 1 | ||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Antti Antero Latikka | S13 | 100 m backstroke | 1:04.33 | 6 Q | 1:05.89 | 8 |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Meri-Maari Mäkinen | S7 | 50 m freestyle | 40.58 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m backstroke | 1:42.69 | 16 | Did not advance | |||
| SB7 | 100 m breaststroke | 2:02.32 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Group | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Esa Miettinen | Men's individual C9 |  Adisa (NGR)W 3–1 |  Bellais (FRA)L 2–3 | 2 | Did not advance | |||
Great Britain competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012 as the host nation. A total of 288 athletes were selected to compete along with 13 other team members such as sighted guides. The country finished third in the medals table, behind China and Russia, winning 120 medals in total; 34 gold, 43 silver and 43 bronze. Multiple medallists included cyclist Sarah Storey and wheelchair athlete David Weir, who won four gold medals each, and swimmer Stephanie Millward who won a total of five medals. Storey also became the British athlete with the most overall medals, 22, and equal-most gold medals, 11, in Paralympic Games history.
The United States competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9, 2012.
Canada competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. A total of 145 athletes were sent by the Canadian Paralympic Committee to compete in 15 sports. The country won 31 medals in total and finished twentieth in the medals table, below the CPC's goal on a top eight finish in total gold medals. The total medals and total golds are the lowest totals for Canada since the 1972 Games.
Germany competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. 150 German athletes, 88 men and 62 women, participated in London.
The Netherlands competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Turkey competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Lithuania competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Brazil competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. Brazil was the next host of the Summer Paralympics, holding the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. A Brazilian segment was performed in Closing Ceremony.
China competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
The men's tournament in goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested from 30 August to 7 September. 38 matches were played; 30 in the group play, 4 quarter-finals, 2 semi-finals, a bronze medal match, and a gold medal match.
Mexico competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Belgium competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012.
Bosnia and Herzegovina competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Spain competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Japan competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. Japan's team consisted of 116 competitors.
Iran competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
The women's tournament in goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested from 30 August to 7 September. 28 matches were played; 20 in the group play, 4 quarter-finals, 2 semi-finals, a bronze medal match, and a gold medal match.
China women's national goalball team is the women's national team of China. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. It takes part in international competitions.
Lithuania men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Lithuania. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. It takes part in international competitions.
Brazil men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Brazil. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international competitions.
