Finland at the 2017 World Games

Finland competed at the 2017 World Games in Wrocław, Poland, 20–30 July 2017.

Finland at the
2017 World Games
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympiakomitea.fi/briefly-in-english/
in Wrocław, Poland
20 July 2017 (2017-07-20) – 30 July 2017 (2017-07-30)
Competitors31 (22 men and 9 women) in 10 sports
Medals
Ranked 49th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
World Games appearances
  • 1981
  • 1985
  • 1989
  • 1993
  • 1997
  • 2001
  • 2005
  • 2009
  • 2013
  • 2017
  • 2022

Medals

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 SilverGia WinbergMuaythai60 kg Women30 July
 BronzeJutta MenestrinaWaterskiingWomen's Jump27 July
 BronzeSami 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
FloorballMen's tournament30 July

Team

Competitors from Finland per sport
SportMenWomenTotal
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 22931

Archery

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

Bowling

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

Finswimming

Athlete Event Time Rank
Terhi Ikonen Surface 400 m Women 3:23.68 7

Floorball

Finland qualified a floorball team as the gold medalist of the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships.[3]

Finland's floorball team roster[4]
Pos. Name Age 2016–17 team
GPyry Luukkonen29Finland Turun Palloseura
GSanttu Strandberg26Finland EräViikingit
DJuha Kivilehto35Sweden FC Helsingborg
DJanne Lamminen31Finland Sc Classic
DNico Salo23Finland Sc Classic
DKrister Savonen23Finland Sc Classic
DLauri Stenfors26Finland Turun Palloseura
DTatu Väänänen33Switzerland SV Wiler-Ersigen
FSami Johansson23Finland Sc Classic
FMiko Kailiala24Finland EräViikingit
FMika Kohonen40Sweden FC Helsingborg
FPeter Kotilainen22Finland Happee
FJussi Piha30Finland Sc Classic
FEemeli Salin27Finland 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
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Legend: W = win, L = loss

Indoor rowing

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

Muaythai

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
2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Legend: WP = win on points, LP = loss on points

Orienteering

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

Powerlifting

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

Squash

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

Waterskiing

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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Legend: Q = qualified

References

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