Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Finland at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Finland.svg
IOC code FIN
NOC Finnish Olympic Committee
Website olympiakomitea.fi  (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors45 in 11 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Satu Mäkelä-Nummela
Ari-Pekka Liukkonen
Flag bearer (closing) Mira Potkonen
Medals
Ranked 85th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Finland competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] Finnish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since the nation's official debut in 1908.

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Matti Mattsson Swimming Men's 200 m breaststroke 29 July
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mira Potkonen Boxing Women's lightweight 5 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 101
Athletics 91221
Badminton 101
Boxing 011
Equestrian 101
Golf 224
Sailing 235
Shooting 213
Skateboarding 011
Swimming 235
Wrestling 202
Total222345

Archery

One Finnish archer directly qualified for the men's individual recurve at the Games by reaching the quarterfinal stage and obtaining one of seven available spots at the 2021 Final Qualification Tournament in Paris, France.

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Antti Vikström Men's individual 64945Flag of Malaysia.svg  Mohamad  (MAS)
L 5–6
Did not advance

Athletics

Topi Raitanen in the men's 3000 m steeplechase finals Spc. Benard Keter makes the finals in 3,000m steeplechase (51355503342).jpg
Topi Raitanen in the men’s 3000 m steeplechase finals

Finnish athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [2] [3]

Key
Track and road events
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Elmo Lakka 110 m hurdles 13.485 'q13.677Did not advance
Topi Raitanen 3000 m steeplechase 8:19.17 SB2 Q8:17.44 SB8
Jarkko Kinnunen 50 km walk 4:04:2826
Aleksi Ojala 4:14:0238
Aku Partanen 3:52:39 SB9
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Sara Kuivisto 800 m 2:00.15 NR 4 q1:59.41 NR 6Did not advance
1500 m 4:04.10 NR 4 Q4:02.35 NR 7Did not advance
Reetta Hurske 100 m hurdles 13.106Did not advance
Annimari Korte 13.065Did not advance
Viivi Lehikoinen 400 m hurdles 55.675Did not advance
Field events
Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Kristian Pulli Long jump 7.9612 q7.929
Lassi Etelätalo Javelin throw 84.505 Q83.288
Oliver Helander 78.8117Did not advance
Toni Kuusela 76.9626Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Kristiina Mäkelä Triple jump 14.2112 q14.1711
Senni Salminen 14.2013Did not advance
Ella Junnila High jump 1.86=22Did not advance
Elina Lampela Pole vault NM Did not advance
Wilma Murto 4.55=8 q4.50=5
Silja Kosonen Hammer throw 70.4914Did not advance
Krista Tervo NM Did not advance
Combined event – Women's heptathlon
AthleteEvent100HHJSP200 mLJJT800 mTotalRank
Maria Huntington Result13.201.8012.4924.506.1042.912:19.28613517
Points1094978694933880723833

Badminton

Finland entered one male badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Kalle Koljonen, the 2021 European Championships bronze medalists, secured a spot at the Games after finished 28th in the BWF World Race to Tokyo Rankings. [4] Airi Mikkelä who qualified to compete at the Games in the women's singles declined the invitation after she has decided to retire in July 2020. [5] [6]

AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Kalle Koljonen Men's singles Flag of Austria.svg  Wraber  (AUT)
W (21–13, 21–17)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Axelsen  (DEN)
L (9–21, 13–21)
2Did not advance

Boxing

Mira Potkonen and others women's lightweight medalists Podio Olimpico (boxe, feminino).jpg
Mira Potkonen and others women's lightweight medalists

Finland entered one female boxer into the Olympic tournament. Mira Potkonen in the women's lightweight)qualified by topping the list of eligible boxers from Europe in her weight division of the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mira Potkonen Women's lightweight Flag of France.svg  Hamadouche  (FRA)
W 3–1
Flag of South Korea.svg  Oh Y-j  (KOR)
W 4–1
Flag of Turkey.svg  Yıldız  (TUR)
W 3–2
Flag of Brazil.svg  Ferreira  (BRA)
L 0–5
Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg

Equestrian

Finland entered one dressage rider into the Olympic equestrian competition, by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group A (North Western Europe). [7]

Dressage

AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix FreestyleOverall
ScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRank
Henri Ruoste Kontestro Individual 64.67452Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

Golf

Finland entered two male and two female golfers into the Olympic tournament.

