| Finland at the 2016 European Athletics Championships | |
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| WA code | FIN |
| National federation | SUL |
| Website | www |
| in Amsterdam | |
| Competitors | 36 (16 men and 20 women) in 20 events |
| Medals Ranked 27th |
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| European Athletics Championships appearances | |
Finland competed at the 2016 European Athletics Championships. Team Finland consists of 40 athletes and the official goal for the championships is 10 athletes in the top 8. [1]
| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Antti Ruuskanen | Men's javelin throw | 7 July |
| Event | Athletes | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 200 m | Samuli Samuelsson | 21.36 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
| Half marathon | Jarkko Järvenpää | N/A | 1:07:21 | 50 | |||
| 110 m hurdles | Elmo Lakka | 13.72 PB | 8 q | 13.87 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| 400 m hurdles | Jussi Kanervo | 52.35 | 22 | Did not advance | |||
| Oskari Mörö | 50.37 | 4 Q | 49.37 SB | 9 Q | 49.24 SB | 4 | |
| 4 x 100 m relay | Eetu Rantala Otto Ahlfors Samuli Samuelsson Ville Myllymäki | 39.68 | 15 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Long jump | Kristian Bäck | 7.96 | 6 q | 7.91 | 5 |
| Henri Väyrynen | 7.78 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
| Shot put | Arttu Kangas | 18.91 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Hammer throw | Tuomas Seppänen | 69.76 | 23 | Did not advance | |
| David Söderberg | 72.96 | 9 q | 74.22 | 7 | |
| Javelin throw | Ari Mannio | 78.55 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Tero Pitkämäki | 80.52 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
| Antti Ruuskanen | 88.23 SB | 1 Q | 82.44 | | |
| Event | Athletes | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 10,000 m | Johanna Peiponen | N/A | 34:39.91 | 16 | |||
| Half marathon | Anne-Mari Hyryläinen | N/A | 1:13:13 | 20 | |||
| Minna Lamminen | N/A | 1:17:48 | 67 | ||||
| Laura Manninen | N/A | 1:14:16 PB | 35 | ||||
| Team | N/A | 3:45:17 | 12 | ||||
| 100 m hurdles | Reetta Hurske | 13.16 PB | 9 q | 13.40 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Nooralotta Neziri | Bye | 13.05 | 14 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m hurdles | Anniina Laitinen | 1:01.56 | 23 | Did not advance | |||
| Hilla Uusimäki | 57.59 PB | 12 q | 57.76 | 22 | Did not advance | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase | Sandra Eriksson | 9:41.16 | 3 Q | N/A | 9:45.71 | 10 | |
| Camilla Richardsson | 9:54.80 | 20 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| High jump | Linda Sandblom | 1.89 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Pole vault | Wilma Murto | 4.35 | 11 q | 4.45 | 7 |
| Minna Nikkanen | 4.45 | 9 q | 4.45 | 9 | |
| Triple jump | Kristiina Mäkelä | 13.80 | 12 q | 13.95 SB | 9 |
| Discus throw | Salla Sipponen | 54.95 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Hammer throw | Merja Korpela | 67.78 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Inga Linne | 66.53 | 16 | Did not advance | ||
| Javelin throw | Jenni Kangas | 59.48 PB | 7 q | 59.41 | 9 |
| Heidi Nokelainen | 52.40 | 30 | Did not advance | ||
| Sanni Utriainen | 57.19 | 16 | Did not advance | ||
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