Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Finland at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
Websiteolympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors45 in 11 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Satu Mäkelä-Nummela
Ari-Pekka Liukkonen
Flag bearer (closing)Mira Potkonen
Medals
Ranked 85th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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.[1] 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

Further information: 2020 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Matti Mattsson Swimming Men's 200 m breaststroke 29 July
 Bronze Mira Potkonen Boxing Women's lightweight 5 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 1 0 1
Athletics 9 12 21
Badminton 1 0 1
Boxing 0 1 1
Equestrian 1 0 1
Golf 2 2 4
Sailing 2 3 5
Shooting 2 1 3
Skateboarding 0 1 1
Swimming 2 3 5
Wrestling 2 0 2
Total 22 23 45

Archery

Main articles: Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Antti Vikström Men's individual 649 45  Mohamad (MAS)
L 5–6 		Did not advance

Athletics

Topi Raitanen in the men’s 3000 m steeplechase finals
Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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):[2][3]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track and road events
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Elmo Lakka 110 m hurdles 13.48 5 'q 13.67 7 Did not advance
Topi Raitanen 3000 m steeplechase 8:19.17 SB 2 Q — 8:17.44 SB 8
Jarkko Kinnunen 50 km walk — 4:04:28 26
Aleksi Ojala 4:14:02 38
Aku Partanen 3:52:39 SB 9
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Sara Kuivisto 800 m 2:00.15 NR 4 q 1:59.41 NR 6 Did not advance
1500 m 4:04.10 NR 4 Q 4:02.35 NR 7 Did not advance
Reetta Hurske 100 m hurdles 13.10 6 Did not advance
Annimari Korte 13.06 5 Did not advance
Viivi Lehikoinen 400 m hurdles 55.67 5 Did not advance
Field events
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Kristian Pulli Long jump 7.96 12 q 7.92 9
Lassi Etelätalo Javelin throw 84.50 5 Q 83.28 8
Oliver Helander 78.81 17 Did not advance
Toni Kuusela 76.96 26 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Kristiina Mäkelä Triple jump 14.21 12 q 14.17 11
Senni Salminen 14.20 13 Did not advance
Ella Junnila High jump 1.86 =22 Did not advance
Elina Lampela Pole vault NM – Did not advance
Wilma Murto 4.55 =8 q 4.50 =5
Silja Kosonen Hammer throw 70.49 14 Did not advance
Krista Tervo NM — Did not advance
Combined event – Women's heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Total Rank
Maria Huntington Result 13.20 1.80 12.49 24.50 6.10 42.91 2:19.28 6135 17
Points 1094 978 694 933 880 723 833

Badminton

Main articles: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.[4] 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.[5][6]

Athlete Event Group stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Kalle Koljonen Men's singles  Wraber (AUT)
W (21–13, 21–17) 		 Axelsen (DEN)
L (9–21, 13–21) 		2 Did not advance

Boxing

Mira Potkonen and others women's lightweight medalists
Main articles: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Mira Potkonen Women's lightweight  Hamadouche (FRA)
W 3–1 		 Oh Y-j (KOR)
W 4–1 		 Yıldız (TUR)
W 3–2 		 Ferreira (BRA)
L 0–5 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Equestrian

Main articles: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Qualification

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).[7]

Dressage

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Henri Ruoste Kontestro Individual 64.674 52 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

Golf

Main articles: Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Kalle Samooja Men's 75 68 70 67 280 −4 =45
Sami Välimäki 70 70 68 67 275 −9 =27
Matilda Castren Women's 68 70 68 70 276 −8 =18
Sanna Nuutinen 70 68 69 70 277 −7 =20

Sailing

Main articles: Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.[8]

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.[9][10] 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.[11]

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Kaarle Tapper Men's Laser 2 3 14 11 8 29 36 8 6 12 — 16 109 9
Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén Women's RS:X 11 15 18 6 11 13 10 11 12 22 12 11 EL 130 14
Tuula Tenkanen Women's Laser Radial 9 6 14 33 5 3 6 3 32 9 — 8 95 5
Akseli Keskinen
Sinem Kurtbay 		Mixed Nacra 17 16 9 19 13 14 9 18 8 12 11 9 12 EL 131 13

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.[12]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Eetu Kallioinen Men's skeet 123 3 Q 36 4
Lari Pesonen 114 28 Did not advance
Satu Mäkelä-Nummela Women's trap 113 24 Did not advance

Skateboarding

Main articles: Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Lizzie Armanto Women's park 30.01 14 Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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)):[13][14]

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.[9][10]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ari-Pekka Liukkonen Men's 50 m freestyle 22.25 =26 Did not advance
Men's 100 m freestyle 50.48 46 Did not advance
Matti Mattsson Men's 100 m breaststroke 1:00.02 21 Did not advance
Men's 200 m breaststroke 2:08.44 3 Q 2:08.22 5 Q 2:07.13 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ida Hulkko Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:06.19 7 Q 1:07.02 12 Did not advance
Mimosa Jallow Women's 100 m backstroke 1:00.06 17 Did not advance
Fanny Teijonsalo Women's 50 m freestyle 24.77 17 Q 24.91 15 Did not advance
Women's 100 m freestyle 54.69 23 Did not advance

Wrestling

Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg – Mohammad Hadi Saravi against Arvi Savolainen
Main articles: Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.[15][16]

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Arvi Savolainen Men's −97 kg  Rosillo (CUB)
W 3–1 PP 		 Aleksanyan (ARM)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance  Dzhuzupbekov (KGZ)
W 3–1 PP 		 Saravi (IRI)
L 1–3 PP 		5
Elias Kuosmanen Men's −130 kg  Kajaia (GEO)
L 0–5 VT 		Did not advance  Semenov (ROC)
L 0–4 ST 		Did not advance 16

See also

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