Finland at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
| Finland at the 2016 Summer Paralympics |
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| IPC code | FIN | ||||||||
| NPC | Finnish Paralympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 26 in 11 sports | ||||||||
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Medals Ranked 56th |
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Finland competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. They earned three medals, one gold, one silver and one bronze.
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.
The Finnish Paralympic team consists of 26 athletes and 2 guide athletes, who compete in 11 sports. Chef de mission is Kimmo Mustonen.
Jere Forsberg earned Finland a spot at the Rio Games following his performance at the 2015 World Archery Para Championships. He qualified the country after his performance in the compound men’s open.Jean Pierre Antonios earned Finland a second qualifying spot after making the round of eight in the W1 men event.
Legend: W = win, L = loss
Legend: SB = season best, Q = qualified by place, PB = personal best, RR = European record, NR = Finnish record
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