Finland at the Olympic Games
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At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
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Finland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. List of flags of Finland The flag of Finland, also called Siniristilippu ("Blue Cross Flag" dates from the beginning of the 20th century The International Olympic Committee ( IOC) uses Three letter acronym country codes to refer to each group of athletes that participate in the Olympic National Olympic Committees (or NOCs) are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement The Finnish Olympic Committee (Suomen Olympiakomitea Finlands Olympiska Komitté is the national Olympic committee in Finland for the Olympic Games movement "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Finland first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908 and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games and every Winter The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International Finland competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Finland competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Finland competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Finland competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Finland competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Finland competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Finland competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Finland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Finland was the host nation for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Finland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian Finland competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Medalists Gold Eugen Finland competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Finland competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Finland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Finland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada Finland competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. Finland competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Finland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. Finland competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Finland competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Finland competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Finland competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The Winter Olympic Games are a winter Multi-sport event held every four years Finland competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. Finland competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St Moritz, Switzerland. Finland competed at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States. Finland competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Finland competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St Moritz, Switzerland. Finland competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Finland competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Finland competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States. Finland competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Finland competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Finland competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Finland competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Finland competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States. Finland competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Finland competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. Finland competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Finland competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Finland competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Finland competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. Finland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with 102 athletes competing in 11 of the 15 sports Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

Contents 1 Medals 2 Results by event 2.1 Archery 2.2 Athletics 2.2.1 Men's competition 2.2.2 Women's competition 2.3 Badminton 2.4 Boxing 2.5 Canoe / Kayak 2.5.1 Flatwater 2.5.1.1 Men's competition 2.6 Cycling 2.6.1 Road Cycling 2.7 Diving 2.8 Sailing 2.9 Swimming 3 References

Medals

Finland finished in 31st position in the final medal rankings, with two gold medals and four medals overall.

Medal	Competitor	Event
Gold	Arsi Harju	Athletics, men's shot put
Gold	Jyrki Järvi, 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. Arsi Ilari Harju (born March 18, 1974 in Kurikka) is a Finnish Shot putter with the team Perhon kiri. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested 24 for men and 22 for women Jyrki Järvi (born February 7, 1966) is a Finnish Sailor and Olympic champion Thomas Johanson (born June 3, 1969 in Helsinki) is a Finnish Sailor and Olympic champion Final results for the Sailing events at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Medal table RankCountryGold Silver Bronze 1Great Britain320 2Australia211 3Austria200 See also 2000 Summer Olympics The shooting competitions at the 2000 Summer Olympics were carried out at the Sydney International Shooting Centre in Liverpool Marko Yli-Hannuksela (born December 21, 1973) is a former Finnish wrestler from Ilmajoki. Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre and was split into two disciplines Freestyle and Greco-Roman Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney consisted of four events 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
  1. Round 1 — 10. Wietse Cornelis van Alten (born September 24, 1978) is an archer from the Netherlands. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested 24 for men and 22 for women Tommi Mikael Hartonen (born May 12, 1977 in Helsinki, Etelä) is a Finnish sprinter 53 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m

• Tommi Hartonen
  1. Round 1 — 20. Tommi Mikael Hartonen (born May 12, 1977 in Helsinki, Etelä) is a Finnish sprinter 82
  2. Round 2 — 20. 47 NR
  3. Semifinal — 20. 88 (did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

• Arsi Harju
  1. Qualifying — 21. Arsi Ilari Harju (born March 18, 1974 in Kurikka) is a Finnish Shot putter with the team Perhon kiri. 39
  2. Final — 21. 29 (Gold medal)

• Timo Aaltonen
  1. Qualifying — 20. Timo Antero Aaltonen (born April 11, 1969 in Vehmaa, Länsi-Suomen) is a 189-cm tall Finnish Shot putter who weighs 130 04
  2. Final — 18. 64 (12th place)

• Ville Tiisanoja
  1. Qualifying — 19. Ville Johannes Tiisanoja (born December 24, 1975 in Vantaa, Finland) is a 192-cm (6' 4" tall Finnish Shot putter who 66 (did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Aki Parviainen
  1. Qualifying — 83. Aki Uolevi Parviainen (born October 26 1974 in Helsinki, Etelä-Suomen) is a Finnish Javelin thrower who won the gold medal at the 1999 World 73
  2. Final — 86. 62 (5th place)

• Harri Haatainen
  1. Qualifying — 79. Harri Juhani Haatainen (born 5 January 1978 in Lapua, Länsi-Suomen) is a Finnish Javelin thrower His personal best throw 93 (did not advance)

• Harri Hakkarainen
  1. Qualifying — DNF (did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Olli-Pekka Karjalainen
  1. Qualifying — 69. Olli-Pekka Karjalainen (born 7 March 1980 in Töysä) is a Finnish Hammer thrower The 1998 World Junior Champion Karjalainen 64 (did not advance)

Men's High Jump

• Toni Huikuri
  1. Qualifying — 2. 20 (did not advance)

