Finland at the Olympic Games
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2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
Medals	Gold 2	Silver 1	Bronze 1	Total 4
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Finland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Medals

Finland finished in 31st position in the final medal rankings, with two gold medals and four medals overall.

Medal	Competitor	Event
Gold	Arsi Harju	Athletics, men's shot put
Gold	Jyrki Järvi, Thomas Johanson	Sailing, men's 49er team event
Silver	Juha Hirvi	Shooting, men's small-bore rifle, three positions
Bronze	Marko Yli-Hannuksela	Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman welterweight (76 kg)

Results by event

Archery

The Finnish archery squad in Sydney consisted of two men and one woman. None of the archers won a match.

Men's individual
	Jari Lipponen			Miika Aulio
1/32 Eliminations	Lost to	Fred van Zutphen Netherlands	161-155	Lost to	Wietse van Alten Netherlands	163-160

Women's individual
	Katri Suutari
1/32 eliminations	Lost to	Ok Sil Choe North Korea	161-149

Athletics

Men's competition

Men's 100 m

• Tommi Hartonen
• Round 1 — 10.53 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m

• Tommi Hartonen
• Round 1 — 20.82
• Round 2 — 20.47 NR
• Semifinal — 20.88 (did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

• Arsi Harju
• Qualifying — 21.39
• Final — 21.29 (Gold medal)
• Timo Aaltonen
• Qualifying — 20.04
• Final — 18.64 (12th place)
• Ville Tiisanoja
• Qualifying — 19.66 (did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Aki Parviainen
• Qualifying — 83.73
• Final — 86.62 (5th place)
• Harri Haatainen
• Qualifying — 79.93 (did not advance)
• Harri Hakkarainen
• Qualifying — DNF (did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Olli-Pekka Karjalainen
• Qualifying — 69.64 (did not advance)

Men's High Jump

• Toni Huikuri
• Qualifying — 2.20 (did not advance)
• Mika Polku
• Qualifying — 2.24 (did not advance)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Valentin Kononen
• Final — DQ

Men's Decathlon

• Eduard Hämäläinen
• 100 m — 11.01
• Long Jump — 7.19
• Shot Put — 14.06
• High Jump — 1.85
• 400 m — 48.14
• 100 m Hurdles — 14.37
• Discus Throw — 35.98
• Pole Vault — 4.80
• Javelin Throw — 47.11
• 1,500 m — 04:54.18
• Points — 7520.00 (24th place)
• Aki Heikkinen
• 100 m — 11.15
• Long Jump — NM
• Shot Put — 13.37
• High Jump — DNS

Women's competition

Women's 100 m

• Heidi Hannula
• Round 1 — 11.68 (did not advance)

Women's 200 m

• Johanna Manninen
• Round 1 — 23.40
• Round 2 — 23.41 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Hurdles

• Manuela Bosco
• Round 1 — 13.51 (did not advance)

Women's 4x100 m

• Manuela Bosco, Heidi Hannula, Sanna Kyllönen, Johanna Manninen
• Round 1 — 43.66 (did not advance)
• Semifinal — 43.50 (did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Mikaela Ingberg
• Qualifying — 60.85
• Final — 58.56 (9th place)
• Taina Uppa
• Qualifying — 57.39 (did not advance)

Women's Hammer Throw

• Mia Strömmer
• Qualifying — 59.43 (did not advance)
• Sini Pöyry
• Qualifying — 63.80
• Final — 62.49 (12th place)

Women's Heptathlon

• Tiia Hautala
• 100 m Hurdles — 13.62
• High Jump — 1.78
• Shot Put — 13.31
• 200 m — 25.00
• Long Jump — 6.12
• Javelin Throw — 45.40
• 800 m — 02:14.90
• Points — 6173 (8th place)
• Susanna Rajamäki
• 100 m Hurdles — 13.60
• High Jump — 1.66
• Shot Put — 13.87
• 200 m — 24.03
• Long Jump — 6.36
• Javelin Throw — 37.00
• 800 m — 02:18.47
• Points — 6021 (13th place)

Badminton

Men's Singles

• Jyri Aalto
• Round of 64: Bye
• Round of 32: Lost to Choong Hann Wong of Malaysia

Women's Singles

• Anu Weckström
• Round of 64: Bye
• Round of 32: Lost to Kanako Yonekura of Japan

Boxing

Men's 57kg Joni Turunen

• *Round 1 — Lost to Falk Huste of Germany (did not advance)

