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Finland at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
FIN

Flag bearer
  
Olli-Pekka Karjalainen

Finland at the 2000 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Finnish Olympic Committee

Website
  
sport.fi/olympiakomitea (Finnish) (Swedish)

Competitors
  
70 (40 men and 30 women) in 16 sports

Medals Ranked 31st
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 2 1 1 4

Finland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Contents

Gold

  • Arsi Harju — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
  • Jyrki Järvi and Thomas Johanson — Sailing, Men's 49er Team Event
  • Silver

  • Juha Hirvi — Shooting, Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions
  • Bronze

  • Marko Yli-Hannuksela — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight (– 76 kg
  • Archery

    The Finnish archery squad in Sydney consisted of two men and one woman. None of the archers won a match.

    Men's Competition

    Men's 100 m

  • Tommi Hartonen
  • Round 1 — 10.53 (→ did not advance)
  • Men's 200 m

  • Tommi Hartonen
  • Round 1 — 20.82
  • Round 2 — 20.47 NR
  • Semifinal — 20.88 (→ did not advance)
  • Men's Shot Put

  • Arsi Harju
  • Qualifying — 21.39
  • Final — 21.29 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Timo Aaltonen
  • Qualifying — 20.04
  • Final — 18.64 (→ 12th place)
  • Ville Tiisanoja
  • Qualifying — 19.66 (→ did not advance)
  • Men's Javelin Throw

  • Aki Parviainen
  • Qualifying — 83.73
  • Final — 86.62 (→ 5th place)
  • Harri Haatainen
  • Qualifying — 79.93 (→ did not advance)
  • Harri Hakkarainen
  • Qualifying — DNF (→ did not advance, no ranking)
  • Men's Hammer Throw

  • Olli-Pekka Karjalainen
  • Qualifying — 69.64 (→ did not advance)
  • Men's High Jump

  • Toni Huikuri
  • Qualifying — 2.20 (→ did not advance)
  • Mika Polku
  • Qualifying — 2.24 (→ did not advance)
  • Men's 50 km Walk

  • Valentin Kononen
  • Final — DSQ
  • Men's Decathlon

  • Eduard Hämäläinen
  • 100 m — 11.01
  • Long Jump — 7.19
  • Shot Put — 14.06
  • High Jump — 1.85
  • 400 m — 48.14
  • 100 m Hurdles — 14.37
  • Discus Throw — 35.98
  • Pole Vault — 4.80
  • Javelin Throw — 47.11
  • 1,500 m — 04:54.18
  • Points — 7520.00 (→ 24th place)
  • Aki Heikkinen
  • 100 m — 11.15
  • Long Jump — NM
  • Shot Put — 13.37
  • High Jump — DNS
  • Women's Competition

    Women's 100 m

  • Heidi Hannula
  • Round 1 — 11.68 (→ did not advance)
  • Women's 200 m

  • Johanna Manninen
  • Round 1 — 23.40
  • Round 2 — 23.41 (→ did not advance)
  • Women's 100 m Hurdles

  • Manuela Bosco
  • Round 1 — 13.51 (→ did not advance)
  • Women's 4 × 100 m

  • Manuela Bosco, Heidi Hannula, Sanna Kyllönen, Johanna Manninen
  • Round 1 — 43.66
  • Semifinal — 43.50 (→ did not advance)
  • Women's Javelin Throw

  • Mikaela Ingberg
  • Qualifying — 60.85
  • Final — 58.56 (→ 9th place)
  • Taina Uppa
  • Qualifying — 57.39 (→ did not advance)
  • Women's Hammer Throw

  • Mia Strömmer
  • Qualifying — 59.43 (→ did not advance)
  • Sini Pöyry
  • Qualifying — 63.80
  • Final — 62.49 (→ 12th place)
  • Women's Heptathlon

  • Tiia Hautala
  • 100 m Hurdles — 13.62
  • High Jump — 1.78
  • Shot Put — 13.31
  • 200 m — 25.00
  • Long Jump — 6.12
  • Javelin Throw — 45.40
  • 800 m — 02:14.90
  • Points — 6173 (→ 8th place)
  • Susanna Rajamäki
  • 100 m Hurdles — 13.60
  • High Jump — 1.66
  • Shot Put — 13.87
  • 200 m — 24.03
  • Long Jump — 6.36
  • Javelin Throw — 37.00
  • 800 m — 02:18.47
  • Points — 6021 (→ 13th place)
  • Badminton

    Men's Singles

  • Jyri Aalto
  • Round of 64: Bye
  • Round of 32: Lost to Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia
  • Women's Singles

  • Anu Weckström
  • Round of 64: Bye
  • Round of 32: Lost to Kanako Yonekura of Japan
  • Boxing

    Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

  • Joni Turunen
  • Round 1 — Lost to Falk Huste of Germany (→ did not advance)
  • Flatwater

    Men's competition

    Men's Kayak Singles 500 m

  • Kimmo Latvamäki
  • Qualifying Heat — 01:42.535
  • Semifinal — 01:41.640 (→ did not advance)
  • Road Cycling

