Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:FIN
Nocname:Finnish Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2020
Website: 
Location:Tokyo, Japan
Competitors:45
Sports:11
Flagbearer Close:Mira Potkonen
Rank:85
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:2
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1908
See also: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. Finland left the 2020 Summer Olympics with only two bronze medals, having yet to earn a single Gold medal since the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
SwimmingMen's 200 m breaststroke
Mira PotkonenBoxingWomen's lightweight

Competitors

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

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Archery1 0 1
Athletics9 12 21
Badminton1 0 1
Boxing0 1 1
Equestrian1 0 1
Golf2 2 4
Sailing2 3 5
Shooting2 1 3
Skateboarding0 1 1
Swimming2 3 5
Wrestling2 0 2
Total 22 23 45

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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]

Track and road events
  • Men
  • AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Elmo Lakka110 m hurdles13.485 q13.677Did not advance
    Topi Raitanen3000 m steeplechase8:19.17 SB2 Q8:17.44 SB8
    Jarkko Kinnunenalign=left rowspan=350 km walk4:04:2826
    Aleksi Ojala4:14:0238
    Aku Partanen3:52:39 SB9
    Women
    AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Sara Kuivisto800 m2:00.15 NR4 q1:59.41 NR6Did not advance
    1500 m4:04.10 NR4 Q4:02.35 NR7Did not advance
    Reetta Hurske100 m hurdles13.106Did not advance
    Annimari Korte13.065Did not advance
    Viivi Lehikoinen400 m hurdles55.675Did not advance
    Field events
  • Men
  • AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Kristian PulliLong jump7.9612 q7.929
    Lassi EtelätaloJavelin throw84.505 Q83.288
    Oliver Helander78.8117Did not advance
    Toni Kuusela76.9626Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Kristiina Mäkeläalign=left rowspan=2Triple jump14.2112 q14.1711
    Senni Salminen14.2013Did not advance
    Ella JunnilaHigh jump1.86=22Did not advance
    Elina Lampelaalign=left rowspan=2Pole vaultDid not advance
    Wilma Murto4.55=8 q4.50=5
    Silja Kosonenalign=left rowspan=2Hammer throw70.4914Did not advance
    Krista TervoDid not advance
    Combined event – Women's heptathlon
    AthleteEvent200 m800 mTotalRank
    align=left rowspan=2Maria HuntingtonResult13.201.8012.4924.506.1042.912:19.28613517
    Points1094978694933880723833

    Badminton

    See main article: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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]

    Boxing

    See main article: article, Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.

    Equestrian

    See main article: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Qualification. 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

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

    Golf

    See main article: Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Finland entered two male and two female golfers into the Olympic tournament.

    AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
    ScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRank
    Kalle Samoojaalign=left rowspan=2Men's75687067280−4=45
    Sami Välimäki70706867275−9=27
    Matilda Castrenalign=left rowspan=2Women's68706870276−8=18
    Sanna Nuutinen70686970277−7=20

    Sailing

    See main article: Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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 TapperMen's Laser2314118298612161099
    Tuuli Petäjä-SirénWomen's RS:X111518611131011121211EL13014
    Tuula TenkanenWomen's Laser Radial961453633298955
    Akseli Keskinen
    Sinem Kurtbay
    Mixed Nacra 17169131491881211912EL13113
    M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

    Shooting

    See main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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 Kallioinenalign=left rowspan=2Men's skeet1233 Q364
    Lari Pesonen11428Did not advance
    Satu Mäkelä-NummelaWomen's trap11324Did not advance

    Skateboarding

    See main article: Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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
    align=left rowspan=2Ari-Pekka LiukkonenMen's 50 m freestyle22.25=26Did not advance
    Men's 100 m freestyle50.4846Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Matti MattssonMen's 100 m breaststroke1:00.0221Did not advance
    Men's 200 m breaststroke2:08.443 Q2:08.225 Q2:07.13
    Ida HulkkoWomen's 100 m breaststroke1:06.197 Q1:07.0212Did not advance
    Mimosa JallowWomen's 100 m backstroke1:00.0617Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Fanny TeijonsaloWomen's 50 m freestyle24.7717 Q24.9115Did not advance
    Women's 100 m freestyle54.6923Did not advance

