Finland at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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Finland is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Finland has qualified one boat for each of the following events upon receiving a place from the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships.[1]
- Men's one-person dinghy – Laser (Kaarle Tapper)
- Men's heavyweight one-person dinghy – Finn (Tapio Nirkko)
- Women's sailboard – RS:X (Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén)
- Women's one-person dinghy – Laser Radial (Tuula Tenkanen)
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Finnish swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[2][3]
- Olympic Qualifying Time
- Men's 50 m freestyle – 1 quota place (Ari-Pekka Liukkonen)[4]
References
- ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic Laser Spots Snapped Up At Santander 2014 ISAF Worlds". ISAF. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016 (FINA). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "Ari-Pekka Liukkosella selvä tavoite Rion kesäkisoissa 2016: "Kultamitali"" [Ari-Pekka Liukkonen clearly aims a "gold medal" for the 2016 Rio Olympics] (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.