Finland at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Finland at the
2004 Summer Paralympics
Finland at the; 2004 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	FIN
NPC	Finnish Paralympic Committee
Website	www.paralympia.fi/en
in Athens
Competitors	54 in 10 sports
Medals; Ranked 33rd	Gold 4 Silver 1 Bronze 3 Total 8
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Finland competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 54 athletes, 31 men and 23 women.^[1] Competitors from Finland won 8 medals, including 4 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze to finish 33rd in the medal table.^[2]

Medallists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Leo Pekka Tähti	Athletics	Men's 100m T54
Gold	Leo Pekka Tähti	Athletics	Men's 200m T54
Gold	Marjaana Vare	Athletics	Women's javelin throw F42-46
Gold	Minna Leinonen	Shooting	Mixed air rifle prone SH2
Silver	Rauno Saunavaara	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F54
Bronze	Markku Niinimaki	Athletics	Men's shot put F54
Bronze	Tiina Ala Aho	Athletics	Women's javelin throw F33/34/52/53
Bronze	Jani Kallunki	Judo	Men's 66kg

Sports

Archery


Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Rank
Jean Pierre Antonios	Men's individual W1	603	9	N/A	Lehner (SUI) W 160-155	Fabry (USA) L 102-109	did not advance

Athletics

Men's track

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Leo Pekka Tähti	T54	100m	14.03	1 Q	14.30	1 Q	14.19
Leo Pekka Tähti	T54	200m	25.22	1 Q	N/A		25.25

Men's field

Athlete	Class	Event	Final
Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Points	Rank
Markku Niinimaki	F54	Javelin	24.76	-	4
Markku Niinimaki	F54	Shot put	8.88	-
Rauno Saunavaara	F54	Javelin	26.79	-

Women's field

Athlete	Class	Event	Final
Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Points	Rank
Tiina Ala Aho	F32-34/52/53	Shot put	4.88	899	9
Tiina Ala Aho	F33/34/52/53	Javelin	13.32	1258
Marjaana Vare	F42-46	Javelin	28.79	1037 WR
Marjaana Vare	F42-46	Shot put	6.24	833	12

Cycling

Women's road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Merja Hanski Virve Taljavirta	Women's road race/time trial tandem B1-3	-	7

Women's track

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank
Merja Hanski Virve Taljavirta	Women's 1km time trial tandem B1-3	N/A		1:17.75	8
Merja Hanski Virve Taljavirta	Women's individual pursuit tandem B1-3	4:01.46	11	did not advance

Goalball

The men's goalball team didn't win any medals; they were 5th out of 8 teams.

Players

Men's tournament

Game	Match	Score	Rank
1	Finland vs. Spain (ESP)	3 - 3	3 Q
2	Finland vs. South Korea (KOR)	10 - 0
3	Finland vs. Hungary (HUN)	2 - 1
4	Finland vs. Lithuania (LTU)	4 - 8
5	Finland vs. Slovenia (SLO)	1 - 8
Quarterfinals	Finland vs. Sweden (SWE)	1 - 5	L
Semifinals	Finland vs. South Korea (KOR)	5 - 3	W
5th/6th classification	Finland vs. Spain (ESP)	4 - 3	5

The women's goalball team didn't win any medals; they lost to Japan in the bronze medal match.

Players

Women's tournament

Game	Match	Score	Rank
1	Finland vs. Canada (CAN)	1 - 3	4 Q
2	Finland vs. United States (USA)	1 - 3
3	Finland vs. Japan (JPN)	1 - 2
4	Finland vs. Netherlands (NED)	8 - 1
5	Finland vs. Germany (GER)	5 - 1
6	Finland vs. Brazil (BRA)	10 - 0
7	Finland vs. Greece (GRE)	4 - 0
Semifinals	Finland vs. Canada (CAN)	0 - 0	L
Bronze medal final	Finland vs. Japan (JPN)	1 - 2	4

