Finland at the 2000 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	FIN
Nocname:	Finnish Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	2000
Website:
Location:	Sydney
Competitors:	70 (40 men and 30 women)
Sports:	16
Flagbearer:	Olli-Pekka Karjalainen
Rank:	31
Gold:	2
Silver:	1
Bronze:	1
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1908
See also:	1906 Intercalated Games

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

Archery

See main article: 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 /
		Score	Seed	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jari Lipponen	align=left rowspan=2	Men's Individual	622	36	L 155–161	colspan=6
Miika Aulio	603	53	L 160–163	colspan=6
Katri Suutari	align=left rowspan=2	Women's Individual	608	58	L 149–161

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Men

Track and road eventsMen'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 50 km Walk

• Valentin Kononen
  • Final – DSQ

Field eventsMen'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)

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

TrackWomen'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)

Field eventsWomen'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)

Combined – HeptathlonWomen'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

See main article: Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

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

See main article: Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Men's Featherweight ( - 57 kg)

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

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Flatwater

Men's Kayak Singles 500 m

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

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Road

Women's Road Race

• Pia Sundstedt
  • Final – 3:06:31 (→ 21st place)

Track

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

See main article: Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

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

See 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)

• 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

See 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

• 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

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

References

• sports-reference
• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. .
• 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