Finland at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Finland at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	FIN
NPC	Finnish Paralympic Committee
Website	www.paralympia.fi/en
in Tokyo
Competitors	16 in 7 sports
Flag bearers	Henry Manni
Medals	Gold 1 Silver 3 Bronze 1 Total 5
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Finland competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.^[1][2][3] They won five medals; one gold, three silver and one bronze, all in athletics.

Medalists[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Toni Piispanen	Athletics	Men's 200 metres T51	31 August
Silver	Leo-Pekka Tähti	Athletics	Men's 100 metres T54	1 September
Silver	Amanda Kotaja	Athletics	Women's 100 metres T54	1 September
Silver	Toni Piispanen	Athletics	Men's 100 metres T51	3 September
Bronze	Marjaana Heikkinen	Athletics	Women's javelin throw F34	29 August

Competitors[]

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	1	0	1
Athletics	4	2	6
Cycling	2	0	2
Equestrian	0	2	2
Shooting	1	0	1
Swimming	3	0	3
Table tennis	0	1	1
Total	11	5	16

Liisa Lilja was also qualified and selected but had to withdraw due to an injury shortly before the games.^[4]

Archery[]

Jere Forsberg qualified to compete.

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals	Rank
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Jere Forsberg	Men's individual compound	682	20	Bye	Polish (USA) W 145–143	(IRI) W 145–143	(SVK) L 141–144	Did not advance		8[5]

Athletics[]

Six Finnish athletes (Toni Piispanen, Leo Pekka Tahti, Amanda Kotaja & Marjaana Heikkinen have qualified to compete.

Track events

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Henry Manni	100m T34	N/A		15.84	5
	800m T34	1:46.84	3 Q	1:47.34	4
	100m T54	14.71	6	Did not advance
Toni Piispanen	100m T51	N/A		20.68
	200m T51			36.81 PR
Leo-Pekka Tähti	100m T54	13.81	1 Q	13.85
	400m T54	46.91	5	Did not advance

Women's track

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Amanda Kotaja	100m T54	16.43	1 Q	15.93
	400m T54	57.70	5	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Marjaana Heikkinen	Javelin throw F34	17.47

Cycling[]

and have both qualified to compete.^[6][7]

Road[]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
	Men's road race H1–2	1 LAP	7
	Men's road time trial H1	56:29.24	5
	Men's road race H1–2	Did not start
	Men's road time trial H1	Did not finish

Equestrian[]

and have both qualified to compete.

Athlete	Horse	Event	Final
			Result	Rank
	Dr Doolittle		71.893	6
			74.640	6
	Supremo Road		66.269	12

Paratriathlon[]

Liisa Lilja was qualified and scheduled to compete but had to withdraw after being injured in a car accident shortly before the games.^[4]

Shooting[]

Finland entered one athletes into the Paralympic competition. successfully break the Paralympic qualification at the 2018 WSPS World Cup which was held in Châteauroux, France.^[8]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
		625.3	41[9]	Did not advance
		615.2	15[10]	Did not advance

Swimming[]

Three swimmers, all male, have qualified to compete.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
	100m backstroke S14	1:07.04	17	Did not advance
	50m freestyle S9	26.64	14[11]	Did not advance
	100m backstroke S13	1:03.75	8 Q[12]	1:04.21	7[13]

Table tennis[]

qualified to compete. She is Finland's first female para table tennis player to compete at the Paralympics.

Women

Athlete	Event	Group Stage			Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
	Individual C1–2	Oliveira (BRA) L 1–3	Bucław (POL) L 0–3	3[14]	Did not advance

See also[]

• Finland at the Paralympics
• Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics

References[]