Finland at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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Finland at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Finland.svg
IPC codeFIN
NPCFinnish Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympia.fi/en
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors26 in 11 sports
Medals
Ranked 56th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
3
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Finland competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. They earned three medals, one gold, one silver and one bronze.

Disability classifications[]

Main article: Disability sport classification

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1][2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]

Medalists[]

Further information: 2016 Summer Paralympics medal table
Medal Name Sport Event Class Date
 Gold Leo-Pekka Tähti Athletics Men's 100 metres T54 17 September
 Silver Marjaana Heikkinen Athletics Women's javelin throw F34 9 September
 Bronze Henry Manni Athletics Men's 100 metres T34 13 September

Finnish Paralympic team[]

The Finnish Paralympic team consists of 26 athletes and 2 guide athletes, who compete in 11 sports. Chef de mission is .

Competitors from Finland per sport
Sport Men Women Total Guides
Archery 2 0 2 0
Athletics 4 3 7 1
Cycling 2 0 2 1
Equestrian 0 1 1 0
Goalball 6 0 6 0
Paratriathlon 0 1 1 0
Powerlifting 1 0 1 0
Sailing 1 0 1 0
Shooting 0 1 1 0
Swimming 2 1 3 0
Table tennis 1 0 1 0
Total 19 7 26 2

Archery[]

Main article: Archery at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Jere Forsberg earned Finland a spot at the Rio Games following his performance at the . He qualified the country after his performance in the compound men's open. earned Finland a second qualifying spot after making the round of eight in the W1 men event.[4]

Athlete Event and classification Ranking round 1/16 Eliminations 1/8 Eliminations Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Final rank
Score Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Jean-Pierre Antonios Men's individual compound W1 594 12 N/A  Walker (GBR)
L 131–123 		Did not advance 9
Jere Forsberg Men's individual compound open 672 10   (POL)
W 141–136 		 Simonelli (ITA)
L 136–140 		Did not advance 9

Legend: W = win, L = loss

Athletics[]

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Track and road events[]

Athlete Event and classification Round 1 Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Henry Manni Men's 100 metres T34 15.78 SB 3 Q N/A 15.46 PB 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Men's 800 metres T34 1:47.51 6 Q N/A 1:41.92 RR 4
Men's 100 metres T54 15.07 SB 11 N/A Did not advance
Amanda Kotaja Women's 100 metres T54 16.76 6 Q N/A 16.47 6
Women's 400 metres T54 59.17 SB 10 N/A Did not advance
Ronja Oja
Guide: 		Women's 100 metres T11 13.39 NR 13 Did not advance
Toni Piispanen Men's 100 metres T51 N/A 22.02 4
Men's 400 metres T51 N/A 1:30.27 6
Leo-Pekka Tähti Men's 100 metres T54 14.00 1 Q N/A 13.90 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Legend: SB = season best, Q = qualified by place, PB = personal best, RR = European record, NR = Finnish record

Field events[]

Athlete Event and classification Final
Result Rank
Marjaana Heikkinen Women's javelin throw F34 18.42 SB 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women's shot put F34 6.26 7
Ronja Oja
Guide: 		4.30 =PB 9

Legend: SB = season best, PB = personal best

Cycling[]

Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Finland qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.[5][6]

Athlete Event and classification Time Rank

Pilot: Tommi Martikainen 		Men's road race B 2:32:09 10
Men's road time trial B 36:39.83 9
Men's road race H3 1:39:25 8
Men's road time trial H3 32:32.81 10

Equestrian[]

Main article: Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The country earned an individual slot via the Para Equestrian Individual Ranking List Allocation method.[7]

Athlete Horse Event and grade Total
Score Rank
Woikoski High Flow Individual championship test grade Ia 71.043 7
Individual Freestyle test grade Ia 71.850 7

Goalball[]

Main article: Goalball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The Finland men's national goalball team qualified for the Rio Games after finishing second at the .[8][9][10] Finnish women failed to qualify at the 2014 World Championships, finishing two spots out of medal contention in fifth place at the home hosted event.[10] Finland's men enter the tournament ranked 6th in the world.[11]

The following is the Finland roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[12]

No. Player Class Date of birth (age)
1 Jarno Mattila B2 (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 31)
2 B2 (1986-04-27)27 April 1986 (aged 30)
4 Erkki Miinala B1 (1986-08-19)19 August 1986 (aged 30)
6 B1 (1994-01-29)29 January 1994 (aged 22)
8 B2 (1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 27)
9 B2 (1983-05-17)17 May 1983 (aged 33)
Team Event Preliminary Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold / Bronze Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Finland men's Men's tournament  Lithuania (LTU)
L 6–13 		 Turkey (TUR)
L 5–8 		 United States (USA)
L 2–6 		 China (CHN)
W 11–7 		5 Did not advance 9

Legend: W = win, L = loss

Paratriathlon[]

Main article: Paratriathlon at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event and classification Swim (750 m) Transition 1 Bike (22.28 km) Transition 2 Run (5.0 km) Total Time Rank
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Liisa Lilja Women's PT2 13:00 4 2:23 4 43:43 4 1:21 5 25:34 2 1:26:01 4

Powerlifting[]

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Best lift (kg) Rank
Men's 59 kg 145 6

Sailing[]

Main article: Sailing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top seven finish at the 2015 Combined World Championships in a medal event where the country had nor already qualified through via the 2014 IFDS Sailing World Championships. Finland qualified for the 2016 Games under this criteria in the 2.4m event with a thirteenth-place finish overall and the third country who had not qualified via the 2014 Championships. The boat was crewed by .[13][14][15]

Athlete Event Points per Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1-Person Keelboat (2.4mR) 9 11 7 9 9 7 14 9 4 6 8 79 8

Legend: 14 = excluded score

Shooting[]

Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Finland's shooter at the Rio airport waiting for accreditation.

The first opportunity to qualify for shooting at the Rio Games took place at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl. Shooters earned spots for their NPC. Finland earned a qualifying spot at this competition in the R5 – 10m Air Rifle Prone Mixed SH2 event as a result of the performance of .[16][17][18]

Athlete Event and classification Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
630.9 18 Did not advance

Swimming[]

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event and classification Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
26.22 16 Did not advance
1:01.93 5 Q 1:02.84 6
1:03.72 17 Did not advance
2:23.70 13 Did not advance
Men's 50 metre freestyle S9 26.74 10 Did not advance
Men's 100 metre butterfly S9 1:09.43 14 Did not advance
Men's 100 metre freestyle S9 59.08 15 Did not advance
Meri-Maari Mäkinen 44.52 10 Did not advance
1:39.56 14 Did not advance
1:59.79 11 Did not advance
Disqualified Did not advance

Legend: Q = qualified for the next phase

Table tennis[]

Main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event and classification Preliminaries Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
  (FRA)
L 0–3 		 Last (NED)
L 2–3 		3 Did not advance

Legend: L = loss

See also[]

References[]

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  5. ^ "CYCLING QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Ranking — PARA — Cycling 2014". UCI. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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  16. ^ "Shooters from 28 countries claim 63 spots at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
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