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Finland at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
Websiteolympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors56 in 13 sports
Flag bearer Eetu Kallioinen & Sinem Kurtbay
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Finland is competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It signifies the nation's participation in every single edition at the Summer Olympics, since the nation's official debut in 1908.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 1 0 1
Athletics 7 18 25
Badminton 1 0 1
Boxing 0 1 1
Cycling 1 1 2
Equestrian 1 4 5
Golf 2 2 4
Judo 2 0 2
Sailing 3 4 7
Shooting 2 1 3
Skateboarding 0 1 1
Swimming 1 1 2
Wrestling 2 0 2
Total 23 33 56

Archery

Main articles: Archery at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Finland qualified one male archer to compete in the individual recurve event, through the final release of the Olympic ranking for Paris 2024.

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Antti Tekoniemi Men's individual 656 41  Tai Y-h (TPE)
L 0–6 		Did not advance

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Finnish track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Elmo Lakka Men's 110 m hurdles 13.84 7 Re 13.75 7 Did not advance
Topi Raitanen Men's 3000 m steeplechase 8:33.12 11 — Did not advance
Aku Partanen Men's 20 km walk — 1:22:56 32
Lotta Kemppinen Women's 100 m 11.56 7 — Did not advance
Eveliina Määttänen Women's 800 m 2:00.02 4 Re 2:00.38 4 Did not advance
Sara Lappalainen Women's 1500 m 4:08.66 12 Re
Nathalie Blomqvist Women's 5000 metres 15:02.75 7 Q — 14:53.10 13
Lotta Harala Women's 100 m hurdles
Reetta Hurske
Viivi Lehikoinen Women's 400 m hurdles 56.67 7 Re 58.04 6 Did not advance
Ilona Mononen Women's 3000 m steeplechase 9:22.77 NR 6 — Did not advance
Camilla Richardsson Women's marathon —
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Position Result Position
Urho Kujanpää Men's pole vault 5.40 29 Did not advance
Oliver Helander Men's javelin throw 83.81 10 q
Lassi Etelätalo 82.91 12 q
Toni Keränen 85.27 8 Q
Ella Junnila Women's high jump 1.83 28 Did not advance
Wilma Murto Women's pole vault 4.55 9 q
Elina Lampela 4.55 7 q
Senni Salminen Women's triple jump DNS – Did not advance
Silja Kosonen Women's hammer throw 72.11 9 q
Krista Tervo 74.79 1 Q, NR
Suvi Koskinen 67.90 21 Did not advance
Anni-Linnea Alanen Women's javelin throw
Combined events - Women's heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Saga Vanninen Result
Points

Badminton

Main articles: Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Finland entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.

Athlete Event Group stage Elimination Quarter-final Semi-final Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Kalle Koljonen Men's singles  Paul (MRI)
W (21–9, 21–10) 		 Vitidsarn (THA)
L (4–21, 0–8) RET 		RET Did not advance

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Pihla Kaivo-oja Women's 50 kg  Tembo (ZAM)
W 5–0 		 Lozano (USA)
W 5–0 		 Çakıroğlu (TUR)
L 0–5 		Did not advance 5

Cycling

Main articles: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Road

Finland entered one female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic, through the establishment UCI Nation Ranking.[2]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Anniina Ahtosalo Women's road race 4:07:04 37
Women's time trial 45:05.18 30

Mountain biking

Finland entered one male rider to compete in the mountain biking event at the Olympic, through the re-allocation of unused quota places.[3]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Joni Savaste Men's cross-country DNF –

Equestrian

Main articles: Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Finland entered a squad of five equestrianists. Finnish equestrians qualified for the team dressage events and individual eventing events, through the establishments of final olympics ranking.