• Mika Polku
  1. Qualifying — 2. 24 (did not advance)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Valentin Kononen
  1. Final — DQ

Men's Decathlon

• Eduard Hämäläinen
  1. 100 m — 11. Valentin Kononen (born March 7, 1969 in Helsinki) is a former Finnish race walker. Eduard Hämäläinen (born January 21, 1969 in Karaganda, Kazakh SSR) is a retired Decathlete from Finland. 01
  2. Long Jump — 7. 19
  3. Shot Put — 14. 06
  4. High Jump — 1. 85
  5. 400 m — 48. 14
  6. 100 m Hurdles — 14. 37
  7. Discus Throw — 35. 98
  8. Pole Vault — 4. 80
  9. Javelin Throw — 47. 11
  10. 1,500 m — 04:54. 18
  • Points — 7520. 00 (24th place)

• Aki Heikkinen
  1. 100 m — 11. Aki Heikkinen (born 24 February 1980 in Vieremä) is a Finnish decathlete. 15
  2. Long Jump — NM
  3. Shot Put — 13. 37
  4. High Jump — DNS

Women's competition

Women's 100 m

• Heidi Hannula
  1. Round 1 — 11. 68 (did not advance)

Women's 200 m

• Johanna Manninen
  1. Round 1 — 23. 40
  2. Round 2 — 23. 41 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Hurdles

• Manuela Bosco
  1. Round 1 — 13. 51 (did not advance)

Women's 4x100 m

• Manuela Bosco, Heidi Hannula, Sanna Kyllönen, Johanna Manninen
  1. Round 1 — 43. Sanna Kyllönen, née Hernesniemi (born 9 March 1971) is a retired Finnish sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres 66 (did not advance)
  2. Semifinal — 43. 50 (did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Mikaela Ingberg
  1. Qualifying — 60. Mikaela Ingberg (born July 29, 1974 in Vaasa) is a Finnish Javelin thrower Her achievements include bronze medals at the 85
  2. Final — 58. 56 (9th place)

• Taina Uppa
  1. Qualifying — 57. Taina Kolkkala, née Uppa (born 24 October 1976 in Pori) is a Finnish Javelin thrower Her personal best is 64 39 (did not advance)

Women's Hammer Throw

• Mia Strömmer
  1. Qualifying — 59. 43 (did not advance)

• Sini Pöyry
  1. Qualifying — 63. Sini Pöyry (born 3 February 1980 in Kankaanpää) is a Finnish Hammer thrower Her personal best throw is 69 80
  2. Final — 62. 49 (12th place)

Women's Heptathlon

• Tiia Hautala
  1. 100 m Hurdles — 13. Tiia Erika Hautala (born 3 April 1972 in Pori, Länsi-Suomen) is a Finnish Heptathlete. 62
  2. High Jump — 1. 78
  3. Shot Put — 13. 31
  4. 200 m — 25. 00
  5. Long Jump — 6. 12
  6. Javelin Throw — 45. 40
  7. 800 m — 02:14. 90
  8. Points — 6173 (8th place)

• Susanna Rajamäki
  1. 100 m Hurdles — 13. 60
  2. High Jump — 1. 66
  3. Shot Put — 13. 87
  4. 200 m — 24. 03
  5. Long Jump — 6. 36
  6. Javelin Throw — 37. 00
  7. 800 m — 02:18. 47
  8. Points — 6021 (13th place)

Badminton

Men's Singles

• Jyri Aalto
  1. Round of 64: Bye
  2. Round of 32: Lost to Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia

Women's Singles

• Anu Weckström
  1. Round of 64: Bye
  2. Round of 32: Lost to Kanako Yonekura of Japan

Boxing

Men's 57kg 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
  1. Qualifying Heat — 01:42. Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics included five events (men's and women's singles men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles Anu Nieminen, née Weckström, (born December 16, 1977) is a female Badminton player from Finland. is a female Badminton player from Japan. Yonekura won the gold in Women's Singles of Badminton Tournament in 1998 Bangkok Asian Games by defeating Gong Zhichao The Boxing Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre for the flatwater events and the Olympic Canoe/Kayak 535
  2. Semifinal — 01:41. 640 (did not advance)

Cycling

Road Cycling

Women's Road Race

• Pia Sundstedt
  1. Final — 3:06:31 (21st place)

Women's Sprint

• Mira Kasslin
  • Qualifying — 12. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 3 different Bicycle racing disciplines were contested Road cycling, Track cycling, and Mountain biking Pia Ann-Katrine Sundstedt (born 2 May 1975 in Kokkola) is a professional cyclist who competes in Road bicycle racing and Mountain bike racing 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. Félicia Ballanger (born La Roche-sur-Yon, France 12 June 1971 was a French Racing cyclist. 145 (17th place)

Diving

Men's 3 Metre Springboard

• Jukka Piekkanen
  1. Preliminary — 373. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, eight Diving events were contested for the first time due to the inclusion of synchronized 41 (20th place, did not advance)

Men's 3 Metre Springboard

• Joona Puhakka
  1. Preliminary — 332. Joona Tapio Puhakka (born June 23, 1982 in Kerava) is a diver from Finland, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics 58 (30th place, did not advance)

Sailing

Eight men and two woman competed for Finland in the Sailing competition. Final results for the Sailing events at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Medal table RankCountryGold Silver Bronze 1Great Britain320 2Australia211 3Austria200 They won one gold medal.

