Finland at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Finland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Finland at the
2000 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
Websitesport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Sydney
Competitors70 (40 men and 30 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer Olli-Pekka Karjalainen
Medals
Ranked 31st
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalist

MedalNameSportEventDate
 GoldArsi HarjuAthleticsMen's Shot PutSeptember 22
 GoldJyrki Järvi
Thomas Johanson
SailingOpen 49erSeptember 25
 SilverJuha HirviShootingMen's 50 metre rifle three positionsSeptember 23
 BronzeMarko Yli-HannukselaWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 76 kgSeptember 26

Archery

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

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jari LipponenMen's Individual62236  van Zutphen (NED)
L 155–161
Did not advance
Miika Aulio60353  van Alten (NED)
L 160–163
Did not advance
Katri SuutariWomen's Individual60858  Choe (PRK)
L 149–161
Did not advance

Athletics

Men
Track and road events

Men's 100 m

Men's 200 m

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

Men's 50 km Walk

Field events

Men's Shot Put

Men's Javelin Throw

Men's Hammer Throw

Men's High Jump

Combined – 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
Track

Women's 100 m

Women's 200 m

Women's 100 m Hurdles

Women's 4 × 100 m

Field events

Women's Javelin Throw

Women's Hammer Throw

Combined – Heptathlon

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

Women's Singles

Boxing

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

Canoeing

Flatwater

Men's Kayak Singles 500 m

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

Cycling

Road

Women's Road Race

Track

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

Diving

Men's 3 Metre Springboard

Men's 3 Metre Springboard

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

Sailing

Eight men and two women 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)

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 Hård
    • Preliminary Heat – 51.11 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Jere Hård
    • 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

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

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

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley

Women's 50 m Freestyle

Women's 100 m Freestyle

Women's 100 m Butterfly

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)

Weightlifting

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
123123
Karoliina LundahlWomen's 75 kg102.5102.5102.5Did not finish

References

  • sports-reference
  • 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 12 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • International Olympic Committee Web Site