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 |
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Satu Mäkelä-Nummela | shoot | Trap |
silver
Surname | sport | competition |
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Minna Nieminen , Sanna Stén | rowing | Lightweight double scull |
bronze
Surname | sport | competition |
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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
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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
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Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (gold )
- Women, trap
-
Juha Hirvi
- Men, gun
-
Henri Häkkinen (bronze )
- Men, air rifle
-
Kai Jahnsson
- Men, gun
swim
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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)