Dressage

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Emma Kanerva Greek Air Individual 73.680 17 q — 75.929 87.286 81.607 12
Joanna Robinson Glamouraline 65.637 54 Did not advance
Henri Ruoste Tiffanys Diamond 70.621 30 Did not advance
Emma Kanerva
Joanna Robinson
Henri Ruoste 		See above Team 209.938 9 Q 212.036 8 — 212.036 8

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final based on position in group; q = Qualified for the final based on overall position

Eventing

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Veera Manninen Sir Greg Individual 36.80 50 18.40 55.20 39 1.20 56.40 36 Did not advance 56.40 36
Sanna Siltakorpi Bofey Click 35.40 =43 21.80 57.20 40 Withdrawn

Golf

Main articles: Golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Finland entered three golfers into the Olympic tournament. Sami Välimäki qualified directly for the games in the men's individual competitions, and Ursula Wikström and Noora Komulainen qualified directly for the games in the women's individual competitions based on their world ranking performances, as the top 60 ranked players, on the IGF World Rankings.

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Sami Välimäki Men's 67 71 72 75 285 +1 T45
Tapio Pulkkanen 69 72 71 70 282 -2 T35
Ursula Wikström Women's
Noora Komulainen

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Finland entered two judokas into the Olympic tournament subsequent to the conclusion of the qualification window (23 June 2024) of the world ranking list prepared by the International Judo Federation (IJF).

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Luukas Saha −66 kg  Demirel (TUR)
W 01–00 		 Vieru (MDA)
L 00–01 		Did not advance
Martti Puumalainen +100 kg Bye  Kokauri (AZE)
L 00–10 		Did not advance

Sailing

Main articles: Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Finnish sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.[4][5]

Elimination events
Athlete Event Opening rounds Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Net points Rank
Jakob Eklund Men's IQFoil 14 17 18 19 18 20 10 16 16 19 18 10 16 Canceled 172 20 Did not advance 20
Medal race events
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Kaarle Tapper Men's ILCA 7 23 18 9 32 44 DNC 44 DNC 44 DNC 44 DNC Cancelled — EL 214 37
Monika Mikkola Women's ILCA 6 18 2 5 13 30 29 44 BFD 18 12 Cancelled — EL 127 16
Ronja Grönblom
Veera Hokka 		Women's 49erFX 8 14 18 13 10 1 8 4 21
DSQ 		11 16 13 EL 116 15
Sinem Kurtbay
Akseli Keskinen 		Mixed Nacra 17 3 7 4 4 11 5 7 11 11 12 15 4

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Finnish shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022, 2023, and 2024 European Championships, 2023 European Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[6]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Aleksi Leppä Men's 10 m air rifle 627.8 22 Did not advance
Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions 586-31x 24 Did not advance
Eetu Kallioinen Men's skeet 117 20 Did not advance
Noora Antikainen Women's trap 107 30 Did not advance

Skateboarding

Main articles: Skateboarding at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Skateboarding at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Finland entered one skateboarder into the Olympic tournament. Heili Sirviö qualified to compete in the women's park event after being ranked in the top 20 within the Olympic World Skateboarding ranking.

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Heili Sirviö Women's park 83.42 5 Q 88.89 5

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Finnish swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[7]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Matti Mattsson Men's 200 m breaststroke 2:11.18 18 Did not advance
Ida Hulkko Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:08.73 26 Did not advance

Wrestling

Main articles: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Finland qualified two wrestlers for the following classes into the Olympic competition. Jonni Sarkkinen qualified for the games by winning the semifinal round at the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan; meanwhile Arvi Savolainen qualified for the games through the 2024 World Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Jonni Sarkkinen Men's −77 kg  Amoyan (ARM)
L 0–4 ST 		Did not advance
Arvi Savolainen Men's −97 kg  Rouabah (ALG)
W 3–0 PO 		 Rosillo (CUB)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance

See also

References

  1. ^ "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Road cycling at París 2024: Quota distribution for next Olympic Games decided following publication of UCI World Ranking by Nations". International Olympic Committee. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Athletes' quotas for Mountain Bike men's event" (PDF). www.uci.org/. Union Cycliste Internationale. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Suomalaiskaksikko lunasti purjehduksen olympiapaikan, mutta pettyi MM-kisojen menestykseen". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Suomelle historiallinen olympiapaikka miesten purjelautailussa". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 25 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Paris 2024 - Swimming Info". World Aquatics. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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