Finland at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Finland at the
2016 Summer Paralympics

IPC code| FIN
NPC| Finnish Paralympic Committee
Website| www.paralympia.fi/en
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors| 26 in 11 sports
Medals
Ranked 56th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

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Finland competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. They earned three medals, one gold, one silver and one bronze.

## Disability classifications

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Main article: Disability sport classification

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1][2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]

## Medalists

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Further information: 2016 Summer Paralympics medal table

Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Class  | Date

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Gold | Leo-Pekka Tähti | Athletics | Men's 100 metres | T54 | 17 September
Silver | Marjaana Heikkinen | Athletics | Women's javelin throw | F34 | 9 September
Bronze | Henry Manni | Athletics | Men's 100 metres | T34 | 13 September

## Finnish Paralympic team

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The Finnish Paralympic team consists of 26 athletes and 2 guide athletes, who compete in 11 sports. Chef de mission is Kimmo Mustonen.

Competitors from Finland per sport  Sport | Men | Women | Total | Guides

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Archery  | 2  | 0  | 2 | 0
Athletics  | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1
Cycling  | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1
Equestrian  | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
Goalball  | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0
Paratriathlon  | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
Powerlifting  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
Sailing  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
Shooting  | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
Swimming  | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0
Table tennis  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
Total | 19 | 7 | 26 | 2

## Archery

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Main article: Archery at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Jere Forsberg earned Finland a spot at the Rio Games following his performance at the 2015 World Archery Para Championships. He qualified the country after his performance in the compound men's open. Jean Pierre Antonios earned Finland a second qualifying spot after making the round of eight in the W1 men event.[4]

Athlete  | Event and classification  | Ranking round  | 1/16 Eliminations  | 1/8 Eliminations  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Finals  | Final rank

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Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Jean-Pierre Antonios | Men's individual compound W1 | 594  | 12  | —  |  Walker (GBR)
L 131–123  | did not advance  | 9
Jere Forsberg | Men's individual compound open | 672  | 10  |  Dudka (POL)
W 141–136  |  Simonelli (ITA)
L 136–140  | did not advance  | 9

Legend: W = win, L = loss

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

### Track and road events

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Athlete  | Event and classification  | Round 1  | Semifinals  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Henry Manni | Men's 100 metres T34 | 15.78 SB | 3 Q | —  | 15.46 PB |
Men's 800 metres T34 | 1:47.51  | 6 Q | —  | 1:41.92 RR | 4
Esa-Pekka Mattila | Men's 100 metres T54 | 15.07 SB | 11  | —  | did not advance
Amanda Kotaja | Women's 100 metres T54 | 16.76  | 6 Q | —  | 16.47  | 6
Women's 400 metres T54 | 59.17 SB | 10  | —  | did not advance
Ronja Oja
Guide: Jesper Oja | Women's 100 metres T11 | 13.39 NR | 13  | did not advance
Toni Piispanen | Men's 100 metres T51 | —  | 22.02  | 4
Men's 400 metres T51 | —  | 1:30.27  | 6
Leo-Pekka Tähti | Men's 100 metres T54 | 14.00  | 1 Q | —  | 13.90  |

Legend: SB = season best, Q = qualified by place, PB = personal best, RR = European record, NR = Finnish record

### Field events

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Athlete  | Event and classification  | Final

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Result  | Rank
Marjaana Heikkinen | Women's javelin throw F34 | 18.42 SB |
Women's shot put F34 | 6.26  | 7
Ronja Oja
Guide: Jesper Oja | Women's long jump T11 | 4.30 =PB | 9

Legend: SB = season best, PB = personal best

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Finland qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.[5][6]

Athlete  | Event and classification  | Time  | Rank

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Jarmo Ollanketo
Pilot: Tommi Martikainen | Men's road race B | 2:32:09  | 10
Men's road time trial B | 36:39.83  | 9
Jani Peltopuro | Men's road race H3 | 1:39:25  | 8
Men's road time trial H3 | 32:32.81  | 10

## Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The country earned an individual slot via the Para Equestrian Individual Ranking List Allocation method.[7]

Athlete  | Horse  | Event and grade  | Total

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Score  | Rank
Katja Karjalainen | Woikoski High Flow  | Individual championship test grade Ia | 71.043  | 7
Individual Freestyle test grade Ia | 71.850  | 7

## Goalball

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Main article: Goalball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The Finland men's national goalball team qualified for the Rio Games after finishing second at the 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships.[8][9][10] Finnish women failed to qualify at the 2014 World Championships, finishing two spots out of medal contention in fifth place at the home hosted event.[10] Finland's men enter the tournament ranked 6th in the world.[11]

The following is the Finland roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[12]

No. | Player  | Class  | Date of birth (age)

