Finland at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Finland at the
2020 Summer Paralympics

IPC code| FIN
NPC| Finnish Paralympic Committee
Website| www.paralympia.fi/en
in Tokyo
Competitors| 16 in 7 sports
Flag bearers | Henry Manni
Pia-Pauliina Reitti
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

* 1960
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* 2024

Finland competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1][2][3] They won five medals; one gold, three silver and one bronze, all in athletics.

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Toni Piispanen | Athletics | Men's 200 metres T51 | 31 August
Silver | Leo-Pekka Tähti | Athletics | Men's 100 metres T54 | 1 September
Silver | Amanda Kotaja | Athletics | Women's 100 metres T54 | 1 September
Silver | Toni Piispanen | Athletics | Men's 100 metres T51 | 3 September
Bronze | Marjaana Heikkinen | Athletics | Women's javelin throw F34 | 29 August

## Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Archery | 1 | 0 | 1
Athletics | 4 | 2 | 6
Cycling | 2 | 0 | 2
Equestrian | 0 | 2 | 2
Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1
Swimming | 3 | 0 | 3
Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 1
Total | 11 | 5 | 16

Liisa Lilja was also qualified and selected but had to withdraw due to an injury shortly before the games.[4]

## Archery

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Main articles: Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Jere Forsberg qualified to compete.

Athlete  | Event  | Ranking round  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Finals  | Rank

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Score  | Seed  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Jere Forsberg | Men's individual compound | 682  | 20  | Bye  |  Polish (USA)
W 145–143  |  Manshaezadeh (IRI)
W 145–143  |  Pavlík (SVK)
L 141–144  | did not advance  | 8[5]

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Six Finnish athletes (Toni Piispanen, Leo Pekka Tahti, Amanda Kotaja & Marjaana Heikkinen have qualified to compete.

Track events
Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Henry Manni | 100m T34 | —  | 15.84  | 5
800m T34 | 1:46.84  | 3 Q | 1:47.34  | 4
Esa-Pekka Mattila | 100m T54 | 14.71  | 6  | did not advance
Toni Piispanen | 100m T51 | —  | 20.68  |
200m T51 | 36.81 PR |
Leo-Pekka Tähti | 100m T54 | 13.81  | 1 Q | 13.85  |
400m T54 | 46.91  | 5  | did not advance

Women's track
Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Amanda Kotaja | 100m T54 | 16.43  | 1 Q | 15.93  |
400m T54 | 57.70  | 5  | did not advance

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Result  | Rank
Marjaana Heikkinen | Javelin throw F34 | 17.47  |

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Teppo Polvi and Harri Sopanen have both qualified to compete.[6][7]

### Road

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Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Teppo Polvi | Men's road race H1–2 | 1 LAP  | 7
Men's road time trial H1 | 56:29.24  | 5
Harri Sopanen | Men's road race H1–2 | did not start
Men's road time trial H1 | did not finish

## Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Katja Karjalainen and Pia-Pauliina Reitti have both qualified to compete.

Athlete  | Horse  | Event  | Final

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Result  | Rank
Katja Karjalainen | Dr Doolittle  | Individual Championship test grade I | 71.893  | 6
Individual Freestyle test grade I | 74.640  | 6
Pia-Pauliina Reitti | Supremo Road  | Individual Championship test grade IV | 66.269  | 12

## Paratriathlon

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Main article: Paratriathlon at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Liisa Lilja was qualified and scheduled to compete but had to withdraw after being injured in a car accident shortly before the games.[4]

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Finland entered one athletes into the Paralympic competition. Jarkko Mylly successfully break the Paralympic qualification at the 2018 WSPS World Cup which was held in Châteauroux, France.[8]

Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank
Jarkko Mylly | Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1 | 625.3  | 41[9] | did not advance
Mixed 50 m air rifle prone SH1 | 615.2  | 15[10] | did not advance

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Three swimmers, all male, have qualified to compete.

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Nader Khalili | 100m backstroke S14 | 1:07.04  | 17  | did not advance
Leo Lähteenmäki | 50m freestyle S9 | 26.64  | 14[11] | did not advance
Antti Latikka | 100m backstroke S13 | 1:03.75  | 8 Q[12] | 1:04.21  | 7[13]

## Table tennis

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Main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Aino Tapola qualified to compete. She is Finland's first female para table tennis player to compete at the Paralympics.

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Group Stage  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Aino Tapola | Individual C1–2 |  Oliveira (BRA)
L 1–3  |  Bucław (POL)
L 0–3  | 3[14] | did not advance

## See also

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* Finland at the Paralympics
* Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Paralympic Competition Schedule". tokyo2020.org. 16 June 2019.
2. ^ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
3. ^ "Finnish Paralympic team (in Finnish)". Finnish Paralympic Committee. 14 August 2021.
4. ^ a b "Paratriathleten Liisa Liljas OS-resa inhiberad i sista stund – skadade sig i en trafikolycka förra veckan" [Parathlete Liisa Lilja's Olympic journey blocked at last moment] (in Swedish). YLE. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
5. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20210908101006/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ARC/PG2020-_ARC_C76A_ARCMINDIVIDC99030

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6. ^ "2020 Paralympic Games Qualification System - UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). uci.org. 19 July 2019.
7. ^ "Qualification Guide - Appendix 1 UCI Para-cycling Road and Track Combined Nations Ranking" (PDF). uci.org. 19 July 2019.
8. ^ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
9. ^ https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/SHO/PG2020-_SHO_C74A_SHOOAR10P
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