    Wrestling

    See main article: Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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]

    Greco-Roman
    AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Arvi SavolainenMen's −97 kg
    W 3–1 PP

    L 1–3 PP
    Did not advance
    W 3–1 PP

    L 1–3 PP
    5
    Elias KuosmanenMen's −130 kg
    L 0–5 VT
    Did not advance
    L 0–4 ST
    Did not advance16

    See also

    References


    Notes and References

    1. News: Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee. 28 March 2020. Olympics. 24 March 2020.
    2. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. 8 April 2019.
    3. Web site: IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards. IAAF. 8 April 2019. 8 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190408160334/https://cdn.dosb.de/user_upload/Olympische_Spiele/Tokio_2020/internationale_Qualifikationskriterien/IAAF_-_Athletics_20180806.pdf. dead.
    4. Web site: EM-mitalisti Koljoselle sulkapallon olympiapaikka . yle.fi . 7 June 2021 . 5 July 2021 . fi . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210705170219/https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-11969984 . 5 July 2021.
    5. Web site: Myllykoski . Tatu . Airi Mikkelä joutui hautaamaan lähes 20 vuotta vaalimansa unelman – "Lähdin treeneihin itkien, että miksi tätä pitää tehdä" . www.is.fi . 15 September 2020 . 5 July 2021 . fi . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210705101859if_/https://www.is.fi/urheilu/art-2000006635891.html . 5 July 2021.
    6. Web site: RACE TO TOKYO – BWF OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION – Women's singles . bwfbadminton.com . Badminton World Federation . 30 June 2021 . 5 July 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210705100715/https://extranet.bwfbadminton.com/docs/events/4027/docs/Race%20to%20Tokyo%20-%20BWF%20Olympic%20Qualification%20_18-05-2021_.xlsx%2030%20June%202021.%20WS.pdf . 5 July 2021.
    7. News: Tokyo 2020 team and individual quota places confirmed by FEI. FEI. 17 February 2020. 1 March 2020.
    8. News: First Laser, Radial and 49erFX nations confirmed for Tokyo 2020. World Sailing. 10 August 2018. 10 August 2018.
    9. News: Seitsemän urheilijaa nimettiin Suomen olympiajoukkueeseen Tokioon. Seven athletes were named to the Finnish Olympic team in Tokyo. fi. Finnish Olympic Committee. 12 December 2019. 28 December 2019.
    10. News: Viisi urheilijaa nimettiin Tokion olympiajoukkueeseen. Five athletes were named to the Tokyo Olympic team in Tokyo. fi. Finnish Olympic Committee. 10 March 2021. 18 March 2021.
    11. News: Olympiakomitean hallituksen päätöksiä: Sinem Kurtbay ja Akseli Keskinen valittiin Suomen edustajiksi Tokioon. Decisions of the Olympic Committee Board: Sinem Kurtbay and Akseli Keskinen were elected to represent Finland in Tokyo. fi. Finnish Olympic Committee. 21 April 2021. 22 May 2021.
    12. Web site: Quota Places by Nation and Number. 1 January 2018. www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 2 September 2018.
    13. Web site: FINA – Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Qualification. . 23 March 2019.
    14. News: Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System. Tokyo 2020. FINA. 6 March 2021. 30 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200730071900/https://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/final_-_2020_07_15_-_tokyo_2020_-_revised_qualification_system_-_swimming_-_eng.pdf. dead.
    15. News: Eric. Olanowski. Russia and Georgia Grab Pair of Greco-Roman Olympic Berths. 20 March 2021. 21 March 2021. United World Wrestling.
    16. News: Ken. Marantz. Datunashvili Denies Rio champ Chakvetadze Ticket to Tokyo; Armenia Grabs 2 Greco spots. 8 May 2021. 8 May 2021. United World Wrestling.