Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Finland is expected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Finnish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since the nation's official debut in 1908.

Finland at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
Websiteolympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Tokyo, Japan
Competitors15 in 6 sports
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Athletics
Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Finnish athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2][3]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Aku Partanen Men's 50 km walk N/A
Topi Raitanen Men's 3000 m steeplechase N/A
Reetta Hurske Women's 100 m hurdles
Annimari Korte
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Oliver Helander Men's javelin throw
Antti Ruuskanen

Cycling
Main articles: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Road

Finland entered one rider to compete in the women's Olympic road race, by virtue of her top 100 individual finish (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.[4] On 12 December 2019, Lotta Henttala was among the initial batch of athletes to be officially nominated to the Finnish roster for her second consecutive Games.[5]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Lotta Henttala Women's road race

Equestrian
Main articles: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Finland entered one dressage rider into the Olympic equestrian competition, by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group A (North Western Europe).[6]

Dressage
Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
    Individual

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

Sailing
Main articles: Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Finnish sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.[7]

On 12 December 2019, windsurfer and London 2012 silver medalist Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén and Rio 2016 Laser sailor Kaarle Tapper were officially nominated to the Finnish roster for the Games.[5]

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Kaarle Tapper Men's Laser N/A
Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén Women's RS:X
Women's Laser Radial N/A

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting
Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Finnish shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 May 2020.[8]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Men's skeet
Satu Mäkelä-Nummela Women's trap

Swimming
Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Finnish swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[9][10]

On 12 December 2019, breaststroke swimmer and 2013 world bronze medalist Matti Mattsson was officially nominated to the Finnish roster for his third consecutive Games.[5]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Matti Mattsson Men's 200 m breaststroke
Ida Hulkko Women's 100 m breaststroke

References
  1. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. "Athletes' quotas for Road Cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". UCI. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. "Seitsemän urheilijaa nimettiin Suomen olympiajoukkueeseen Tokioon" [Seven athletes were named to the Finnish Olympic team in Tokyo] (in Finnish). Finnish Olympic Committee. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  6. "Tokyo 2020 team and individual quota places confirmed by FEI". FEI. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  7. "First Laser, Radial and 49erFX nations confirmed for Tokyo 2020". World Sailing. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  8. "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  9. "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  10. "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 23 March 2019.


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