Finland at the 2022 European Championships

Sporting event delegation
Finland at the
2022 European Championships
in Germany Munich
11 August 2022 (2022-08-11) – 22 August 2022 (2022-08-22)
Competitors107 in 9 sports
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
4
European Championships appearances

Finland will compete at the 2022 European Championships in Munich from August 11 to August 22, 2022.

Medallists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Wilma Murto Athletics Women's pole vault 16 August
 Gold Topi Raitanen Athletics Men's 3000 metres steeplechase 19 August
 Silver Kristiina Mäkelä Athletics Women's triple jump 19 August
 Bronze Lassi Etelätalo Athletics Men's javelin throw 21 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Championships:[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Artistic Gymnastics (men and women) 5 5 10
Athletics 29 44 73
Beach volleyball 2 4 6
Canoe sprint 4 2 6
Cycling road 0 2 2
Rowing 3 1 4
Sport climbing 0 1 1
Table tennis 2 2 4
Triathlon 0 1 1
Total 45 62 107

Athletics

Finland entered the following athletes.[2] [3]

Key
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • PB = Personal best
  • SB = Season best
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event

Men

Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Samuli Samuelsson 100 m 10.39 4 Did not advance
Samuel Purola [fi] 200 m 20.77 4 q 20.83 7 Did not advance
Joonas Rinne 800 m 1:48.03 5 Did not advance
Arttu Vattulainen Marathon DNF
Santeri Kuusiniemi 110 m hurdles 13.89 3 Q 13.81 6 Did not advance
Elmo Lakka 13.78 6 Did not advance
Ilari Manninen 14.08 6 Did not advance
Tuomas Lehtonen 400 m hurdles 52.75 7 Did not advance
Topi Raitanen 3000 m steeplechase 8:33.51 5 Q 8:21.80 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Joni Hava 20 km walk 1:25:32 13
Jerry Jokinen 1:26:11 PB 17
Jaakko Määttänen 1:29:38 24
Aleksi Ojala 35 km walk 2:39:06 12
Santeri Örn
Samuli Samuelsson
Oskari Lehtonen
Samuel Purola
4 × 100 m relay 39.37 6 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Juho Alasaari Pole vault 5.30 =21 Did not advance
Tommi Holttinen 5.50 SB =15 Did not advance
Urho Kujanpää 5.65 SB 12 q 5.50 =9
Kristian Pulli Long jump 7.70 14 Did not advance
Simo Lipsanen Triple jump 15.93 17 Did not advance
Aaron Kangas Hammer throw 71.08 18 Did not advance
Henri Liipola 71.55 15 Did not advance
Tuomas Seppänen 71.24 16 Did not advance
Lassi Etelätalo Javelin throw 79.29 3 q 86.44 PB 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Toni Keränen 77.01 13 Did not advance
Toni Kuusela 79.26 5 q 80.20 5

Women

Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Anniina Kortetmaa 200 m 23.60 5 Did not advance
Mette Baas 400 m 53.02 5 Did not advance
Milja Thureson 53.63 8 Did not advance
Sara Kuivisto 800 m 2:04.32 3 Q 2:01.59 SB 6 Did not advance
Eveliina Määttänen 2:03.66 7 Did not advance
Nathalie Blomqvist 1500 m 4:14.90 12 Did not advance
Ilona Mononen 5000 m 16:10.97 18
Camilla Richardsson 15:16.71 PB 10
10,000 m 32:19.27 PB 9
Nina Chydenius Marathon 2:43:00 39
Annemari Kiekara 2:48:30 49
Suvi Miettinen 2:47:15 46
Alisa Vainio DNF
Reetta Hurske 100 m hurdles Bye 12.95 3 Did not advance
Kristiina Halonen 400 m hurdles 56.70 4 q 56.82 7 Did not advance
Viivi Lehikoinen Bye 54.50 NR 1 Q 55.58 6
Venla Laiho 20 km walk 1:43:47 20
Enni Nurmi 1:36:56 15
Elisa Neuvonen 35 km walk 2:59:00 10
Johanna Kylmänen
Aino Pulkkinen
Anniina Kortetmaa
Anna Pursiainen
4 × 100 m relay 44.73 7 Did not advance
Milja Thureson
Mette Baas
Aino Pulkkinen
Kristiina Halonen
4 × 400 m relay 3:33.40 8 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Ella Junnila High jump 1.78 =19 Did not advance
Sini Lällä 1.78 23 Did not advance
Heta Tuuri 1.83 =15 Did not advance
Saga Andersson Pole vault 4.40 13 Did not advance
Elina Lampela 4.40 12 q 4.40 11
Wilma Murto 4.50 7 q 4.85 NR, =CR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kristiina Mäkelä Triple jump 14.11 5 q 14.64 NR 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Senni Salminen 13.90 8 q 14.13 7
Senja Mäkitörmä Shot put 16.94 19 Did not advance
Eveliina Rouvali 17.07 17 Did not advance
Salla Sipponen Discus throw 56.47 17 Did not advance
Sara Killinen Hammer throw NM Did not advance
Silja Kosonen 68.25 9 q 69.45 5
Krista Tervo 67.80 11 q 67.85 8
Anni-Linnea Alanen Javelin throw 52.09 23 Did not advance
Sanne Erkkola 54.04 20 Did not advance


Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Saga Vanninen Result 13.74 1.74 15.08 PB 25.01 5.99 43.95 2:22.76 PB 6045 10
Points 1015 903 866 886 846 743 786

