Finland at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Finland at the Olympic Games
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At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
Competitors	70 (40 men and 30 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer	Olli-Pekka Karjalainen
Medals Rank: 31	Gold 2	Silver 1	Bronze 1	Total 4
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Finland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Medalists

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

Results by event

Archery

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

Men's individual
	Jari Lipponen			Miika Aulio
1/32 Eliminations	Lost to	Fred van Zutphen Netherlands	161-155	Lost to	Wietse van Alten Netherlands	163-160

Women's individual
	Katri Suutari
1/32 eliminations	Lost to	Ok Sil Choe North Korea	161-149

Athletics

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 4x100 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)

Canoe / Kayak

Flatwater

Men's competition

Men's Kayak Singles 500 m

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

Cycling

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 4x100 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

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch			Clean & Jerk			Total	Rank
		1	2	3	1	2	3
Karoliina Lundahl	– 75 kg	102.5	102.5	102.5	—	—	—	DNF	—

References

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• 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