Finland at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Finland will be competing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1][2]

Finland at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeFIN
NPCFinnish Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympia.fi/en
in Tokyo
Competitors10 in 6 sports
Summer Paralympics appearances

Archery

Finland Lanka has entered one archer at Men's Individual Compound Open.[3]

Athletics

Four Finnish athlete (Toni Piispanen, Leo Pekka Tahti, Amanda Kotaja & Marjaana Heikkinen) successfully to break through the qualifications for the 2020 Paralympics after breaking the qualification limit.[4]

Cycling

Finland sent one male cyclist after successfully getting a slot in the 2018 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation quota for the European.[5][6][7]

Equestrian

Finland sent one athlete after qualified.[8]

Shooting

One Finnish shooters will competed after qualified in Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 events. The shooters name is Jarkko Mylly.[9]

Swimming

Two Finnish swimmer has successfully entered the paralympic slot after breaking the MQS.[10][11]

References

  1. "Paralympic Competition Schedule". tokyo2020.org. 16 June 2019.
  2. "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  4. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  5. "2020 Paralympic Games Qualification System - UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). uci.org. 19 July 2019.
  6. "Qualification Guide - Appendix 1 UCI Para-cycling Road and Track Combined Nations Ranking" (PDF). uci.org. 19 July 2019.
  7. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  8. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  9. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  10. "Calculation of Swimming Slots for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 24 April 2020.
  11. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
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