Finland competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The athletes were named in four selections: first took place on December 19, 2007, 2nd on April 16, 3rd on May 20 and 4th on July 21, 2008.
The goal of the Finnish Olympic team in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games was three medals with at least one gold medal.
Shooter Juha Hirvi and dressage rider Kyra Kyrklund made Finnish olympic history by participating in their sixth Olympic Games. They shared the record with three winter Olympians: cross-country skiers Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi and Harri Kirvesniemi and ice hockey player Raimo Helminen.
Medalists MedalNameSportEventDate Shooting Women's trap Sanna Stén Rowing Women's lightweight double sculls Shooting Men's 10 m air rifle Athletics Men's javelin throw
Notes Satu Mäkelä-Nummela's victory in women's trap was Finland's first ever gold medal in shotgun events at the Olympic Games. She became the third Finnish female athlete to win gold at the Summer Olympics, after Sylvi Saimo and Heli Rantanen. Minna Nieminen's and Sanna Stén's silver medal in lightweight double sculls is Finland's first Olympic medal in rowing since 1984, when Pertti Karppinen won the last of his three consecutive Olympic gold medals.
Archery
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMatti HatavaMen's individual61958W 105–104L 103–110Did not advance
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankJanne HolménMarathoncolspan=6 2:14:4419Visa Hongisto200 m20.624 q20.766Did not advanceAntti Kempas50 km walkcolspan=6 3:55:1920Jarkko Kinnunencolspan=6 3:52:2515Francis KirwaMarathoncolspan=6 2:14:2217Mikko Lahtio800 m1:47.208colspan=2 Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionTommi EviläLong jump7.88=17Did not advanceRobert HäggblomShot put—Did not advanceTero JärvenpääJavelin throw82.344 q83.954Olli-Pekka KarjalainenHammer throw77.078 q79.596Frantz KrugerDiscus throw62.4812 q61.9811Mikko LatvalaPole vault5.45=22Did not advanceTero PitkämäkiJavelin throw82.613 Q86.16Teemu Wirkkala79.7910 q83.465
Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankMikko HalvariResult11.186.8813.721.9350.6016.2547.7155.115:20.26648625Points8217857117407877058230665449
Women Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionMikaela IngbergJavelin throw58.8217Did not advanceMerja KorpelaHammer throw66.2930Did not advanceVanessa VandyPole vault4.00=32Did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankNiina KeloResult13.951.6514.8225.905.7651.482:20.97591123*Points985795849806777889810 * The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Kelo moved up a position.
Badminton
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankVille Lång Men's singlesW 21–12, 21–19W 21–9, 21–16L 13–21, 18–21Did not advanceAnu NieminenWomen's singlesL 17–21, 8–21Did not advance
Canoeing
Sprint AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMika HokajärviKalle MikkonenMen's K-2 500 m1:33.7857 QS1:34.9948Did not advanceMen's K-2 1000 m3:23.4756 QS3:27.0186Did not advanceAnne RikalaWomen's K-1 500 m1:54.2947 QS1:54.0254Did not advanceJenni MikkonenAnne RikalaWomen's K-2 500 m1:45.7354 QS1:44.6242 Q1:44.1767 Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Diving
AthleteEventsPreliminariesSemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankJoona Puhakka3 m springboard469.455 Q451.9513Did not advance
Equestrian
Dressage AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverallScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankKyra Kyrklund MaxIndividual70.583 6 Q69.72010 Q74.250671.9858
Judo
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNina KoivumäkiWomen's −57 kg L 0000–0020Did not advance W 0001–0000 L 0000–1011Did not advanceJohanna YlinenWomen's −63 kg L 0000–1011Did not advance
Rowing
Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTime RankMinna NieminenSanna SténLightweight double sculls6:56.614 R7:23.802 SA/B7:03.912 FA6:56.03 Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Pierre ColluraLaser2510184123252033DNFCANEL19830Heikki Elomaa Niklas Lindgren 470282227DSQ251914231721EL19627
Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Tuuli PetäjäRS:X1411716161612161114EL11716Tuula TenkanenLaser Radial10162521172020915CANEL12822Silja LehtinenMaria KlemetzLivia Väresmaa Yngling663810OCS1512CANCANEL6011
Open AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Tapio Nirkko Finn1899919221622CANCANEL10218 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;
Shooting
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankHenri Häkkinen10 m air rifle5981 Q699.450 m rifle prone58647Did not advance50 m rifle 3 positions116128Did not advanceJuha Hirvi50 m rifle prone5955 Q698.5750 m rifle 3 positions116812Did not advanceKai Jahnsson 10 m air pistol57430Did not advance50 m pistol55322Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankHanna Etula50 m rifle 3 positions57724Did not advance10 m air rifle39421Did not advanceMarjut HeinonenSkeet6117Did not advanceMira Nevansuu10 m air pistol3848 Q480.57Satu Mäkelä-NummelaTrap702 Q91 Marjo Yli-Kiikka50 m rifle 3 positions57914Did not advance10 m air rifle38938Did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMatti Rajakylä50 m freestyle22.48 NR29Did not advance100 m freestyle49.9141Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankNoora Laukkanen200 m breaststroke2:38.9739Did not advanceEva Lehtonen400 m freestyle4:20.0735colspan=2 Did not advance800 m freestyle8:53.5033colspan=2 Did not advanceEmilia Pikkarainen100 m butterfly1:02.3146Did not advanceHanna-Maria Seppälä50 m freestyle25.0615 Q25.1916Did not advance100 m freestyle53.60 NR1 Q53.84=3 Q53.974100 m backstroke1:02.3930Did not advance
Tennis
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJarkko NieminenMen's singlesL 6–4, 4–6, 4–6Did not advance
Weightlifting
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankAntti EveriMen's +105 kg171101951136611
Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJarkko Ala-Huikku −60 kgL 1–3 Did not advance18
See also Finland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
References
External links Finnish Team for Beijing 2008