Judo

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage round 1	Repechage round 2	Final/ Bronze medal contest
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Jani Kallunki	Men's 66kg	Lamri (ALG) W 1000-0000	Shabashov (RUS) L 0002C–0020S	N/A		Kail (GBR) W 1000-0001	Lee (TPE) W 1000-0000

Sailing

Shooting

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
Seppo Jolkkonen	Men's 10m air pistol SH1	558	9	did not advance
Seppo Jolkkonen	Mixed 25m pistol SH1	565	4 Q	96.6	661.6	5
Kalevi Kaipainen	Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2	596	16	did not advance
Kalevi Kaipainen	Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2	589	17	did not advance
Veikko Palsamaki	Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1	597	14	did not advance
Veikko Palsamaki	Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1	589	5 Q	100.9	689.9	5
Erkki Pekkala	Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1	597	14	did not advance
Erkki Pekkala	Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1	573	27	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
Sirkka Liisa Collin	Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1	381	10	did not advance
Minna Leinonen	Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2	600 =WR	1 Q	105.4	705.4

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Mikka Harju	S7	50m freestyle	32.85	13	did not advance
		100m freestyle	1:12.18	10	did not advance
		400m freestyle	5:43.53	11	did not advance
Pekka Kantola	S2	50m freestyle	1:16.88	6 Q	1:15.36	6
		100m freestyle	2:43.91	6 Q	2:46.07	7
		200m freestyle	5:48.30	7 Q	5:39.52	6
		50m backstroke	1:15.45	4 Q	1:14.42	4

Women

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Reeta Peltola	S6	50m freestyle	39.66	5 Q	39.38	4
	S6	100m freestyle	1:23.99	2 Q	1:24.38	5
	SM6	200m individual medley	DNS		did not advance

Table tennis

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Matti Launonen	Men's singles 1	Kang (KOR) W 3–0	Zumkehr (SUI) W 3–2	Maslup (ARG) W 3–0	1 Q	Nikelis (GER) L 1–3	did not advance
Jari Kurkinen	Men's singles 2	Boury (FRA) W 3-0	Hajek (AUT) W 3-0	Mardani (IRI) W 3-0	1 Q	Kim (KOR) L 1-3	did not advance
Matti Launonen Jari Kurkinen	Men's teams 1-2	South Korea (KOR) L 0-3	Slovakia (SVK) L 0-3	Argentina (ARG) W 3-0	3	did not advance

Volleyball

The men's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were 5th out of 8 teams.

Players

Men's tournament

Game	Match	Score	Rank
1	Finland vs. Iran (IRI)	0 - 3	3
2	Finland vs. Germany (GER)	0 - 0
3	Finland vs. Japan (JPN)	3 - 0
Quarterfinals	Finland vs. Egypt (EGY)	1 - 3	L
Semifinals	Finland vs. Greece (GRE)	3 - 0	W
5th/6th classification	Finland vs. United States (USA)	3 - 0	5

The women's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were 6th out of 6 teams.

Players

Women's tournament

Game	Match	Score	Rank
1	Finland vs. China (CHN)	0 - 3	5
2	Finland vs. Netherlands (NED)	0 - 3
3	Finland vs. United States (USA)	2 - 3
4	Finland vs. Slovenia (SLO)	1 - 3
5	Finland vs. Ukraine (UKR)	3 - 2
5th/6th classification	Finland vs. Ukraine (UKR)	1 - 3	6

References

^ "Participation Numbers Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
^ "Medal Standings Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2011.

[1] "Participation Numbers Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2011.

[2] "Medal Standings Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2011.

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Oceania	Australia Fiji New Zealand Samoa Tonga

Medallists

Sports

Archery

Athletics

Men's track

Men's field

Women's field

Cycling

Women's road

Women's track

Goalball

Players

Men's tournament

Players

Women's tournament

Judo

Men

Sailing

Shooting

Men

Women

Swimming

Men

Women

Table tennis

Men

Volleyball

Players

Men's tournament

Players

Women's tournament

See also

References