- Finland at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Infobox Olympics Finland
games=2000 Summer
competitors=70 (40 men and 30 women)
sports=16
gold=2
silver=1
bronze=1
total=4
rank=31Finland competed at the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney ,Australia .Medalists
Gold
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Arsi Harju — Athletics, Men's Shot Put*
Jyrki Järvi andThomas Johanson — Sailing, Men's 49er Team EventSilver
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Juha Hirvi — Shooting, Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three PositionsBronze
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Marko Yli-Hannuksela — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight (– 76 kgResults 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 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 — DSQMen'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 — DNSWomen'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)Men's Singles
*Jyri Aalto :* Round of 64: Bye :* Round of 32: Lost toWong Choong Hann of MalaysiaWomen's Singles
*Anu Weckström :* Round of 64: Bye :* Round of 32: Lost toKanako Yonekura of Japan
=Boxing=Men's Featherweight (– 57kg)
*Joni Turunen
**Round 1 — Lost toFalk Huste of Germany (→ did not advance)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 toFélicia 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 andKristian 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 andSami 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 andJyrki 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 , andJere 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)References
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*International Olympic Committee (2001). [http://www.gamesinfo.com.au/results/results.pdf The Results] . Retrieved 11/12/05.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/2000v1.pdf Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games] . Retrieved 11/20/05.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/2000v2.pdf Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games] . Retrieved 11/20/05.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Results.pdf The Results] . Retrieved 11/20/05.
* [http://www.olympic.org International Olympic Committee Web Site]
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