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

Medals

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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

Team

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Competitors from Finland per sport
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

Archery

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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

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Finland received a quota of two men and two women during the European Men Championship 2016 and European Women Championship 2016.[2]

Singles

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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

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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

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

Floorball

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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
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

Indoor rowing

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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

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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

Orienteering

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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

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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

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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

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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

References

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  1. ^ http://documents.worldarchery.org/documents/?doc=3770 [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Field of 64 bowlers set for the World Games 2017". 10 May 2017.
  3. ^ "International Floorball Federation (IFF) homepage".
  4. ^ "Näillä mennään – tässä tulee Suomen World Games -joukkue".
  5. ^ http://www.worldrowing.com/mm//Document/General/General/12/72/46/2017_WorldGames_IndoorRowing_Confirmed_Entries_18.05.2017_Neutral.pdf [dead link]
  6. ^ "Gia Winberg kutsuttiin heinäkuussa pidettäviin the World Games kilpailuihin Puolaan".
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ http://www.jpa-powerlifting.or.jp/2015/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Men-27.01.FinalV1.pdf [dead link]
  9. ^ "Water Skier Selections for the 2017 World Games".