Finland at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
# Finland at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Leo Pekka Tähti | Athletics | Men's 100m T54 |
| Gold | Leo Pekka Tähti | Athletics | Men's 200m T54 |
| Gold | Marjaana Vare | Athletics | Women's javelin throw F42-46 |
| Gold | Minna Leinonen | Shooting | Mixed air rifle prone SH2 |
| Silver | Rauno Saunavaara | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F54 |
| Bronze | Markku Niinimaki | Athletics | Men's shot put F54 |
| Bronze | Tiina Ala Aho | Athletics | Women's javelin throw F33/34/52/53 |
| Bronze | Jani Kallunki | Judo | Men's 66kg |

## Sports

### Archery

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank |
| Jean Pierre Antonios | Men's individual W1 | 603 | 9 | N/A | Lehner (SUI) W 160-155 | Fabry (USA) L 102-109 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Athletics

**Men's track**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Leo Pekka Tähti | T54 | 100m | 14.03 | 1 Q | 14.30 | 1 Q | 14.19 | |
| Leo Pekka Tähti | T54 | 200m | 25.22 | 1 Q | N/A | N/A | 25.25 | |

**Men's field**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Points | Rank |
| Markku Niinimaki | F54 | Javelin | 24.76 | - | 4 |
| Markku Niinimaki | F54 | Shot put | 8.88 | - | |
| Rauno Saunavaara | F54 | Javelin | 26.79 | - | |

**Women's field**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Points | Rank |
| Tiina Ala Aho | F32-34/52/53 | Shot put | 4.88 | 899 | 9 |
| Tiina Ala Aho | F33/34/52/53 | Javelin | 13.32 | 1258 | |
| Marjaana Vare | F42-46 | Javelin | 28.79 | 1037 WR | |
| Marjaana Vare | F42-46 | Shot put | 6.24 | 833 | 12 |

### Cycling

**Women's road**

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Merja Hanski Virve Taljavirta | Women's road race/time trial tandem B1-3 | - | 7 |

**Women's track**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Merja Hanski Virve Taljavirta | Women's 1km time trial tandem B1-3 | N/A | N/A | 1:17.75 | 8 |
| Merja Hanski Virve Taljavirta | Women's individual pursuit tandem B1-3 | 4:01.46 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did 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**

| Game | Match | Score | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Finland vs. Spain (ESP) | 3 - 3 | 3 Q |
| 2 | Finland vs. South Korea (KOR) | 10 - 0 | 3 Q |
| 3 | Finland vs. Hungary (HUN) | 2 - 1 | 3 Q |
| 4 | Finland vs. Lithuania (LTU) | 4 - 8 | 3 Q |
| 5 | Finland vs. Slovenia (SLO) | 1 - 8 | 3 Q |
| Quarterfinals | Finland vs. Sweden (SWE) | 1 - 5 | L |
| Semifinals | Finland vs. South Korea (KOR) | 5 - 3 | W |
| 5th/6th classification | Finland vs. Spain (ESP) | 4 - 3 | 5 |

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**

| Game | Match | Score | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Finland vs. Canada (CAN) | 1 - 3 | 4 Q |
| 2 | Finland vs. United States (USA) | 1 - 3 | 4 Q |
| 3 | Finland vs. Japan (JPN) | 1 - 2 | 4 Q |
| 4 | Finland vs. Netherlands (NED) | 8 - 1 | 4 Q |
| 5 | Finland vs. Germany (GER) | 5 - 1 | 4 Q |
| 6 | Finland vs. Brazil (BRA) | 10 - 0 | 4 Q |
| 7 | Finland vs. Greece (GRE) | 4 - 0 | 4 Q |
| Semifinals | Finland vs. Canada (CAN) | 0 - 0 | L |
| Bronze medal final | Finland vs. Japan (JPN) | 1 - 2 | 4 |

### Judo

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 2 | Final/ Bronze medal contest |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Jani Kallunki | Men's 66kg | Lamri (ALG) W 1000-0000 | Shabashov (RUS) L 0002C–0020S | N/A | N/A | Kail (GBR) W 1000-0001 | Lee (TPE) W 1000-0000 |

### Shooting

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank |
| Seppo Jolkkonen | Men's 10m air pistol SH1 | 558 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Seppo Jolkkonen | Mixed 25m pistol SH1 | 565 | 4 Q | 96.6 | 661.6 | 5 |
| Kalevi Kaipainen | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 | 596 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kalevi Kaipainen | Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 | 589 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Veikko Palsamaki | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 597 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Veikko Palsamaki | Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 589 | 5 Q | 100.9 | 689.9 | 5 |
| Erkki Pekkala | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 597 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Erkki Pekkala | Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 573 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

**Women**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank |
| Sirkka Liisa Collin | Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 381 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Minna Leinonen | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 | 600 =WR | 1 Q | 105.4 | 705.4 | |

### Swimming

**Men**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Mikka Harju | S7 | 50m freestyle | 32.85 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mikka Harju | S7 | 100m freestyle | 1:12.18 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mikka Harju | S7 | 400m freestyle | 5:43.53 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pekka Kantola | S2 | 50m freestyle | 1:16.88 | 6 Q | 1:15.36 | 6 |
| Pekka Kantola | S2 | 100m freestyle | 2:43.91 | 6 Q | 2:46.07 | 7 |
| Pekka Kantola | S2 | 200m freestyle | 5:48.30 | 7 Q | 5:39.52 | 6 |
| Pekka Kantola | S2 | 50m backstroke | 1:15.45 | 4 Q | 1:14.42 | 4 |

**Women**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Reeta Peltola | S6 | 50m freestyle | 39.66 | 5 Q | 39.38 | 4 |
| Reeta Peltola | S6 | 100m freestyle | 1:23.99 | 2 Q | 1:24.38 | 5 |
| Reeta Peltola | SM6 | 200m individual medley | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance |

### Table tennis

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Matti Launonen | Men's singles 1 | Kang (KOR) W 3–0 | Zumkehr (SUI) W 3–2 | Maslup (ARG) W 3–0 | 1 Q | Nikelis (GER) L 1–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jari Kurkinen | Men's singles 2 | Boury (FRA) W 3-0 | Hajek (AUT) W 3-0 | Mardani (IRI) W 3-0 | 1 Q | Kim (KOR) L 1-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Matti Launonen Jari Kurkinen | Men's teams 1-2 | South Korea (KOR) L 0-3 | Slovakia (SVK) L 0-3 | Argentina (ARG) W 3-0 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did 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**

| Game | Match | Score | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Finland vs. Iran (IRI) | 0 - 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Finland vs. Germany (GER) | 0 - 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Finland vs. Japan (JPN) | 3 - 0 | 3 |
| Quarterfinals | Finland vs. Egypt (EGY) | 1 - 3 | L |
| Semifinals | Finland vs. Greece (GRE) | 3 - 0 | W |
| 5th/6th classification | Finland vs. United States (USA) | 3 - 0 | 5 |

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**

| Game | Match | Score | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Finland vs. China (CHN) | 0 - 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Finland vs. Netherlands (NED) | 0 - 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Finland vs. United States (USA) | 2 - 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Finland vs. Slovenia (SLO) | 1 - 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Finland vs. Ukraine (UKR) | 3 - 2 | 5 |
| 5th/6th classification | Finland vs. Ukraine (UKR) | 1 - 3 | 6 |
