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Finland at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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

Finland at the
2000 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
Websitesport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Sydney
Competitors70 (40 men and 30 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer Olli-Pekka Karjalainen
Medals
Ranked 31st
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalist

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Further information: 2000 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2000 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Gold Arsi Harju Athletics Men's Shot Put September 22
  Gold Jyrki Järvi
Thomas Johanson		 Sailing Open 49er September 25
  Silver Juha Hirvi Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle three positions September 23
  Bronze Marko Yli-Hannuksela Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 76 kg September 26

Archery

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Main articles: Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics and Archery

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

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Jari Lipponen Men's Individual 622 36   van Zutphen (NED)
L 155–161 		Did not advance
Miika Aulio 603 53   van Alten (NED)
L 160–163 		Did not advance
Katri Suutari Women's Individual 608 58   Choe (PRK)
L 149–161 		Did not advance

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
Track and road events

Men's 100 m

Men's 200 m

  • Tommi Hartonen
    • Round 1 – 20.82
    • Round 2 – 20.47 NR
    • Semifinal – 20.88 (→ did not advance)

Men's 50 km Walk

Field events

Men's Shot Put

Men's Javelin Throw

Men's Hammer Throw

Men's High Jump

Combined – 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
Track

Women's 100 m

Women's 200 m

Women's 100 m Hurdles

Women's 4 × 100 m

Field events

Women's Javelin Throw

Women's Hammer Throw

  • Mia Strömmer
    • Qualifying – 59.43 (→ did not advance)
  • Sini Pöyry
    • Qualifying – 63.80
    • Final – 62.49 (→ 12th place)
Combined – Heptathlon

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

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Main article: Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's Singles

Women's Singles

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Flatwater

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Men's Kayak Singles 500 m

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

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Road

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Women's Road Race

Track

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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

Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's 3 Metre Springboard

Men's 3 Metre Springboard

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

Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Eight men and two women 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)

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

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Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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

Women's 50 m Freestyle

Women's 100 m Freestyle

Women's 100 m Butterfly

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

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
1 2 3 1 2 3
Karoliina Lundahl Women's 75 kg 102.5 102.5 102.5 — — — Did not finish

References

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  • sports-reference
  • Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
  • International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • International Olympic Committee Web Site
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