Beach Volleyball

Finland has qualified 1 male and 2 female pairs.[4]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round of 24 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Jyrki Nurminen
Santeri Sirén
Men's  Nõlvak – Tiisaar (EST)
L 0–2
 LupoRanghieri (ITA)
L 1–2
4 Did not advance
Niina Ahtiainen
Vilhelmiina Prihti
Women's  Álvarez Mendoza – Moreno (ESP)
L 1–2
 Vieira – Chamereau (FRA)
W 2–0
3  Kociolek – Lodej (POL)
L 0–2
Did not advance
Taru Lahti-Liukkonen
Anniina Parkkinen
 Placette – Richard (FRA)
W 2–1
 Graudina – Kravcenoka (LAT)
L 0–2
2  Breidenbach – Orsi Toth (ITA)
L 0–2
Did not advance

Canoe sprint

Qualification Legend: SF = Qualified for Semi-finals; BT = Qualified by Time; FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal), KO = Last Place Knock Out

Men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Joona Mäntynen K-1 200 m 36.776 6 SF 36.952 6 Did not advance
Otto Sivula
Joona Mäntynen
K-2 200 m 33.671 7 SF 33.905 5 Did not advance
Jeremy Hakala K-1 500 m 1:45.199 4 SF 1:48.919 8 Did not advance
Eetu Kolehmainen
Jeremy Hakala
K-2 500 m 1:38.214 6 SF 1:32.962 7 FB 1:34.068 16
Eetu Kolehmainen K-1 1000 m 3:53.474 7 SF 3:49.658 9 Did not advance
Jeremy Hakala K-1 5000 m KO 13
Women
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Netta Malinen K-1 500 m 2:01.319 6 SF 1:56.802 6 FB 2:00.125 15
Sara Mihalik
Netta Malinen
K-2 500 m 1:57.711 6 SF 1:48.010 8 BT 1:51.192 17
Sara Mihalik K–1 5000 m 22:57.201 4

Cycling

Road

Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Antonia Gröndahl Road race 2:59:58 57
Laura Vainionpää 3:02:21 64

Gymnastics

Finland has entered 5 men and 5 women.[5]

Men

Qualification
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Tarmo Kanerva Team 12.233 12.333 13.466 12.400 12.233
Oskar Kirmes 11.566 12.400 12.700 12.700 13.233 12.866 75.465 51
Robert Kirmes 13.833 13.266 13.266 13.000 12.933 13.400 79.698 22
Elias Koski 13.200 13.233 12.966 13.633 13.400 13.266 79.698 23
Emil Soravuo 14.133
Total 41.166 38.899 38.932 40.099 39.566 39.532 238.194 14

Women

Qualification
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Ada Hautala Team 12.733 12.633 9.700 12.100 47.166 47
Maisa Kuusikko 13.333 13.466 12.533 12.866 52.198 11
Sani Mäkelä 13.266 12.866 11.300 12.233 49.665 24
Kaia Tanskanen 13.100 12.033 11.033 12.533 48.699 33
Total 39.699 38.695 34.866 37.632 151.162 10

Rowing

[6]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kasper Hirvilampi Lightweight single sculls 8:22.94 4 R 7:50.92 3 SA/B 7:31.13 6 FB 7:42.09 12

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage

Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Eeva Karppinen Single sculls 9:10.33 3 SA/B Bye 8:33.96 6 FB 8:41.38 11

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage

Sport climbing

Boulder
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Laura Loikas Women's boulder 0T0z 0 0 53 Did not advance

Table tennis

Athlete Event Group play stage Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alex Naumi Men's singles  Giardi (SMR)
W 3–0
 Szudi (HUN)
L 2–3
 Reitspies (CZE)
L 1–3
Did not advance
Benedek Oláh BYE  Redzimski (POL)
L 3–4
Did not advance
Ramona Betz Women's singles  Men (NED)
L 1–3
 Degraef (BEL)
L 0–3
Did not advance
Anna Kirichenko  Hartbrich (HUN)
L 0–3
 Barbosa (LUX)
W 3–0
 Wegryz (POL)
L 1–3
Did not advance
Benedek Oláh
Alex Naumi
Men's doubles BYE  Zeljko/Kojic (CRO)
L 2–3
Did not advance
Ramona Betz
Anna Kirichenko
Women's doubles BYE  Toliou/Moret (MIX)
L 1–3
Did not advance
 Daniels Kogans (LAT)
Ramona Betz
Mixed doubles BYE  Smirnov/Hanson (EST)
L 1–3
Did not advance
Alex Naumi
Anna Kirichenko
BYE  Konstantinopoulos/Toliou (GRE)
L 1–3
Did not advance
Benedek Oláh
 Eerland Britt (NED)
 Nielsen/Musajeva (MIX)
W 3–0
 Wang/Kukulkova (SVK)
L 1–3
Did not advance

Triathlon

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Julia Kekkonen Women's 22:45 0:38 LAP

References

  1. ^ Nations Entries - Team Finland
  2. ^ "Final Entries - Athletes List by event" (PDF). European Athletics. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  3. ^ "SUL nimesi Kuuselan, Killisen ja viestiryhmät EM-kilpailuihin – Kemppinen ja Partanen eivät kilpaile Münchenissä" (in Finnish). Finnish Athletics Federation. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  4. ^ Draw
  5. ^ Entries
  6. ^ https://d3fpn4c9813ycf.cloudfront.net/pdfDocuments/ECM2022/ECM2022_ROW-------------------------------_C32AX8911.PDF[bare URL PDF]