Finland competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 54 athletes, 31 men and 23 women. Competitors from Finland won 8 medals, including 4 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze to finish 33rd in the medal table.
Medallists Medal Name Sport Event Leo Pekka Tähti Athletics Men's 100m T54 Leo Pekka Tähti Athletics Men's 200m T54 Marjaana Vare Athletics Women's javelin throw F42-46 Minna Leinonen Shooting Mixed air rifle prone SH2 Rauno Saunavaara Athletics Men's javelin throw F54 Markku Niinimaki Athletics Men's shot put F54 Tiina Ala Aho Athletics Women's javelin throw F33/34/52/53 Jani Kallunki Judo Men's 66kg
Sports Archery
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Athletics Men's track AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankLeo Pekka TähtiT54100m14.031 Q14.301 Q14.19200m25.221 QN/A25.25
Men's field AthleteClassEventFinalResultPoints RankMarkku NiinimakiF54Javelin24.76-4Shot put8.88-Rauno SaunavaaraF54Javelin26.79-
Women's field AthleteClassEventFinalResultPointsRankTiina Ala AhoF32-34/52/53Shot put4.888999F33/34/52/53Javelin13.321258Marjaana VareF42-46Javelin28.791037 WRShot put6.2483312
Cycling Women's road AthleteEventTimeRankMerja Hanski Virve TaljavirtaWomen's road race/time trial tandem B1-3-7
Women's track AthleteEventQualificationFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeRankMerja Hanski Virve TaljavirtaWomen's 1km time trial tandem B1-3N/A1:17.758Women's individual pursuit tandem B1-34:01.4611did not advance
Goalball The men's goalball team didn't win any medals; they were 5th out of 8 teams.
Players Veli Matti Aittola Arttu Makinen Jarno Mattila Sami Mustonen Juha Oikarainen Petri Posio
Men's tournament GameMatchScoreRank1 Finland vs. 3 - 33 Q2 Finland vs. 10 - 03 Finland vs. 2 - 14 Finland vs. 4 - 85 Finland vs. 1 - 8Quarterfinals Finland vs. 1 - 5LSemifinals Finland vs. 5 - 3W5th/6th classification Finland vs. 4 - 35
The women's goalball team didn't win any medals; they lost to Japan in the bronze medal match.
Players Sanna Arkko Katja Heikkinen Kaisa Penttila Maria-Terttu Piiroinen Paivi Tolppanen Sanna Tynkkynen
Women's tournament GameMatchScoreRank1 Finland vs. 1 - 34 Q2 Finland vs. 1 - 33 Finland vs. 1 - 24 Finland vs. 8 - 15 Finland vs. 5 - 16 Finland vs. 10 - 07 Finland vs. 4 - 0Semifinals Finland vs. 0 - 0LBronze medal final Finland vs. 1 - 24
Judo Men AthleteEventPreliminaryQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage round 1Repechage round 2Final/Bronze medal contestOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultJani KallunkiMen's 66kg W 1000-0000 L 0002C–0020SN/A W 1000-0001 W 1000-0000
Sailing Shooting Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreTotalRankSeppo JolkkonenMen's 10m air pistol SH15589did not advanceMixed 25m pistol SH15654 Q96.6661.65Kalevi KaipainenMixed 10m air rifle prone SH259616did not advanceMixed 10m air rifle standing SH258917did not advanceVeikko PalsamakiMixed 10m air rifle prone SH159714did not advanceMixed 50m rifle prone SH15895 Q100.9689.95Erkki PekkalaMixed 10m air rifle prone SH159714did not advanceMixed 50m rifle prone SH157327did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreTotalRankSirkka Liisa CollinWomen's 10m air rifle standing SH138110did not advanceMinna LeinonenMixed 10m air rifle prone SH2600 =WR1 Q105.4705.4
Swimming Men AthleteClassEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankMikka HarjuS750m freestyle32.8513did not advance100m freestyle1:12.1810did not advance400m freestyle5:43.5311did not advancePekka KantolaS250m freestyle1:16.886 Q1:15.366100m freestyle2:43.916 Q2:46.077200m freestyle5:48.307 Q5:39.52650m backstroke1:15.454 Q1:14.424
Women AthleteClassEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankReeta PeltolaS650m freestyle39.665 Q39.384100m freestyle1:23.992 Q1:24.385SM6200m individual medleyDNSdid not advance
Table tennis Men AthleteEventPreliminariesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMatti LaunonenMen's singles 1W 3–0W 3–2W 3–01 QL 1–3did not advanceJari KurkinenMen's singles 2W 3-0W 3-0W 3-01 QL 1-3did not advanceMatti Launonen Jari KurkinenMen's teams 1-2L 0-3L 0-3W 3-03did not advance
Volleyball The men's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were 5th out of 8 teams.
Players Martti Eronen Keijo Hanninen Timo Herranen Petri Kapiainen Jukka Laine Lauri Melanen Lasse Pakarinen Matti Pulli Sami Tervo Olavi Venalainen
Men's tournament GameMatchScoreRank1 Finland vs. 0 - 332 Finland vs. 0 - 03 Finland vs. 3 - 0Quarterfinals Finland vs. 1 - 3LSemifinals Finland vs. 3 - 0W5th/6th classification Finland vs. 3 - 05
The women's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were 6th out of 6 teams.
Players Minna Hiltunen Tiina Jalo Annukka Jaattenmaki Liisa Jokipii Liisa Makela Anne Mari Maki Raisa Moller Maria Paavola Petra Pitkaniitty Paivi Sivula
Women's tournament GameMatchScoreRank1 Finland vs. 0 - 352 Finland vs. 0 - 33 Finland vs. 2 - 34 Finland vs. 1 - 35 Finland vs. 3 - 25th/6th classification Finland vs. 1 - 36
See also Finland at the Paralympics Finland at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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