Finland at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Finland at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Finland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Medalist
Archery
The Finnish archery squad in Sydney consisted of two men and one woman. None of the archers won a match.
Athletics
Men
Track and road events
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 50 km Walk
Valentin Kononen
Final – DSQ
Field events
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, no ranking)
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)
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
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 4 × 100 m
Manuela Bosco, Heidi Hannula, Sanna Kyllönen, Johanna Manninen
Round 1 – 43.66
Semifinal – 43.50 (→ did not advance)
Field events
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)
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
Jyri Aalto
Round of 64: Bye
Round of 32: Lost to Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia
Women's Singles
Anu Weckström
Round of 64: Bye
Round of 32: Lost to Kanako Yonekura of Japan
Boxing
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Joni Turunen
Round 1 – Lost to Falk Huste of Germany (→ did not advance)
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
Pia Sundstedt
Final – 3:06:31 (→ 21st place)
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
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 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
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 4 × 100 m Medley
Jani Sievinen, Jarno Pihlava, Tero Välimaa, and Jere Hård
Preliminary Heat – DSQ (→ 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 Pärssinen
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)
Weightlifting
References
sports-reference
Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. .
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
Nations at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
2000 in Finnish sport