    Women's Road Race

  • Pia Sundstedt
  • Final — 3:06:31 (→ 21st place)
  • Women's Sprint

  • Mira Kasslin
  • Qualifying — 12.194
  • 1/8 Finals — Lost to Félicia Ballanger of France (→ did not advance)
  • 1/8 Finals Repechage — Heat 1; 3rd place
  • Final 9-12 — (→ 11th place)
  • Women's 500 m Time Trial

  • Mira Kasslin
  • Final — 37.145 (→ 17th place)
  • Diving

    Men's 3 Metre Springboard

  • Jukka Piekkanen
  • Preliminary — 373.41 (→ 20th place, did not advance)
  • Men's 3 Metre Springboard

  • Joona Puhakka
  • Preliminary — 332.58 (→ 30th place, did not advance)
  • Sailing

    Eight men and two woman competed for Finland in the Sailing competition. They won one gold medal.

    Men's Double Handed Dinghy (470)

  • Petri Leskinen and Kristian Heinilä
  • Race 1 — (25)
  • Race 2 — 23
  • Race 3 — 10
  • Race 4 — 3
  • Race 5 — 17
  • Race 6 — 4
  • Race 7 — 23
  • Race 8 — 20
  • Race 9 — (28)
  • Race 10 — 3
  • Race 11 — 24
  • Final — 127 (→ 16th place)
  • Men's Laser

  • Roope Suomalainen
  • Race 1 — (44) DSQ
  • Race 2 — 13
  • Race 3 — 5
  • Race 4 — 16
  • Race 5 — 18
  • Race 6 — 3
  • Race 7 — 14
  • Race 8 — 23
  • Race 9 — (25)
  • Race 10 — 19
  • Race 11 — 16
  • Final — 127 (→ 17th place)
  • Men's Three Handed Keelboat (Soling)

  • Erkki Heinonen, Jali Makilä and Sami Tamminen
  • Did not advance to round robin.
  • Women's Mistral

  • Minna Aalto
  • Race 1 — 9
  • Race 2 — 18
  • Race 3 — 20
  • Race 4 — 12
  • Race 5 — (21)
  • Race 6 — 7
  • Race 7 — 15
  • Race 8 — 12
  • Race 9 — 17
  • Race 10 — 11
  • Race 11 — (30) DSQ
  • Final — 121 (→ 15th place)
  • Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)

  • Sari Multala
  • Race 1 — 2
  • Race 2 — 7
  • Race 3 — (16)
  • Race 4 — 12
  • Race 5 — (20)
  • Race 6 — 12
  • Race 7 — 9
  • Race 8 — 4
  • Race 9 — 7
  • Race 10 — 2
  • Race 11 — 6
  • Final — 61 (→ 5th place)
  • Mixed High Performance Two Handed Dinghy (49er)

  • Thomas Johanson and Jyrki Järvi
  • Race 1 — 2
  • Race 2 — 7
  • Race 3 — 2
  • Race 4 — (12)
  • Race 5 — 3
  • Race 6 — 4
  • Race 7 — 10
  • Race 8 — 6
  • Race 9 — 2
  • Race 10 — 4
  • Race 11 — 7
  • Race 12 — 2
  • Race 13 — 3
  • Race 14 — 1
  • Race 15 — 2
  • Race 16 — (13)
  • Final — 55 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Swimming

    Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Jere Hård
  • Preliminary Heat — 51.11 (→ did not advance)
  • Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Jere Hård
  • Preliminary Heat — 53.67
  • Semi-final — 53.65 (→ did not advance)
  • Tero Välimaa
  • Preliminary Heat — 54.24 (→ did not advance)
  • Men's 200 m Butterfly

  • Tero Välimaa
  • Preliminary Heat — 02:02.46 (→ did not advance)
  • Men's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Jarno Pihlava
  • Preliminary Heat — 01:02.21 (→ did not advance)
  • Men's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Jarno Pihlava
  • Preliminary Heat — 02:19.76 (→ did not advance)
  • Men's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Jani Sievinen
  • Preliminary Heat — 02:02.00
  • Semi-final — 02:01.46
  • Final — 02:02.49 (→ 8th place)
  • Men's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Jani Sievinen
  • Preliminary Heat — 04:25.16 (→ did not advance)
  • Men's 4 × 100 m Medley

  • Jani Sievinen, Jarno Pihlava, Tero Välimaa, and Jere Hård
  • Preliminary Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance)
  • Women's 50 m Freestyle

  • Hanna-Maria Seppälä
  • Preliminary Heat — 26.21 (→ did not advance)
  • Women's 100 m Freestyle

  • Hanna-Maria Seppälä
  • Preliminary Heat — 56.68 (→ did not advance)
  • Women's 100 m Butterfly

  • Marja Pärssinen
  • Preliminary Heat — 01:01.94 (→ did not advance)
  • Women's 100 m Backstroke

  • Anu Koivisto
  • Preliminary Heat — 01:03.44 (→ did not advance)
  • Women's 200 m Backstroke

  • Anu Koivisto
  • Preliminary Heat — 02:16.23 (→ did not advance)
  • Weightlifting

    Women

    References

    Finland at the 2000 Summer Olympics Wikipedia