2008 Summer Olympics / Participant (Finland)

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In 2008 Finland took part in the Summer Olympics for the 22nd time. For the Summer Olympics in Beijing , the Suomen Olympic Committee named a total of 58 athletes (+ 2 reserves). The selection took place in four nomination rounds, which took place on December 19, 2007, April 16, 2008, May 20, 2008 and July 21, 2008. After the Kaleva Games - the Finnish championships - at the beginning of August, there were still a few late nominations in athletics. The standard bearer of the opening ceremony was the shooter Juha Hirvi.

Medalist

gold

Surname	sport	competition
Satu Mäkelä-Nummela	shoot	Trap

silver

Surname	sport	competition
Minna Nieminen , Sanna Stén	rowing	Lightweight double scull

bronze

Surname	sport	competition
Henri Häkkinen	shoot	Air rifle
Tero Pitkämäki	athletics	Javelin throw

Participants by sport

badminton

• Anu Nieminen

  Women, singles

• Ville Lång

  Men, singles

Archery

• Matti Hatava

  Men

Weightlifting

• Antti Everi

  Men, class over 105 kg

Judo

• Nina Koivumäki

  Women, class up to 57 kg

• Johanna Ylinen

  Women, class up to 63 kg

canoe

• Anne Rikala

  K-1 women, 500 m

  K-2 women, 500 m

• Jenni Mikkonen

  K-2 women, 500 m

• Mika Hokajärvi

  K-2 men, 500 m and 1000 m

• Kalle Mikkonen

  K-2 men, 500 m and 1000 m

athletics

• Tero Pitkämäki (bronze )

  Men, throw the javelin

• Janne Holmén

  Men, marathon

• Antti Kempas

  Men, go

• Jarkko Kinnunen

  Men, go

• Francis Kirwa

  Men, marathon

• Merja Korpela

  Women, hammer throw

• Tommi Evilä

  Men, long jump

• Visa Hongisto

  Men, 200 m

• Robert Häggblom

  Men, shot put

• Tero Järvenpää

  Men, throw the javelin

• Olli-Pekka Karjalainen

  Men, hammer throw

• Jukka Keskisalo

  Men, 3000 m obstacle

• Frantz Kruger

  Men, discus throw

• Mikko Lahtio

  Men, 800 m

• Mikko Latvala

  Men, pole vault

• Teemu Wirkkala

  Men, throw the javelin

• Niina Kelo

  Women, heptathlon

• Vanessa Vandy

  Women, pole vault

• Mikaela Ingberg

  Women, throwing the javelin

• Mikko Halvari

  Men, decathlon

• Antti Ruuskanen

  Men, javelin throw (replacement)

horse riding

• Kyra Kyrklund

  Women, dressage

Wrestling

• Jarkko Ala-Huikku

  Men, Greco-Roman 60 kg

rowing

• Minna Nieminen (silver )

  Women, lightweight double sculls

• Sanna Stén (silver )

  Women, lightweight double sculls

• Ilona Hiltunen

  Women, lightweight double sculls (replacement)

shoot

• Hanna Etula

  Women, gun

• Marjo Yli-Kiikka

  Women, gun

• Mira Nevansuu

  Women, gun

• Marjut Heinonen

  Women, skeet

• Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (gold )

  Women, trap

• Juha Hirvi

  Men, gun

• Henri Häkkinen (bronze )

  Men, air rifle

• Kai Jahnsson

  Men, gun

swim

• Hanna-Maria Seppälä

  Women, 50 m freestyle and 100 m freestyle

• Noora Laukkanen

  Women, 200 m chest

• Eva Lehtonen

  Women, 400 m freestyle and 800 m freestyle

• Emilia Pikkarainen

  Women, 100 m butterfly

• Matti Rajakylä

  Men, 50 m freestyle and 100 m freestyle

sailing

• Silja Lehtinen

  Women, yngling

• Livia Väresmaa

  Women, yngling

• Maria Klemetz

  Women, yngling

• Tuula Tenkanen

  Women, Laser Radial

• Tuuli Petäja

  Women, RS: X

• Heikki Elomaa

  Men, 470s

• Niklas Lindgren

  Men, 470s

• Tapio Nirkko

  Men, Finn

• Pierre Collura

  Men, lasers

tennis

• Jarkko Nieminen

  Men's singles

do gymnastics

• Sami Aalto

  Artistic gymnastics, gentlemen

Diving

• Joona Puhakka

  Men

Web links

• The Finnish Team 2008 (English)