Finland competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. They won five medals; one gold, three silver and one bronze, all in athletics.
Medalists MedalNameSportEventDate Athletics Men's 200 metres T51 31 August Athletics Men's 100 metres T54 1 September Athletics Women's 100 metres T54 1 September Athletics Men's 100 metres T51 Athletics Women's javelin throw F34 29 August
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games: SportMenWomenTotalArchery 1 0 1Athletics 4 2 6Cycling 2 0 2Equestrian 0 2 2 Shooting 1 0 1Swimming 3 0 3Table tennis 0 1 1 Total 11 5 16
Liisa Lilja was also qualified and selected but had to withdraw due to an injury shortly before the games.
Archery
Jere Forsberg qualified to compete.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsRankScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreJere ForsbergMen's individual compound68220W 145–143W 145–143L 141–144did not advance8
Athletics
Six Finnish athletes (Toni Piispanen, Leo Pekka Tahti, Amanda Kotaja & Marjaana Heikkinen have qualified to compete. Track events AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankHenry Manni100m T34colspan=2 15.845800m T341:46.843 Q1:47.344Esa-Pekka Mattila100m T5414.716did not advanceToni Piispanen100m T51colspan=2 rowspan=2 20.68200m T5136.81 PRLeo-Pekka Tähti100m T5413.811 Q13.85400m T5446.915did not advance
Women's track AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankAmanda Kotaja100m T5416.431 Q15.93400m T5457.705did not advance
Field events AthleteEventFinalResultRankMarjaana HeikkinenJavelin throw F3417.47
Cycling
Teppo Polvi and Harri Sopanen have both qualified to compete.
Road AthleteEventTimeRankTeppo PolviMen's road race H1–21 LAP7Men's road time trial H156:29.245Harri SopanenMen's road race H1–2did not startMen's road time trial H1did not finish
Equestrian
Katja Karjalainen and Pia-Pauliina Reitti have both qualified to compete.
AthleteHorseEventFinalResultRankKatja KarjalainenDr DoolittleIndividual Championship test grade I71.8936Individual Freestyle test grade I74.6406Pia-Pauliina ReittiSupremo RoadIndividual Championship test grade IV66.26912
Paratriathlon
Liisa Lilja was qualified and scheduled to compete but had to withdraw after being injured in a car accident shortly before the games.
Shooting
Finland entered one athletes into the Paralympic competition. Jarkko Mylly successfully break the Paralympic qualification at the 2018 WSPS World Cup which was held in Châteauroux, France.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRankJarkko MyllyMixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1625.341https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/SHO/PG2020-_SHO_C74A_SHOOAR10P---01010-----------------.pdfdid not advanceMixed 50 m air rifle prone SH1615.215did not advance
Swimming
Three swimmers, all male, have qualified to compete. Men AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankNader Khalili100m backstroke S141:07.0417did not advanceLeo Lähteenmäki50m freestyle S926.6414did not advanceAntti Latikka100m backstroke S131:03.758 Q1:04.217
Table tennis
Aino Tapola qualified to compete. She is Finland's first female para table tennis player to compete at the Paralympics.
Women AthleteEventGroup StageRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAino TapolaIndividual C1–2L 1–3L 0–33did not advance
See also Finland at the Paralympics Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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