Finland at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
Finland at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics | |
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WA code | FIN |
National federation | Suomen Urheiluliitto RY |
Website | www |
in Daegu | |
Competitors | 13 |
Medals |
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World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
Finland competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
Team selection[]
A team of 17 athletes (including 4 reserves) was announced to represent the country in the event, the country's smallest ever squad in the Championship's history. The team was led by javelin thrower Tero Pitkämäki.[1][2] Pole vaulter Minna Nikkanen withdrew due to injury.[3]
The following athletes (reserves) appeared on the preliminary Entry List,[4] but not on the Official Start List of the specific event,[5] resulting in total number of 13 competitors:
KEY: | Did not participate | Competed in another event |
Event | Athlete | |
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Men | 3000 metres steeplechase | |
Pole vault | Eemeli Salomäki | |
Hammer throw | David Söderberg | |
Javelin throw |
Results[]
Men[]
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time Width Height |
Rank | Time Width Height |
Rank | Time Width Height |
Rank | Time Width Height |
Rank | ||
Jonathan Åstrand | 200 metres | 20.87 | 26 | 21.03 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
Jukka Keskisalo | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:31.52 | 21 | Did not advance | |||||
Jarkko Kinnunen | 50 kilometres walk | 3:52:32 SB | 15 | ||||||
Antti Kempas | 50 kilometres walk | DSQ | |||||||
Osku Torro | High jump | 2.16 | 31 | Did not advance | |||||
Jere Bergius | Pole vault | 5.35 | 24 | Did not advance | |||||
Olli-Pekka Karjalainen | Hammer throw | 76.60 SB | 9 | 76.60 SB | 9 | ||||
Antti Ruuskanen | Javelin throw | 81.03 | 12 | 79.46 | 9 | ||||
Ari Mannio | Javelin throw | 80.27 | 14 | Did not advance | |||||
Tero Pitkämäki | Javelin throw | 79.46 | 17 | Did not advance |
Women[]
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time Width Height |
Rank | Time Width Height |
Rank | Time Width Height |
Rank | Time Width Height |
Rank | ||
Sandra Eriksson | 3000 metres steeplechase | 10:03.20 | 24 | Did not advance | |||||
Pole vault | DNS | Did not advance | |||||||
Merja Korpela | Hammer throw | 65.64 | 24 | Did not advance |
References[]
- ^ Noronen, Mika (August 14, 2011), Lehtola surprises with 83.77m in Lappeenranta and gains selection for Daegu in Finnish squad of 13, IAAF, archived from the original on August 18, 2012, retrieved August 15, 2011
- ^ Suomen Urheiluliito (August 13, 2011), 13 urheilijaa valittiin Daegun MM-joukkueeseen (in Finnish), retrieved August 15, 2011
- ^ Nikkanen loukkaantui - kausi ohi (in Finnish), YLE, August 20, 2011, retrieved August 23, 2011
- ^ IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2012, retrieved August 21, 2011
- ^ IAAF, Athletes participating per day, archived from the original on May 31, 2012, retrieved September 7, 2011
External links[]
Categories:
- Nations at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
- 2011 in Finnish sport
- Finland at the World Championships in Athletics