| Finland at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | FIN |
| NPC | Finnish Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inRio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 26 in 11 sports |
| Medals Ranked 56th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Finland competed at the2016 Summer Paralympics inRio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. They earned three medals, one gold, one silver and one bronze.
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of fivedisability 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, includingblindness;Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for exampledwarfism ormultiple sclerosis.[1][2] EachParalympic 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 asathletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for exampleswimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]
| 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 |
The Finnish Paralympic team consists of 26 athletes and 2 guide athletes, who compete in 11 sports. Chef de mission isKimmo Mustonen.
| 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 |
Jere Forsberg earned Finland a spot at the Rio Games following his performance at the2015 World Archery Para Championships. He qualified the country after his performance in the compound men's open.Jean Pierre Antonios 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 | — |  Walker (GBR)L 131–123 | did not advance | 9 | ||
| Jere Forsberg | Men's individual compound open | 672 | 10 |  Dudka (POL)W 141–136 |  Simonelli (ITA)L 136–140 | did not advance | 9 | ||
Legend:W = win,L = loss
| Athlete | Event and classification | Round 1 | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Henry Manni | Men's 100 metres T34 | 15.78SB | 3Q | — | 15.46PB | | |
| Men's 800 metres T34 | 1:47.51 | 6Q | — | 1:41.92RR | 4 | ||
| Esa-Pekka Mattila | Men's 100 metres T54 | 15.07SB | 11 | — | did not advance | ||
| Amanda Kotaja | Women's 100 metres T54 | 16.76 | 6Q | — | 16.47 | 6 | |
| Women's 400 metres T54 | 59.17SB | 10 | — | did not advance | |||
| Ronja Oja Guide:Jesper Oja | Women's 100 metres T11 | 13.39NR | 13 | did not advance | |||
| Toni Piispanen | Men's 100 metres T51 | — | 22.02 | 4 | |||
| Men's 400 metres T51 | — | 1:30.27 | 6 | ||||
| Leo-Pekka Tähti | Men's 100 metres T54 | 14.00 | 1Q | — | 13.90 | | |
Legend:SB = season best,Q = qualified by place,PB = personal best,RR = European record,NR = Finnish record
| Athlete | Event and classification | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Marjaana Heikkinen | Women's javelin throw F34 | 18.42SB | |
| Women's shot put F34 | 6.26 | 7 | |
| Ronja Oja Guide:Jesper Oja | Women's long jump T11 | 4.30=PB | 9 |
Legend:SB = season best,PB = personal best
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarmo Ollanketo Pilot:Tommi Martikainen | Men's road race B | 2:32:09 | 10 |
| Men's road time trial B | 36:39.83 | 9 | |
| Jani Peltopuro | Men's road race H3 | 1:39:25 | 8 |
| Men's road time trial H3 | 32:32.81 | 10 |
The country earned an individual slot via the Para Equestrian Individual Ranking List Allocation method.[7]
| Athlete | Horse | Event and grade | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| Katja Karjalainen | Woikoski High Flow | Individual championship test grade Ia | 71.043 | 7 |
| Individual Freestyle test grade Ia | 71.850 | 7 | ||
TheFinland men's national goalball team qualified for the Rio Games after finishing second at the2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships.[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 | Ville Montonen | B2 | (1986-04-27)27 April 1986 (aged 30) |
| 4 | Erkki Miinala | B1 | (1986-08-19)19 August 1986 (aged 30) |
| 6 | Markus Tihumäki | B1 | (1994-01-29)29 January 1994 (aged 22) |
| 8 | Miika Honkanen | B2 | (1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 27) |
| 9 | Petri Posio | 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
| 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 |
| Athlete | Event | Best lift (kg) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juhani Kokko | Men's 59 kg | 145 | 6 |
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 2014IFDS Sailing World Championships. Finland qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion 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 byNiko Salomaa.[13][14][15]
| Athlete | Event | Points per Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Niko Salomaa | 1-Person Keelboat (2.4mR) | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 79 | 8 | |
Legend:14 = excluded score
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 ofMinna Sinikka Leinonen.[16][17][18]
| Athlete | Event and classification | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Minna Leinonen | Mixed 10 metre air rifle prone SH2 | 630.9 | 18 | did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event and classification | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Antti Latikka | Men's 50m Freestyle S13 | 26.22 | 16 | did not advance | |
| Men's 100m Backstroke S13 | 1:01.93 | 5Q | 1:02.84 | 6 | |
| Men's 100m Butterfly S13 | 1:03.72 | 17 | did not advance | ||
| Men's 200m Individual Medley SM13 | 2:23.70 | 13 | did not advance | ||
| Leo Lähteenmäki | 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 | Women's 50m Butterfly S7 | 44.52 | 10 | did not advance | |
| Women's 100m Backstroke S7 | 1:39.56 | 14 | did not advance | ||
| Women's 100m Breaststroke SB7 | 1:59.79 | 11 | did not advance | ||
| Women's 200m Individual Medley SM7 | Disqualified | did not advance | |||
Legend:Q = qualified for the next phase
| Athlete | Event and classification | Preliminaries | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Esa Miettinen | Men's individual C9 |  Cabestany (FRA)L 0–3 |  Last (NED)L 2–3 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
Legend:L = loss
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