Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Finland competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Finnish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since the nation's official debut in 1908. Finland left the 2020 Summer Olympics with two bronze medals; its last Summer Olympic gold medal was won in the 2008 Games.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date Matti Mattsson SwimmingMen's 200 m breaststroke Mira PotkonenBoxingWomen's lightweight

Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalArchery 1 0 1Athletics 9 12 21Badminton 1 0 1Boxing 0 1 1Equestrian 1 0 1Golf 2 2 4Sailing 2 3 5Shooting 2 1 3Skateboarding 0 1 1Swimming 2 3 5Wrestling 2 0 2 Total 22 23 45

Archery

One Finnish archer directly qualified for the men's individual recurve at the Games by reaching the quarterfinal stage and obtaining one of seven available spots at the 2021 Final Qualification Tournament in Paris, France.

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAntti VikströmMen's individual64945 L 5–6Did not advance

Athletics

Finnish athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):

Women AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankSara Kuivisto800 m2:00.15 NR4 q1:59.41 NR6Did not advance1500 m4:04.10 NR4 Q4:02.35 NR7Did not advanceReetta Hurske100 m hurdles13.106Did not advanceAnnimari Korte13.065Did not advanceViivi Lehikoinen400 m hurdles55.675Did not advance

Field events Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionKristian PulliLong jump7.9612 q7.929Lassi EtelätaloJavelin throw84.505 Q83.288Oliver Helander78.8117Did not advanceToni Kuusela76.9626Did not advance

Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionKristiina MäkeläTriple jump14.2112 q14.1711Senni Salminen14.2013Did not advanceElla JunnilaHigh jump1.86=22Did not advanceElina LampelaPole vault –Did not advanceWilma Murto4.55=8 q4.50=5Silja KosonenHammer throw70.4914Did not advanceKrista Tervo—Did not advance

Combined event – Women's heptathlon AthleteEvent200 m800 mTotalRankMaria HuntingtonResult13.201.8012.4924.506.1042.912:19.28613517Points1094978694933880723833

Badminton

Finland entered one male badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Kalle Koljonen, the 2021 European Championships bronze medalists, secured a spot at the Games after finished 28th in the BWF World Race to Tokyo Rankings. Airi Mikkelä who qualified to compete at the Games in the women's singles declined the invitation after she has decided to retire in July 2020.

AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankKalle KoljonenMen's singlesW (21–13, 21–17)L (9–21, 13–21)2Did not advance

Boxing

Finland entered one female boxer into the Olympic tournament. Mira Potkonen in the women's lightweight)qualified by topping the list of eligible boxers from Europe in her weight division of the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMira PotkonenWomen's lightweightW 3–1W 4–1W 3–2L 0–5Did not advance

Equestrian

Finland entered one dressage rider into the Olympic equestrian competition, by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group A (North Western Europe).

Dressage AthleteHorseEventGrand Prix Grand Prix FreestyleOverallScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRankHenri RuosteKontestroIndividual64.67452Did not advance Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

Golf

Finland entered two male and two female golfers into the Olympic tournament.

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRankKalle SamoojaMen's75687067280−4=45Sami Välimäki70706867275−9=27Matilda CastrenWomen's68706870276−8=18Sanna Nuutinen70686970277−7=20

Sailing

Finnish sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.

On 12 December 2019, windsurfer and London 2012 silver medalist Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén and Rio 2016 Laser sailor Kaarle Tapper were officially nominated to the Finnish roster for the Games, with two-time Olympian Tuula Tenkanen (women's Laser Radial) joining the squad more than a year later. Nacra 17 sailors Sinem Kurtbay and Akseli Keskinen completed the lineup on April 21, 2021, as the former's original partner Janne Järvinen handed a prison sentence for money laundering and drug offenses.

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank123456789101112M*Kaarle TapperMen's Laser2314118298612colspan=2 161099Tuuli Petäjä-SirénWomen's RS:X111518611131011121211EL13014Tuula TenkanenWomen's Laser Radial96145363329colspan=2 8955Akseli KeskinenSinem KurtbayMixed Nacra 17169131491881211912EL13113 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Finnish shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, if they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by June 6, 2021.

AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankEetu KallioinenMen's skeet 1233 Q 364Lari Pesonen 11428Did not advanceSatu Mäkelä-NummelaWomen's trap 11324Did not advance

Skateboarding

Finland entered one skateboarder into the Olympic tournament. Lizzie Armanto was automatically selected among the top 16 eligible skateboarders in the women's park based on the World Skate Olympic Rankings of June 30, 2021.

AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankLizzie ArmantoWomen's park30.0114Did not advance

Swimming

Finnish swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):

On 12 December 2019, breaststroke swimmer and 2013 world bronze medalist Matti Mattsson was officially nominated to the Finnish roster for his third consecutive Games, with rookie Ida Hulkko (women's 100 m breaststroke) and eventual European champion Ari-Pekka Liukkonen (men's 50 m freestyle) achieving the A-standard to join Mattsson in the pool for the rescheduled Games.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAri-Pekka LiukkonenMen's 50 m freestyle22.25=26Did not advanceMen's 100 m freestyle50.4846Did not advanceMatti MattssonMen's 100 m breaststroke1:00.0221Did not advanceMen's 200 m breaststroke2:08.443 Q2:08.225 Q2:07.13Ida HulkkoWomen's 100 m breaststroke1:06.197 Q1:07.0212Did not advanceMimosa JallowWomen's 100 m backstroke1:00.0617Did not advanceFanny TeijonsaloWomen's 50 m freestyle24.7717 Q24.9115Did not advanceWomen's 100 m freestyle54.6923Did not advance

Wrestling

Finland qualified two wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. One of them granted an Olympic license by advancing to the top two finals of the men's Greco-Roman 97 kg at the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary, while another Finnish wrestler claimed one of the remaining slots in the men's Greco-Roman 130 kg at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Greco-Roman AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankArvi SavolainenMen's −97 kgW 3–1 PPL 1–3 PPDid not advanceW 3–1 PPL 1–3 PP5Elias KuosmanenMen's −130 kgL 0–5 VTDid not advanceL 0–4 STDid not advance16

See also Finland at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

References

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