Finland at the 2022 World Games

Finland at the
2022 World Games
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
in Birmingham, United States
7 July 2022 (2022-07-07) – 17 July 2022 (2022-07-17)
Competitors37 (21 men and 16 women) in 13 sports
Medals
Ranked 60th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
World Games appearances

Finland competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022.[1] Athletes representing Finland won one silver medal and one bronze medal. The country finished in 60th place in the medal table.

Medalists

Further information: 2022 World Games § Medal table, and List of 2022 World Games medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Men's team Floorball Men's tournament 12 July
 Bronze Virve Vanhakoski Kickboxing Women's 70 kg 14 July

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Aerobic gymnastics 0 8 8
Air sports 1 0 1
Archery 0 1 1
Dancesport 1 0 1
Floorball 14 0 14
Karate 0 1 1
Kickboxing 1 2 1
Muaythai 0 1 1
Orienteering 2 0 2
Powerlifting 1 0 1
Rhythmic gymnastics — 1 1
Squash 0 2 2
Sumo 1 0 1
Total 21 16 37

Aerobic gymnastics

Main article: Aerobic gymnastics at the 2022 World Games

Finland competed in aerobic gymnastics.[2]

Air sports

Main article: Air sports at the 2022 World Games

Finland competed in drone racing.[3]

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2022 World Games

Finland competed in archery.[4][5]

Dancesport

Main article: Dancesport at the 2022 World Games

Finland competed in dancesport.[6]

Floorball

Main article: Floorball at the 2022 World Games

Finland won the silver medal in the floorball tournament.[7][8]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Finland men's Men's tournament  Canada
W 18–0 		 Czech Republic
W 5–3 		 United States
W 16–0 		1 Q  Latvia
W 5–1 		 Sweden
W 5–6 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland 3 3 0 0 39 3 +36 6 Semifinals
2  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 33 6 +27 4
3  Canada 3 1 0 2 9 38 −29 2 Fifth place game
4  United States (H) 3 0 0 3 4 38 −34 0 Seventh place game
Source: IFF
(H) Hosts
8 July 2022
12:00		Finland 18–0
(5–0, 6–0, 7–0)		 CanadaBJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 119
IFF
9 July 2022
12:00		Finland 5–3
(2–0, 2–1, 1–2)		 Czech RepublicBJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 667
IFF
10 July 2022
18:00		United States 0–16
(0–6, 0–6, 0–4)		 FinlandBJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 228
IFF
Semifinal
11 July 2022
12:15		Finland 5–1
(1–0, 1–0, 3–1)		 LatviaBJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 131
IFF
Gold medal game
12 July 2022
13:00		Sweden 6–5
(0–1, 3–0, 3–4)		 FinlandBJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 807
IFF

Karate

Main article: Karate at the 2022 World Games

Finland competed in karate.[9]

Athlete Event Elimination round Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Titta Keinänen Women's kumite +68 kg  Okila (EGY)
W 1–0 		 Chatziliadou (GRE)
W 3–0 		 Jemi (TUN)
W 3–1 		1 Q  Torres (ESP)
L 0–2 		 Jemi (TUN)
L 0–1 		4

Kickboxing

Main article: Kickboxing at the 2022 World Games

Finland won one bronze medal in kickboxing.[10]

Muaythai

Main article: Muaythai at the 2022 World Games

Finland competed in muaythai.[11]

Orienteering

Main article: Orienteering at the 2022 World Games

Finland competed in orienteering.[12]

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2022 World Games

Finland competed in powerlifting.[13]

Rhythmic gymnastics

Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 2022 World Games

Finland competed in rhythmic gymnastics.[14]

Squash

Main article: Squash at the 2022 World Games

Finland competed in squash.[15]

Sumo

Main article: Sumo at the 2022 World Games

Finland competed in sumo.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". International World Games Association. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Aerobic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Drone Racing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  4. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (15 July 2022). "Jonsson wins all-Swedish archery final at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Archery Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Dancesport Breaking Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  7. ^ Burke, Patrick (12 July 2022). "Canada beat hosts US to earn men's lacrosse gold at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Floorball Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Kickboxing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Muaythai Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Orienteering Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Squash Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Sumo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.