Canoe / Kayak

Flatwater

Men's competition

Men's Kayak Singles 500 m

• Kimmo Latvamäki
• Qualifying Heat — 01:42.535
• Semifinal — 01:41.640 (did not advance)

Cycling

Road Cycling

Women's Road Race

• Pia Sundstedt
• Final — 3:06:31 (21st place)

Women's Sprint

• Mira Kasslin
• Qualifying — 12.194
• 1/8 Finals — Lost to Félicia Ballanger of France (did not advance)
• 1/8 Finals Repechage — Heat 1; 3rd place
• Final 9-12 — (11th place)

Women's 500 m Time Trial

• Mira Kasslin
• Final — 37.145 (17th place)

Diving

Men's 3 Metre Springboard

• Jukka Piekkanen
• Preliminary — 373.41 (20th place, did not advance)

Men's 3 Metre Springboard

• Joona Puhakka
• Preliminary — 332.58 (30th place, did not advance)

Sailing

Eight men and two woman competed for Finland in the Sailing competition. They won one gold medal.

Men's Double Handed Dinghy (470)

• Petri Leskinen and Kristian Heinilä
• Race 1 — (25)
• Race 2 — 23
• Race 3 — 10
• Race 4 — 3
• Race 5 — 17
• Race 6 — 4
• Race 7 — 23
• Race 8 — 20
• Race 9 — (28)
• Race 10 — 3
• Race 11 — 24
• Final — 127 (16th place)

Men's Laser

• Roope Suomalainen
• Race 1 — (44) DSQ
• Race 2 — 13
• Race 3 — 5
• Race 4 — 16
• Race 5 — 18
• Race 6 — 3
• Race 7 — 14
• Race 8 — 23
• Race 9 — (25)
• Race 10 — 19
• Race 11 — 16
• Final — 127 (17th place)

Men's Three Handed Keelboat (Soling)

• Erkki Heinonen, Jali Makilä and Sami Tamminen
• Did not advance to round robin.

Women's Mistral

• Minna Aalto
• Race 1 — 9
• Race 2 — 18
• Race 3 — 20
• Race 4 — 12
• Race 5 — (21)
• Race 6 — 7
• Race 7 — 15
• Race 8 — 12
• Race 9 — 17
• Race 10 — 11
• Race 11 — (30) DSQ
• Final — 121 (15th place)

Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)

• Sari Multala
• Race 1 — 2
• Race 2 — 7
• Race 3 — (16)
• Race 4 — 12
• Race 5 — (20)
• Race 6 — 12
• Race 7 — 9
• Race 8 — 4
• Race 9 — 7
• Race 10 — 2
• Race 11 — 6
• Final — 61 (5th place)

Mixed High Performance Two Handed Dinghy (49er)

• Thomas Johanson and Jyrki Järvi
• Race 1 — 2
• Race 2 — 7
• Race 3 — 2
• Race 4 — (12)
• Race 5 — 3
• Race 6 — 4
• Race 7 — 10
• Race 8 — 6
• Race 9 — 2
• Race 10 — 4
• Race 11 — 7
• Race 12 — 2
• Race 13 — 3
• Race 14 — 1
• Race 15 — 2
• Race 16 — (13)
• Final — 55 (gold medal)

Swimming

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Jere HÃ¥rd
• Preliminary Heat — 51.11 (did not advance)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Jere HÃ¥rd
• Preliminary Heat — 53.67
• Semi-final — 53.65 (did not advance)
• Tero Välimaa
• Preliminary Heat — 54.24 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Tero Välimaa
• Preliminary Heat — 02:02.46 (did not advance)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Jarno Pihlava
• Preliminary Heat — 01:02.21 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Jarno Pihlava
• Preliminary Heat — 02:19.76 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Jani Sievinen
• Preliminary Heat — 02:02.00
• Semi-final — 02:01.46
• Final — 02:02.49 (8th place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

• Jani Sievinen
• Preliminary Heat — 04:25.16 (did not advance)

Men's 4x100 m Medley

• Jani Sievinen, Jarno Pihlava, Tero Välimaa, and Jere HÃ¥rd
• Preliminary Heat — DQ (did not advance)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Hanna-Maria Seppälä
• Preliminary Heat — 26.21 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Hanna-Maria Seppälä
• Preliminary Heat — 56.68 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Marja Päivinen
• Preliminary Heat — 01:01.94 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Anu Koivisto
• Preliminary Heat — 01:03.44 (did not advance)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Anu Koivisto
• Preliminary Heat — 02:16.23 (did not advance)

References

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/12/05.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/20/05.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site

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