Finland at the 2022 World Games

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Finland at the
2022 World Games
Flag of Finland.svg
IOC code FIN
NOC Finnish Olympic Committee
in Birmingham, United States
7 July 2022 (2022-07-07) – 17 July 2022 (2022-07-17)
Competitors37 (21 men and 16 women) in 13 sports
Medals
Ranked 60th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
World Games appearances

Finland competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022. [1] Athletes representing Finland won one silver medal and one bronze medal. The country finished in 60th place in the medal table.

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg SilverMen's team Floorball Men's tournament12 July
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Virve Vanhakoski Kickboxing Women's 70 kg14 July

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Aerobic gymnastics 088
Air sports 101
Archery 011
Dancesport 101
Floorball 14014
Karate 011
Kickboxing 121
Muaythai 011
Orienteering 202
Powerlifting 101
Rhythmic gymnastics 11
Squash 022
Sumo 101
Total211637

Aerobic gymnastics

Finland competed in aerobic gymnastics. [2]

Air sports

Finland competed in drone racing. [3]

Archery

Finland competed in archery. [4] [5]

Dancesport

Finland competed in dancesport. [6]

Floorball

Finland won the silver medal in the floorball tournament. [7] [8]

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageSemifinalFinal / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Finland men's Men's tournament Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
W 18–0
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
W 5–3
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
W 16–0
1 QFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
W 5–1
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
W 5–6
Silver medal icon.svg
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3300393+366 Semifinals
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3201336+274
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3102938292 Fifth place game
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H)3003438340 Seventh place game
Source: TWG2022
(H) Host
8 July 2022
12:00
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg18–0
(5–0, 6–0, 7–0)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada BJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 119

9 July 2022
12:00
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg5–3
(2–0, 2–1, 1–2)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic BJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 667

10 July 2022
18:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg0–16
(0–6, 0–6, 0–4)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland BJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 228
Semifinal
11 July 2022
12:15
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg5–1
(1–0, 1–0, 3–1)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia BJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 131
Gold medal game
12 July 2022
13:00
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg6–5
(0–1, 3–0, 3–4)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland BJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 807

Karate

Finland competed in karate. [9]

AthleteEventElimination roundSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Titta Keinänen Women's kumite +68 kg Flag of Egypt.svg  Okila  (EGY)
W 1–0
Flag of Greece.svg  Chatziliadou  (GRE)
W 3–0
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Jemi  (TUN)
W 3–1
1 QFlag of Spain.svg  Torres  (ESP)
L 0–2
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Jemi  (TUN)
L 0–1
4

Kickboxing

Finland won one bronze medal in kickboxing. [10]

Muaythai

Finland competed in muaythai. [11]

Orienteering

Finland competed in orienteering. [12]

Powerlifting

Finland competed in powerlifting. [13]

Rhythmic gymnastics

Finland competed in rhythmic gymnastics. [14]

Squash

Finland competed in squash. [15]

Sumo

Finland competed in sumo. [16]

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