Finland at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Finland at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
Finland at the; 2012 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	FIN
NPC	Finnish Paralympic Committee
Website	www.paralympia.fi/en
in London
Flag bearer	Leo-Pekka Tähti
Medals; Ranked 27th	Gold 4 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 6
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
	1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

Finland competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.^[1]

Archery[edit]

Men


Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Rank
Jean-Pierre Antonios	Ind. compound W1	632	4	—	Bye	Kinnunen (FIN) (5) L 4-6	Did not advance
Osmo Kinnunen	Ind. compound W1	627	5	—	Bartos (CZE) (12) W 6-0	Antonios (FIN) (4) W 6-4	Drahoninsky (CZE) (1) L 0-6	Murphy (CAN) (6) L 1-7	4
Jere Forsberg	Ind. compound Open	673	2	Bye	Aygan (TUR) (18) W 6-4	Bartos (CZE) (7) W 6-0	Hanci (TUR) (3) W 7-3	Stutzman (USA) (1) W 6-4
Keijo Kallunki	Ind. compound Open	650	12	Cancelli (ITA) (21) L 0-6	Did not advance

Women


Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Rank
Saana-Maria Sinisalo	Ind. recurve W1/W2	523	10	Bye	Kalay (TUR) (7) L 2-6	Did not advance

Athletics[edit]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Aleksi Kirjonen	Men's shot put F56	—		11.89	11
Aleksi Kirjonen	Men's javelin throw F56	—		26.36	12
Esa-Pekka Mattila	Men's 100 m T54	14.99	6	Did not advance
Timo Mustikkamaa	Men's discus throw F37	—		39.98	12
Toni Piispanen	Men's 100 m T51	—		21.72 PR
Leo Pekka Tähti	Men's 100 m T54	13.63 WR	1 Q	13.79
Leo Pekka Tähti	Men's 400 m T54	48.30	4 q	47.68 PB	4
Marjaana Huovinen	Women's shot put F34	—		7.64 PB	4
Marjaana Huovinen	Women's javelin throw F34	—		19.47 PB
Amanda Kotaja	Women's 100 m T54	16.45 PB	2 Q	16.29 ER	4
	Women's 400 m T54	58.06 PB	3 Q	57.35 PB	6
	Women's 800 m T54	2:00.73	6	Did not advance

Cycling[edit]

Equestrian[edit]

Goalball[edit]

Men's tournament[edit]

Group play

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Turkey	5	4	1	0	26	6	+20	13	Quarterfinals
Brazil	5	3	0	2	30	20	+10	9
Lithuania	5	2	2	1	33	20	+13	8
Finland	5	2	0	3	16	24	−8	6
Sweden	5	1	2	2	16	25	−9	5	Eliminated
Great Britain	5	0	1	4	9	35	−26	1	Eliminated

Source: "London 2012 Paralympic Games - Goalball results" (PDF). Paralympic.org. 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2024-04-27 – via Goalball.sport.

30 August 2012 10:15	Finland	5 – 6	Brazil	Copper Box, London Referees: Launel Scott (CAN), Thomas Baerz (GER)
	Alenius 3 Mattila 1 Minala 1	Report	Marques 4 Silvestre 2

31 August 2012 10:15	Lithuania	10 – 0	Finland	Copper Box, London Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Warrick Jackes (AUS)
	Pavliukianec 5 Juchna 3 Leonavicius 1 Zibolis 1	Report

1 September 2012 09:00	Turkey	4 – 0	Finland	Copper Box, London Referees: Shinji Mizuno (JPN), Carla Da Matta (BRA)
	Karakaya 3 Düzgün 1	Report

2 September 2012 18:30	Great Britain	3 – 7	Finland	Copper Box, London Referees: Warrick Jackes (AUS), Yasser Omar (EGY)
	Knott 3	Report	Mattila 4 Montonen 1 Miinala 1 Posio 1

4 September 2012 17:15	Finland	4 – 1	Sweden	Copper Box, London Referees: Hooshang Shariati (IRI), Dawna Christy (CAN)
	Mattila 4	Report	Seremeti 1

Quarter-final

5 September 2012 21:00	Iran	1 – 5	Finland	Copper Box, London Referees: Morten Hammershoi (DEN), Kimberly Anderson (USA)
	Sayahi 1	Report	Posio 3 Mattila 2

Semi-final

6 September 2012 18:30	Turkey	0 – 2	Finland	Copper Box, London Referees: Tony Connolly (USA), Yasser Omar (EGY)
		Report	Mattila 2

Final

7 September 2012 20:00	Brazil	1 – 8	Finland	Copper Box, London Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Tony Connolly (USA)
	Leo. Moreno da Silva 1	Report	Posio 4 Mattila 3 Miinala 1

Women's tournament[edit]

Group play

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
China	4	4	0	0	28	4	+24	12	Quarterfinals
Great Britain	4	2	1	1	10	9	+1	7
Brazil	4	2	0	2	8	15	−7	6
Finland	4	1	1	2	10	13	−3	4
Denmark	4	0	0	4	3	18	−15	0	Eliminated

Source: "London 2012 Paralympic Games - Goalball results" (PDF). Paralympic.org. 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2024-04-27 – via Goalball.sport.

31 August 2012 15:00	Finland	1 – 1	Great Britain	Copper Box, London Referees: Morten Hammershoi (DEN), Ali Aldarsony (KSA)
	Leppänen 1	Report	Luke 1

1 September 2012 21:00	Denmark	2 – 3	Finland	Copper Box, London Referees: Christl Daentler (GER), Tony Connolly (USA)
	Jørgensen 2	Report	Leppänen 2 Heikkinen 1

3 September 2012 15:00	Brazil	5 – 4	Finland	Copper Box, London

4 September 2012 10:15	Finland	2 – 5	China	Copper Box, London Referees: Bulent Kimyon (TUR), Launel Scott (CAN)
	Hynninen 1 Somerkivi 1	Report	Wang R. 4 Chen 1

Quarter-final

5 September 2012 14:15	Canada	1 – 2	Finland	Copper Box, London

Semi-final

6 September 2012 13:30	China	4 – 1	Finland	Copper Box, London Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Carla Da Matta (BRA)
	Chen 2 Lin 1 Wang S. 1	Report	Leppänen 1

Bronze medal game

7 September 2012 13:30	Finland	1 – 5	Sweden	Copper Box, London Referees: Carla Da Matta (BRA), Kimberly Anderson (USA)
	Heikkinen 1	Report	Naesström 2 Gustavsson 2 Jälmestål 1

Judo[edit]

Sailing[edit]

Niko Salomaa

Shooting[edit]

Swimming[edit]

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Antti Antero Latikka	S13	100 m backstroke	1:04.33	6 Q	1:05.89	8

Women

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Meri-Maari Mäkinen	S7	50 m freestyle	40.58	16	Did not advance
	S7	100 m backstroke	1:42.69	16	Did not advance
	SB7	100 m breaststroke	2:02.32	10	Did not advance

Table tennis[edit]

Athlete	Event	Group			Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Esa Miettinen	Men's individual C9	Adisa (NGR) W 3–1	Bellais (FRA) L 2–3	2	Did not advance

References[edit]

^ "Finland - 2012 Paralympic News, Athletes, Medals". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.

[1] "Finland - 2012 Paralympic News, Athletes, Medals". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.

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