Men's Double Handed Dinghy (470)

• Petri Leskinen and Kristian Heinilä
  1. Race 1 — (25)
  2. Race 2 — 23
  3. Race 3 — 10
  4. Race 4 — 3
  5. Race 5 — 17
  6. Race 6 — 4
  7. Race 7 — 23
  8. Race 8 — 20
  9. Race 9 — (28)
  10. Race 10 — 3
  11. Race 11 — 24
  12. Final — 127 (16th place)

Men's Laser

• Roope Suomalainen
  1. Race 1 — (44) DSQ
  2. Race 2 — 13
  3. Race 3 — 5
  4. Race 4 — 16
  5. Race 5 — 18
  6. Race 6 — 3
  7. Race 7 — 14
  8. Race 8 — 23
  9. Race 9 — (25)
  10. Race 10 — 19
  11. Race 11 — 16
  12. Final — 127 (17th place)

Men's Three Handed Keelboat (Soling)

• Erkki Heinonen, Jali Makilä and Sami Tamminen
  1. Did not advance to round robin.

Women's Mistral

• Minna Aalto
  1. Race 1 — 9
  2. Race 2 — 18
  3. Race 3 — 20
  4. Race 4 — 12
  5. Race 5 — (21)
  6. Race 6 — 7
  7. Race 7 — 15
  8. Race 8 — 12
  9. Race 9 — 17
  10. Race 10 — 11
  11. Race 11 — (30) DSQ
  12. Final — 121 (15th place)

Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)

• Sari Multala
  1. Race 1 — 2
  2. Race 2 — 7
  3. Race 3 — (16)
  4. Race 4 — 12
  5. Race 5 — (20)
  6. Race 6 — 12
  7. Race 7 — 9
  8. Race 8 — 4
  9. Race 9 — 7
  10. Race 10 — 2
  11. Race 11 — 6
  12. Final — 61 (5th place)

Mixed High Performance Two Handed Dinghy (49er)

• Thomas Johanson and Jyrki Järvi
  1. Race 1 — 2
  2. Race 2 — 7
  3. Race 3 — 2
  4. Race 4 — (12)
  5. Race 5 — 3
  6. Race 6 — 4
  7. Race 7 — 10
  8. Race 8 — 6
  9. Race 9 — 2
  10. Race 10 — 4
  11. Race 11 — 7
  12. Race 12 — 2
  13. Race 13 — 3
  14. Race 14 — 1
  15. Race 15 — 2
  16. Race 16 — (13)
  17. Final — 55 (gold medal)

Swimming

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Jere Hård
  1. Preliminary Heat — 51. Thomas Johanson (born June 3, 1969 in Helsinki) is a Finnish Sailor and Olympic champion Jyrki Järvi (born February 7, 1966) is a Finnish Sailor and Olympic champion At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 Swimming events were contested 11 (did not advance)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Jere Hård
  1. Preliminary Heat — 53. 67
  2. Semi-final — 53. 65 (did not advance)

• Tero Välimaa
  1. Preliminary Heat — 54. 24 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Tero Välimaa
  1. Preliminary Heat — 02:02. 46 (did not advance)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Jarno Pihlava
  1. Preliminary Heat — 01:02. 21 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Jarno Pihlava
  1. Preliminary Heat — 02:19. 76 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Jani Sievinen
  1. Preliminary Heat — 02:02. Jani Nikanor Sievinen ( born March 31, 1974 in Vihti) is a former medley Swimmer from Finland, who won the silver 00
  2. Semi-final — 02:01. 46
  3. Final — 02:02. 49 (8th place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

• Jani Sievinen
  1. Preliminary Heat — 04:25. Jani Nikanor Sievinen ( born March 31, 1974 in Vihti) is a former medley Swimmer from Finland, who won the silver 16 (did not advance)

Men's 4x100 m Medley

• Jani Sievinen, Jarno Pihlava, Tero Välimaa, and Jere Hård
  1. Preliminary Heat — DQ (did not advance)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Hanna-Maria Seppälä
  1. Preliminary Heat — 26. Jani Nikanor Sievinen ( born March 31, 1974 in Vihti) is a former medley Swimmer from Finland, who won the silver Hanna-Maria Seppälä (born December 13, 1984 in Kerava) is a freestyle Swimmer from Finland, who won the world title in 21 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Hanna-Maria Seppälä
  1. Preliminary Heat — 56. Hanna-Maria Seppälä (born December 13, 1984 in Kerava) is a freestyle Swimmer from Finland, who won the world title in 68 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Marja Päivinen
  1. Preliminary Heat — 01:01. 94 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Anu Koivisto
  1. Preliminary Heat — 01:03. 44 (did not advance)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Anu Koivisto
  1. Preliminary Heat — 02:16. 23 (did not advance)

References

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/12/05.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
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