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
ScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRank
Kalle Samooja Men's 75687067280−4=45
Sami Välimäki 70706867275−9=27
Matilda Castren Women's 68706870276−8=18
Sanna Nuutinen 70686970277−7=20

Sailing

Finnish sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas. [8]

On 12 December 2019, windsurfer and London 2012 silver medalist Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén and Rio 2016 Laser sailor Kaarle Tapper were officially nominated to the Finnish roster for the Games, with two-time Olympian Tuula Tenkanen (women's Laser Radial) joining the squad more than a year later. [9] [10] Nacra 17 sailors Sinem Kurtbay and Akseli Keskinen completed the lineup on April 21, 2021, as the former's original partner Janne Järvinen handed a prison sentence for money laundering and drug offenses. [11]

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Kaarle Tapper Men's Laser 231411829368612161099
Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén Women's RS:X 11151861113101112221211EL13014
Tuula Tenkanen Women's Laser Radial 96143353633298955
Akseli Keskinen
Sinem Kurtbay
Mixed Nacra 17 16919131491881211912EL13113

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Finnish shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, if they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by June 6, 2021. [12]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Eetu Kallioinen Men's skeet 1233 Q364
Lari Pesonen 11428Did not advance
Satu Mäkelä-Nummela Women's trap 11324Did not advance

Skateboarding

Finland entered one skateboarder into the Olympic tournament. Lizzie Armanto was automatically selected among the top 16 eligible skateboarders in the women's park based on the World Skate Olympic Rankings of June 30, 2021.

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Lizzie Armanto Women's park 30.0114Did not advance

Swimming

Finnish swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [13] [14]

On 12 December 2019, breaststroke swimmer and 2013 world bronze medalist Matti Mattsson was officially nominated to the Finnish roster for his third consecutive Games, with rookie Ida Hulkko (women's 100 m breaststroke) and eventual European champion Ari-Pekka Liukkonen (men's 50 m freestyle) achieving the A-standard to join Mattsson in the pool for the rescheduled Games. [9] [10]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ari-Pekka Liukkonen Men's 50 m freestyle 22.25=26Did not advance
Men's 100 m freestyle 50.4846Did not advance
Matti Mattsson Men's 100 m breaststroke 1:00.0221Did not advance
Men's 200 m breaststroke 2:08.443 Q2:08.225 Q2:07.13Bronze medal icon.svg
Ida Hulkko Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:06.197 Q1:07.0212Did not advance
Mimosa Jallow Women's 100 m backstroke 1:00.0617Did not advance
Fanny Teijonsalo Women's 50 m freestyle 24.7717 Q24.9115Did not advance
Women's 100 m freestyle 54.6923Did not advance

Wrestling

Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg - Mohammad Hadi Saravi against Arvi Savolainen Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg - Mohammad Hadi Saravi (IRI) vs. Arvi Savolainen (FIN) (8).jpg
Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg – Mohammad Hadi Saravi against Arvi Savolainen

Finland qualified two wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. One of them granted an Olympic license by advancing to the top two finals of the men's Greco-Roman 97 kg at the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary, while another Finnish wrestler claimed one of the remaining slots in the men's Greco-Roman 130 kg at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. [15] [16]

Key:

Greco-Roman
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Arvi Savolainen Men's −97 kg Flag of Cuba.svg  Rosillo  (CUB)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Armenia.svg  Aleksanyan  (ARM)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advanceFlag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Dzhuzupbekov  (KGZ)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Iran.svg  Saravi  (IRI)
L 1–3 PP
5
Elias Kuosmanen Men's −130 kg Flag of Georgia.svg  Kajaia  (GEO)
L 0–5 VT
Did not advanceRussian Olympic Committee flag.png  Semenov  (ROC)
L 0–4 ST
Did not advance16

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