Finland at the 2004 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:	FIN
Npcname:	Finnish Paralympic Committee
Games:	Summer Paralympics
Year:	2004
Location:	Athens
Competitors:	54
Sports:	10
Rank:	33
Gold:	4
Silver:	1
Bronze:	3
Appearances:	auto

Finland competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 54 athletes, 31 men and 23 women.^[1] Competitors from Finland won 8 medals, including 4 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze to finish 33rd in the medal table.^[2]

Medallists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's 100m T54
			Men's 200m T54
			Women's javelin throw F42-46
			Mixed air rifle prone SH2
			Men's javelin throw F54
			Men's shot put F54
			Women's javelin throw F33/34/52/53
			Men's 66kg

Sports

Archery

|-|align=left|Jean Pierre Antonios|align=left|Men's individual W1|603|9|N/A|
W 160-155|
L 102-109|colspan=3|did not advance|}

Athletics

Men's track

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Leo Pekka Tähti	T54	100m	14.03	1 Q	14.30	1 Q	14.19
		200m	25.22	1 Q	N/A		25.25

Men's field

Athlete	Class	Event	Final
			Result	Points	Rank
Markku Niinimaki	F54	Javelin	24.76	style="text-align:center;"	-	4
		Shot put	8.88	style="text-align:center;"	-
Rauno Saunavaara	F54	Javelin	26.79	style="text-align:center;"	-

Women's field

Athlete	Class	Event	Final
			Result	Points	Rank
Tiina Ala Aho	F32-34/52/53	Shot put	4.88	899	9
	F33/34/52/53	Javelin	13.32	1258
Marjaana Vare	F42-46	Javelin	28.79	1037 WR
		Shot put	6.24	833	12

Cycling

Women's track

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank
Merja Hanski Virve Taljavirta	Women's 1km time trial tandem B1-3	N/A		1:17.75	8
	Women's individual pursuit tandem B1-3	4:01.46	11	did not advance

Goalball

The men's goalball team didn't win any medals; they were 5th out of 8 teams.

Players

• Veli Matti Aittola
• Arttu Makinen
• Jarno Mattila
• Sami Mustonen
• Juha Oikarainen
• Petri Posio

Men's tournament

The women's goalball team didn't win any medals; they lost to Japan in the bronze medal match.

Players

• Sanna Arkko
• Katja Heikkinen
• Kaisa Penttila
• Maria-Terttu Piiroinen
• Paivi Tolppanen
• Sanna Tynkkynen

Women's tournament

Game	Match	Score	Rank
1	Finland vs.	1 - 3	4 Q
2	Finland vs.	1 - 3
3	Finland vs.	1 - 2
4	Finland vs.	8 - 1
5	Finland vs.	5 - 1
6	Finland vs.	10 - 0
7	Finland vs.	4 - 0
Semifinals	Finland vs.	0 - 0	L
Bronze medal final	Finland vs.	1 - 2	4

Judo

Men

Shooting

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
Seppo Jolkkonen	Men's 10m air pistol SH1	558	9	align=center colspan="3"	did not advance
	Mixed 25m pistol SH1	565	4 Q	96.6	661.6	5
Kalevi Kaipainen	Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2	596	16	align=center colspan="3"	did not advance
	Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2	589	17	align=center colspan="3"	did not advance
Veikko Palsamaki	Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1	597	14	align=center colspan="3"	did not advance
	Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1	589	5 Q	100.9	689.9	5
Erkki Pekkala	Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1	597	14	align=center colspan="3"	did not advance
	Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1	573	27	align=center colspan="3"	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
Sirkka Liisa Collin	Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1	381	10	align=center colspan="3"	did not advance
Minna Leinonen	Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2	600 =WR	1 Q	105.4	705.4

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Mikka Harju	S7	50m freestyle	32.85	13	did not advance
		100m freestyle	1:12.18	10	did not advance
		400m freestyle	5:43.53	11	did not advance
Pekka Kantola	S2	50m freestyle	1:16.88	6 Q	1:15.36	6
		100m freestyle	2:43.91	6 Q	2:46.07	7
		200m freestyle	5:48.30	7 Q	5:39.52	6
		50m backstroke	1:15.45	4 Q	1:14.42	4

Women

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Reeta Peltola	S6	50m freestyle	39.66	5 Q	39.38	4
		100m freestyle	1:23.99	2 Q	1:24.38	5
	SM6	200m individual medley	DNS		did not advance

Table tennis

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Matti Launonen	Men's singles 1	W 3–0	W 3–2	W 3–0	1 Q	L 1–3	did not advance
Jari Kurkinen	Men's singles 2	W 3-0	W 3-0	W 3-0	1 Q	L 1-3	did not advance
Matti Launonen Jari Kurkinen	Men's teams 1-2	L 0-3	L 0-3	W 3-0	3	did not advance

Volleyball

The men's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were 5th out of 8 teams.

Players

• Martti Eronen
• Keijo Hanninen
• Timo Herranen
• Petri Kapiainen
• Jukka Laine
• Lauri Melanen
• Lasse Pakarinen
• Matti Pulli
• Sami Tervo
• Olavi Venalainen

Men's tournament

The women's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were 6th out of 6 teams.

Players

• Minna Hiltunen
• Tiina Jalo
• Annukka Jaattenmaki
• Liisa Jokipii
• Liisa Makela
• Anne Mari Maki
• Raisa Moller
• Maria Paavola
• Petra Pitkaniitty
• Paivi Sivula

Women's tournament

Game	Match	Score	Rank
1	Finland vs.	0 - 3	5
2	Finland vs.	0 - 3
3	Finland vs.	2 - 3
4	Finland vs.	1 - 3
5	Finland vs.	3 - 2
5th/6th classification	Finland vs.	1 - 3	6

See also

• Finland at the Paralympics
• Finland at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Participation Numbers Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. International Paralympic Committee. 8 June 2011.
2. Web site: Medal Standings Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. International Paralympic Committee. 8 June 2011.