Finland_at_the_2017_World_Games
Finland at the 2017 World Games
Sporting event delegation
Finland competed at the 2017 World Games in Wrocław, Poland, 20–30 July 2017.
| Finland at the 2017 World Games | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | FIN |
| NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Wrocław, Poland 20 July 2017 (2017-07-20) – 30 July 2017 (2017-07-30) | |
| Competitors | 31 (22 men and 9 women) in 10 sports |
| Medals Ranked 49th |
|
| World Games appearances | |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Gia Winberg | Muaythai | 60 kg Women | 30 July |
 Bronze | Jutta Menestrina | Waterskiing | Women's Jump | 27 July |
| Bronze | Sami Johansson Miko Kailiala Juha Kivilehto Mika Kohonen Peter Kotilainen Janne Lamminen Pyry Luukkonen Jussi Piha Eemeli Salin Nico Salo Krister Savonen Lauri Stenfors Santtu Strandberg Tatu Väänänen | Floorball | Men's tournament | 30 July |
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bowling | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Finswimming | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Floorball | 14 | — | 14 |
| Indoor rowing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Muaythai | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Orienteering | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Powerlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Squash | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Waterskiing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 22 | 9 | 31 |
Finland won 3 national quota places at the 2016 World Field Archery Championships: 1 in Recurve Men, 1 in Barebow Men and 1 in Barebow Women.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Elimination 1 | Elimination 2 | Elimination 3 | Elimination 4 | Semifinal | Final / 3rd place | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| Pasi Ahjokivi | Men's barebow individual | 330 | 7 | Bye |  Olivier Roy (FRA)69–64 W |
 John Demmer III (USA)81–75 L |
did not advance | |||
| Juuso Huhtala | Men's recurve individual | 346 | 10 |  Karoly Buzas (HUN)75–86 L |
did not advance | |||||
| Anne Viljanen | Women's barebow individual | 282 | 10 | Eliette Lalouer (FRA) 44–61 L |
did not advance | |||||
Legend: W = win, L = loss
Finland received a quota of two men and two women during the European Men Championship 2016 and European Women Championship 2016.[2]
Singles
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / 3rd place | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| Eliisa Hiltunen | Singles Women | 1256 | 19 | did not advance | ||||
| Sanna Pasanen | Singles Women | 1254 | 20 | did not advance | ||||
| Osku Palermaa | Singles Men | 1397 | 6 Q |  Dan MacLelland (CAN)2–0 L |
did not advance | |||
| Juhani Tonteri | Singles Men | 1366 | 16 Q |  Thomas Larsen (DEN)2–1 L |
did not advance | |||
Legend: L = loss, Q = qualified
Doubles
| Athlete | Event | Pool stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / 3rd place | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| Eliisa Hiltunen Sanna Pasanen |
Doubles Women | Agerbo/Brøndsted (DEN) 908–905 W |
1 Q |  de Faria/Marcano (VEN)856–815 L |
did not advance | ||
| Kulick/McEwan (USA) 802–903 W | |||||||
 Ishimoto/Takekawa (JPN)830–840 W | |||||||
| Osku Palermaa Juhani Tonteri |
Doubles Men | Ruiz/Fridegotto (VEN) 869–833 L |
4 | did not advance | |||
 Spil/van de Wakker (NED)876–943 L | |||||||
 Mak/Wu (HKG)838–865 L | |||||||
Legend: Q = qualified, W = win, L = loss
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terhi Ikonen | Surface 400 m Women | 3:23.68 | 7 |
Finland qualified a floorball team as the gold medalist of the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships.[3]
| Pos. | Name | Age | 2016–17 team |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | Pyry Luukkonen | 29 |  Turun Palloseura |
| G | Santtu Strandberg | 26 | EräViikingit |
| D | Juha Kivilehto | 35 |  FC Helsingborg |
| D | Janne Lamminen | 31 | Sc Classic |
| D | Nico Salo | 23 | Sc Classic |
| D | Krister Savonen | 23 | Sc Classic |
| D | Lauri Stenfors | 26 | Turun Palloseura |
| D | Tatu Väänänen | 33 |  SV Wiler-Ersigen |
| F | Sami Johansson | 23 | Sc Classic |
| F | Miko Kailiala | 24 | EräViikingit |
| F | Mika Kohonen | 40 | FC Helsingborg |
| F | Peter Kotilainen | 22 | Happee |
| F | Jussi Piha | 30 | Sc Classic |
| F | Eemeli Salin | 27 | Sc Classic |
Legend: G = Goalie, D = Defender, F = Forward
| Team | Event | Group stage | 5th place | Semifinals | Final / 3rd place | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| Finland Men | Indoor Team Men |  Czech Republic (CZE)4–2 W |
 Poland (POL)0–5 W |
1 | — |  Switzerland (SUI)2–5 L |
Czech Republic (CZE) 2–0 W |
|
Legend: W = win, L = loss
Finland received a quota spot for Women's Lightweight 2000 meter and Open 500 meter events based on the Concept2 world ranking.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristina Björknäs | Open 500 m Women | 1:49.6 | 11 |
| Lightweight 2000 m Women | 8:10.3 | 7 |
Gia Winberg received a wild card from the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur to the women's 60 kg event.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / Bronze | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| Gia Winberg | 60 kg Women |  Viktoriia Ivanets (UKR)30–27 WP |
 Antje van der Molen (PER)28–29 WP |
 Svetlana Vinnikova (RUS)30–27 LP |
|
Legend: WP = win on points, LP = loss on points
Finland placed among the best 13 nations in the 2016 World Orienteering Championships and received a national quota of 2 man and 2 woman runners.[7]
| Runner | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sari Anttonen | Women's sprint distance | 15:18.6 | 12 |
| Women's middle distance | 36:55 | 6 | |
| Elias Kuukka | Men's sprint distance | 16:15.8 | 27 |
| Men's middle distance | 39:44 | 24 | |
| Jesse Laukkarinen | Men's sprint distance | 15:50.3 | 24 |
| Men's middle distance | 39:56 | 26 | |
| Marika Teini | Women's sprint distance | 15:30.7 | 14 |
| Women's middle distance | 37:13 | 7 | |
| Sari Anttonen Elias Kuukka Jesse Laukkarinen Marika Teini |
Mixed sprint relay | 1:05:33 | 8 |
Antti Savolainen qualified as 3rd in the 66 kg class and Kenneth Sandvik received a reserve spot based on his Wilks Score in the 120+ kg class in the 2016 World Powerlifting Championships.[8]
| Lifter | Event | SQ | BP | DL | Total | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antti Savolainen | Lightweight Men | 270.0 kg | 200.0 kg | 285.0 kg | 755.0 kg | 595.24 | 6 |
Legend: SQ = squat, BP = bench press, DL = deadlift, Points = total kg multiplied by Wilks Coefficient
| Player | Event | Last 32 | Last 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / 3rd place | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| Matias Tuomi | Single Men |  Ivan Yuen (MAS)3–0 L |
did not advance | ||||
Legend: L = loss
International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation selected Jutta Menestrina for Women's Jump event based on her world rank.[9]
| Skier | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jutta Menestrina | Women's Jump | 46.5 m | 2 Q | 47.7 m | |
Legend: Q = qualified
- "Field of 64 bowlers set for the World Games 2017". 10 May 2017.
- "13 best nations in WOC qualified for World Games 2017 : International Orienteering Federation". Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-05-31.