| Finland at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics | |
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| WA code | FIN |
| National federation | Suomen Urheiluliitto RY |
| Website | www |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 11 |
| Medals |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
Finland competed at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics from August 10 to August 18 in Moscow, Russia.
The following Finnish competitors won medals at the Championships
| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
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 Silver | Tero Pitkämäki | Javelin throw | 17 August |
Finland sends a team consisting of 11 athletes to Moscow. Additional two athletes are reserve. [1] [2] Eero Haapala withdrew due to a repeating injury on August 8. [3]
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| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | ||
| Jarkko Kinnunen | 50 kilometres walk | 3:50:56 | 20 | ||||||
| Veli-Matti Partanen | 50 kilometres walk | 4:04:59 | 41 | ||||||
| Jere Bergius | Pole vault | 5.40 | 14 | Did not advance | |||||
| Long jump | DNS | Did not advance | |||||||
| Antti Ruuskanen | Javelin throw | 81.36 | 6 | 81.44 | 6 | ||||
| Tero Pitkämäki | Javelin throw | 84.39 | 1 | 87.07 | | ||||
| Teemu Wirkkala | Javelin throw | 79.50 | 18 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | ||
| Hanna-Maari Latvala | 100 metres | 11.45 | 26 | Did not advance | |||||
| Hanna-Maari Latvala | 200 metres | 23.07 | 20 | 23.21 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
| Nooralotta Neziri | 100 metres hurdles | 13.23 | 23 | 13.04 NR | 16 | Did not advance | |||
| Sandra Eriksson | 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:45.57 | 18 | Did not advance | |||||
| Anne Halkivaha | 20 kilometres walk | 1:36:17 | 47 | ||||||
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