Finland at the 2016 European Athletics Championships

Finland at the
2016 European Athletics Championships
Finland at the; 2016 European Athletics Championships
WA code	FIN
National federation	SUL
Website	www.sul.fi
in Amsterdam
Competitors	36 (16 men and 20 women) in 20 events
Medals; Ranked 27th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
European Athletics Championships appearances
	; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; 1978; ; ; ; ; ; ; 2006; 2010; 2012; 2014; 2016; 2018;

Finland competed at the 2016 European Athletics Championships. Team Finland consists of 40 athletes and the official goal for the championships is 10 athletes in the top 8.^[1]

Medals[]

Medal	Name	Event	Date
Bronze	Antti Ruuskanen	Men's javelin throw	7 July

Men's events[]

Track and road[]

Event	Athletes	Heats		Semifinal		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
200 m	Samuli Samuelsson	21.36	19	Did not advance
Half marathon		N/A				1:07:21	50
110 m hurdles	Elmo Lakka	13.72 PB	8 q	13.87	21	Did not advance
400 m hurdles	Jussi Kanervo	52.35	22	Did not advance
400 m hurdles	Oskari Mörö	50.37	4 Q	49.37 SB	9 Q	49.24 SB	4
4 x 100 m relay	Samuli Samuelsson	39.68	15	N/A		Did not advance

Field[]

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Long jump	[no]	7.96	6 q	7.91	5
Long jump		7.78	14	Did not advance
Shot put	Arttu Kangas	18.91	20	Did not advance
Hammer throw	Tuomas Seppänen	69.76	23	Did not advance
Hammer throw	David Söderberg	72.96	9 q	74.22	7
Javelin throw	Ari Mannio	78.55	19	Did not advance
	Tero Pitkämäki	80.52	14	Did not advance
	Antti Ruuskanen	88.23 SB	1 Q	82.44

Women's events[]

Track and road[]

Event	Athletes	Heats		Semifinal		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
10,000 m	Johanna Peiponen	N/A				34:39.91	16
Half marathon	Anne-Mari Hyryläinen	N/A				1:13:13	20
		N/A				1:17:48	67
		N/A				1:14:16 PB	35
	Team	N/A				3:45:17	12
100 m hurdles	Reetta Hurske	13.16 PB	9 q	13.40	21	Did not advance
100 m hurdles	Nooralotta Neziri	Bye		13.05	14	Did not advance
400 m hurdles		1:01.56	23	Did not advance
400 m hurdles		57.59 PB	12 q	57.76	22	Did not advance
3000 m steeplechase	Sandra Eriksson	9:41.16	3 Q	N/A		9:45.71	10
3000 m steeplechase	Camilla Richardsson	9:54.80	20	N/A		Did not advance

Field[]

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
High jump	Linda Sandblom	1.89	13	Did not advance
Pole vault	Wilma Murto	4.35	11 q	4.45	7
Pole vault	Minna Nikkanen	4.45	9 q	4.45	9
Triple jump	Kristiina Mäkelä	13.80	12 q	13.95 SB	9
Discus throw	Salla Sipponen	54.95	19	Did not advance
Hammer throw	Merja Korpela	67.78	13	Did not advance
Hammer throw		66.53	16	Did not advance
Javelin throw	Jenni Kangas	59.48 PB	7 q	59.41	9
		52.40	30	Did not advance
	Sanni Utriainen	57.19	16	Did not advance

References[]

^ "Kemppainen: EM-tavoite 10 urheilijaa kahdeksan parhaan joukkoon" (in Finnish). Yleisurheilu.fi. 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2016-06-27.

[1] "Kemppainen: EM-tavoite 10 urheilijaa kahdeksan parhaan joukkoon" (in Finnish). Yleisurheilu.fi. 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2016-06-27.

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