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1 | Jarno Mattila | B2 |  (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 31)
2 | Ville Montonen | B2 |  (1986-04-27)27 April 1986 (aged 30)
4 | Erkki Miinala | B1 |  (1986-08-19)19 August 1986 (aged 30)
6 | Markus Tihumäki | B1 |  (1994-01-29)29 January 1994 (aged 22)
8 | Miika Honkanen | B2 |  (1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 27)
9 | Petri Posio | B2 |  (1983-05-17)17 May 1983 (aged 33)
Team  | Event  | Preliminary  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Gold / Bronze  | Rank

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Finland men's | Men's tournament |  Lithuania (LTU)
L 6–13  |  Turkey (TUR)
L 5–8  |  United States (USA)
L 2–6  |  China (CHN)
W 11–7  | 5  | did not advance  | 9

Legend: W = win, L = loss

## Paratriathlon

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Main article: Paratriathlon at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Athlete  | Event and classification  | Swim (750 m)  | Transition 1  | Bike (22.28 km)  | Transition 2  | Run (5.0 km)  | Total Time  | Rank

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Liisa Lilja | Women's PT2 | 13:00  | 4  | 2:23  | 4  | 43:43  | 4  | 1:21  | 5  | 25:34  | 2  | 1:26:01  | 4

## Powerlifting

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Main article: Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Athlete  | Event  | Best lift (kg)  | Rank

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Juhani Kokko | Men's 59 kg | 145  | 6

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top seven finish at the 2015 Combined World Championships in a medal event where the country had nor already qualified through via the 2014 IFDS Sailing World Championships. Finland qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion in the 2.4m event with a thirteenth-place finish overall and the third country who had not qualified via the 2014 Championships. The boat was crewed by Niko Salomaa.[13][14][15]

Athlete  | Event  | Points per Race  | Net points  | Final rank

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11
Niko Salomaa | 1-Person Keelboat (2.4mR) | 9  | 11  | 7  | 9  | 9  | 7  | ~~14~~ | 9  | 4  | 6  | 8  | 79  | 8

Legend: ~~14~~ = excluded score

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Finland's shooter at the Rio airport waiting for accreditation.

The first opportunity to qualify for shooting at the Rio Games took place at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl. Shooters earned spots for their NPC. Finland earned a qualifying spot at this competition in the R5 – 10m Air Rifle Prone Mixed SH2 event as a result of the performance of Minna Sinikka Leinonen.[16][17][18]

Athlete  | Event and classification  | Qualification  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Minna Leinonen | Mixed 10 metre air rifle prone SH2 | 630.9  | 18  | did not advance

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Athlete  | Event and classification  | Heats  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Antti Latikka | Men's 50m Freestyle S13 | 26.22  | 16  | did not advance
Men's 100m Backstroke S13 | 1:01.93  | 5 Q | 1:02.84  | 6
Men's 100m Butterfly S13 | 1:03.72  | 17  | did not advance
Men's 200m Individual Medley SM13 | 2:23.70  | 13  | did not advance
Leo Lähteenmäki | Men's 50 metre freestyle S9 | 26.74  | 10  | did not advance
Men's 100 metre butterfly S9 | 1:09.43  | 14  | did not advance
Men's 100 metre freestyle S9 | 59.08  | 15  | did not advance
Meri-Maari Mäkinen | Women's 50m Butterfly S7 | 44.52  | 10  | did not advance
Women's 100m Backstroke S7 | 1:39.56  | 14  | did not advance
Women's 100m Breaststroke SB7 | 1:59.79  | 11  | did not advance
Women's 200m Individual Medley SM7 | Disqualified  | did not advance

Legend: Q = qualified for the next phase

## Table tennis

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Main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Athlete  | Event and classification  | Preliminaries  | Round 1  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Finals  | Rank

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
Esa Miettinen | Men's individual C9 |  Cabestany (FRA)
L 0–3  |  Last (NED)
L 2–3  | 3  | did not advance

Legend: L = loss

## See also

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* Finland at the 2016 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
2. ^ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
3. ^ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
4. ^ "DONAUESCHINGEN AWARDS 82 RIO 2016 PARALYMPIC QUOTA PLACES". World Archery Federation. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
5. ^ "CYCLING QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
6. ^ "Ranking — PARA — Cycling 2014". UCI. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
7. ^ "EQUESTRIAN" (PDF). FEI. International Paralympic Committee. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
8. ^ "Goalball Qualification System" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
9. ^ "Download - xls - 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships". International Paralympic Blind Sports Association. 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
10. ^ a b "Five goalball teams book their places at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016. 5 July 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
11. ^ "IBSA Goalball World Rankings" (PDF). IBSA Sports. July 31, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
12. ^ "Men's Goalball – Team Rosters – Finland". Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
13. ^ "Sailing Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
14. ^ "2.4m". Royal Yacht Club Victoria. 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
15. ^ "Ten countries guarantee their place in the Rio 2016 Paralympic sailing competition". Rio 2016 Official Website. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
16. ^ "Shooters from 28 countries claim 63 spots at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
17. ^ "Shooting Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
18. ^ "Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.

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