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 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Athletics
Men's track
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Leo Pekka Tähti | T54 | 100m | 14.03 | 1 Q | 14.30 | 1 Q | 14.19 | ||
| 200m | 25.22 | 1 Q | N/A | 25.25 | |||||
Men's field
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Markku Niinimaki | F54 | Javelin | 24.76 | - | 4 |
| Shot put | 8.88 | - | |||
| Rauno Saunavaara | F54 | Javelin | 26.79 | - | |
Women's field
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Tiina Ala Aho | F32-34/52/53 | Shot put | 4.88 | 899 | 9 |
| F33/34/52/53 | Javelin | 13.32 | 1258 | ||
| Marjaana Vare | F42-46 | Javelin | 28.79 | 1037 WR | |
| 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 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | |||
| Merja Hanski Virve Taljavirta | Women's 1km time trial tandem B1-3 | N/A | 1:17.75 | 8 | ||
| Women's individual pursuit tandem B1-3 | 4:01.46 | 11 | 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 | Finland vs. Hungary (HUN) | 2 - 1 | |
| 4 | Finland vs. Lithuania (LTU) | 4 - 8 | |
| 5 | Finland vs. Slovenia (SLO) | 1 - 8 | |
| 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 | |
| 3 | Finland vs. Japan (JPN) | 1 - 2 | |
| 4 | Finland vs. Netherlands (NED) | 8 - 1 | |
| 5 | Finland vs. Germany (GER) | 5 - 1 | |
| 6 | Finland vs. Brazil (BRA) | 10 - 0 | |
| 7 | Finland vs. Greece (GRE) | 4 - 0 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Kail (GBR) W 1000-0001 | Lee (TPE) W 1000-0000 | |
Sailing
Shooting
Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Seppo Jolkkonen | Men's 10m air pistol SH1 | 558 | 9 | did not advance | ||
| 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 | ||
| Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 | 589 | 17 | did not advance | |||
| Veikko Palsamaki | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 597 | 14 | did not advance | ||
| 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 | ||
| Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 573 | 27 | did not advance | |||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Sirkka Liisa Collin | Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 381 | 10 | 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 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Mikka Harju | S7 | 50m freestyle | 32.85 | 13 | did not advance | |
| 100m freestyle | 1:12.18 | 10 | did not advance | |||
| 400m freestyle | 5:43.53 | 11 | did not advance | |||
| Pekka Kantola | S2 | 50m freestyle | 1:16.88 | 6 Q | 1:15.36 | 6 |
| 100m freestyle | 2:43.91 | 6 Q | 2:46.07 | 7 | ||
| 200m freestyle | 5:48.30 | 7 Q | 5:39.52 | 6 | ||
| 50m backstroke | 1:15.45 | 4 Q | 1:14.42 | 4 | ||
Women
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Reeta Peltola | S6 | 50m freestyle | 39.66 | 5 Q | 39.38 | 4 |
| 100m freestyle | 1:23.99 | 2 Q | 1:24.38 | 5 | ||
| SM6 | 200m individual medley | DNS | did not advance | |||
Table tennis
Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||
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 | Finland vs. Japan (JPN) | 3 - 0 | |
| 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 | |
| 3 | Finland vs. United States (USA) | 2 - 3 | |
| 4 | Finland vs. Slovenia (SLO) | 1 - 3 | |
| 5 | Finland vs. Ukraine (UKR) | 3 - 2 | |
| 5th/6th classification | Finland vs. Ukraine (UKR) | 1 - 3 | 6 |
See also
- Finland at the Paralympics
- Finland at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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