Finland at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics

Finland at the
World Championships in Athletics


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IAAF code FIN
National federation Suomen Urheiluliitto RY
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At the 2013 World Championships in Athletics
in Moscow
Competitors 11
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
1		 Bronze
0		 Total
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Finland is scheduled to compete at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics from August 10 to August 18 in Moscow, Russia.

Medallists

The following Finnish competitors won medals at the Championships

Medal Name Event Date
 Silver Tero Pitkämäki Javelin throw 17 August

Team selection

Finland sends a team consisting of 11 athletes to Moscow. Additional two athletes are reserve.[1][2] Eero Haapala withdrew due to a repeating injury on August 8.[3]

Track and road events
Event Athletes
Men Women
100m Hanna-Maari Latvala
200m Hanna-Maari Latvala
100m hurdles Nooralotta Neziri
3000m steeplechase Sandra Eriksson
Oona Kettunen (reserve)
20 km race walk Anne Halkivaha
50 km race walk Jarkko Kinnunen
Veli-Matti Partanen

Field and combined events
Event Athletes
Men Women
Pole vault Jere Bergius
Long jump Eero Haapala
Javelin throw Tero Pitkämäki
Antti Ruuskanen
Teemu Wirkkala
Ari Mannio (reserve)

Results

Men

Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final
Time
Width
Height		 Rank Time
Width
Height		 Rank Time
Width
Height		 Rank Time
Width
Height		 Rank
Jarkko Kinnunen 50 kilometres walk 3:50:56 20
Veli-Matti Partanen 50 kilometres walk 4:04:59 41
Jere Bergius Pole vault 5.40 14 Did not advance
Eero Haapala Long jump DNS Did not advance
Antti Ruuskanen Javelin throw 81.36 6 81.44 6
Tero Pitkämäki Javelin throw 84.39 1 87.07 2nd
Teemu Wirkkala Javelin throw 79.50 18 Did not advance

Women

Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final
Time
Width
Height		 Rank Time
Width
Height		 Rank Time
Width
Height		 Rank Time
Width
Height		 Rank
Hanna-Maari Latvala 100 metres 11.45 26 Did not advance
Hanna-Maari Latvala 200 metres 23.07 20 23.21 19 Did not advance
Nooralotta Neziri 100 metres hurdles 13.23 23 13.04 NR 16 Did not advance
Sandra Eriksson 3000 metres steeplechase 9:45.57 18 Did not advance
Anne Halkivaha 20 kilometres walk 1:36:17 47

References

  1. ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/athletes?country=FIN
  2. ↑ http://yle.fi/urheilu/suomen_joukkue/6758505
  3. ↑ http://yle.fi/urheilu/haapalan_testi_paattyi_katastrofiin_-_varmalta_nayttanyt_kisapaikka_vaihtui_loukkaantumiseen/6768669

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