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Finland at the 2008 Summer Olympics

{{infobox country at games

| NOC = FIN

| NOCname = Finnish Olympic Committee

| games = Summer Olympics

| year = 2008

| flagcaption =

| oldcode =

| website = {{url|sport.fi/olympiakomitea }} {{in lang|fi|sv}}

| location = Beijing

| competitors = 58

| sports = 13

| flagbearer = Juha Hirvi (opening)
Tero Pitkämäki (closing)

| rank = 44

| gold = 1

| silver = 1

| bronze = 2

| officials =

| appearances = auto

| app_begin_year = 1908

| app_end_year =

| summerappearances =

| winterappearances =

| seealso = 1906 Intercalated Games

}}

Finland competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The athletes were named in four selections: first took place on December 19, 2007, 2nd on April 16, 3rd on May 20 and 4th on July 21, 2008.

The goal of the Finnish Olympic team in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games was three medals with at least one gold medal.{{Cite web |url=http://www.noc.fi/in_english/?x126=1035599 |title=Almost all of the members of the Finnish Olympic team nominated - Suomen Olympiakomitea |access-date=2008-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080817130708/http://www.noc.fi/in_english/?x126=1035599 |archive-date=2008-08-17 |url-status=dead }}

Shooter Juha Hirvi and dressage rider Kyra Kyrklund made Finnish olympic history by participating in their sixth Olympic Games. They shared the record with three winter Olympians: cross-country skiers Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi and Harri Kirvesniemi and ice hockey player Raimo Helminen.{{Cite web |url=http://www.noc.fi/in_english/?x126=1069450 |title=Shooter Juha Hirvi is the Finnish flag bearer in the opening ceremony in Beijing - Suomen Olympiakomitea |access-date=2008-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080817131113/http://www.noc.fi/in_english/?x126=1069450 |archive-date=2008-08-17 |url-status=dead }}

Medalists

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"
Medal

!Name

!Sport

!Event

!Date

{{gold medal}}{{sortname|Satu|Mäkelä-Nummela}}ShootingWomen's trap{{dts|11|08}}
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Minna|Nieminen}}
Sanna Stén		RowingWomen's lightweight double sculls{{dts|17|08}}
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Henri|Häkkinen}}ShootingMen's 10 m air rifle{{dts|11|08}}
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Tero|Pitkämäki}}AthleticsMen's javelin throw{{dts|23|08}}

;Notes

  • Satu Mäkelä-Nummela's victory in women's trap was Finland's first ever gold medal in shotgun events at the Olympic Games. She became the third Finnish female athlete to win gold at the Summer Olympics, after Sylvi Saimo and Heli Rantanen.
  • Minna Nieminen's and Sanna Stén's silver medal in lightweight double sculls is Finland's first Olympic medal in rowing since 1984, when Pertti Karppinen won the last of his three consecutive Olympic gold medals.

Archery

{{main|Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Ranking round

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan="2"|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Score

!Seed

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Matti Hatava

|align=left|Men's individual

|619

|58

|{{flagIOCathlete|Terry|GBR|2008 Summer}}
W 105–104

|{{flagIOCathlete|Cheng C S|MAS|2008 Summer}}
L 103–110

|colspan=5|Did not advance

Athletics

{{main|Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

{{smalldiv|1=

;Key

  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • 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
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round}}

;Men

;Track & road events

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Janne Holmén

|align=left|Marathon

|colspan=6 {{n/a}}

|2:14:44

|19

align=center

|align=left|Visa Hongisto

|align=left|200 m

|20.62

|4 q

|20.76

|6

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Antti Kempas

|align=left rowspan=2|50 km walk

|colspan=6 {{n/a}}

|3:55:19

|20

align=center

|align=left|Jarkko Kinnunen

|colspan=6 {{n/a}}

|3:52:25

|15

align=center

|align=left|Francis Kirwa

|align=left|Marathon

|colspan=6 {{n/a}}

|2:14:22

|17

align=center

|align=left|Mikko Lahtio

|align=left|800 m

|1:47.20

|8

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=4|Did not advance

;Field events

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Distance

!Position

!Distance

!Position

align=center

|align=left|Tommi Evilä

|align=left|Long jump

|7.88

|=17

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Robert Häggblom

|align=left|Shot put

|{{abbr|NM|No mark}}

|—

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Tero Järvenpää

|align=left|Javelin throw

|82.34

|4 q

|83.95

|4

align=center

|align=left|Olli-Pekka Karjalainen

|align=left|Hammer throw

|77.07

|8 q

|79.59

|6

align=center

|align=left|Frantz Kruger

|align=left|Discus throw

|62.48

|12 q

|61.98

|11

align=center

|align=left|Mikko Latvala

|align=left|Pole vault

|5.45

|=22

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Tero Pitkämäki

|align=left rowspan=2|Javelin throw

|82.61

|3 Q

|86.16

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|Teemu Wirkkala

|79.79

|10 q

|83.46

|5

;Combined events – Decathlon

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!Athlete

!Event

! 100 m

!{{Tooltip| LJ | Long jump }}

!{{Tooltip| SP | Shot put}}

!{{Tooltip| HJ | High jump }}

! 400 m

!{{Tooltip| 110H | 110 m hurdles}}

!{{Tooltip| DT | Discus throw}}

!{{Tooltip| PV | Pole vault}}

!{{Tooltip| JT | Javelin throw}}

! 1500 m

!Final

!Rank

align=center

|rowspan=2 align=left|Mikko Halvari

!style="font-size:95%"|Result

|11.18

|6.88

|13.72

|1.93

|50.60

|16.25

|47.71

|{{abbr|NM|No mark}}

|55.11

|5:20.26

|rowspan=2|6486

|rowspan=2|25

align=center

!style="font-size:95%"|Points

|821

|785

|711

|740

|787

|705

|823

|0

|665

|449

;Women

;Field events

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Distance

!Position

!Distance

!Position

align=center

|align=left|Mikaela Ingberg

|align=left|Javelin throw

|58.82

|17

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Merja Korpela

|align=left|Hammer throw

|66.29

|30

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Vanessa Vandy

|align=left|Pole vault

|4.00

|=32

|colspan=2|Did not advance

;Combined events – Heptathlon

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!Athlete

!Event

!{{Tooltip| 100H | 100 m hurdles}}

!{{Tooltip| HJ | High jump }}

!{{Tooltip| SP | Shot put}}

! 200 m

!{{Tooltip| LJ | Long jump}}

!{{Tooltip| JT | Javelin throw}}

! 800 m

!Final

!Rank

align=center

|rowspan=2 align=left|Niina Kelo

!style="font-size:95%"|Result

|13.95

|1.65

|14.82

|25.90

|5.76

|51.48

|2:20.97

|rowspan=2|5911

|rowspan=2|23*

align=center

!style="font-size:95%"|Points

|985

|795

|849

|806

|777

|889

|810

* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/athletics/7571867.stm |title= Blonska thrown out of long jump |access-date=2008-08-21 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-08-21 }} Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Kelo moved up a position.

Badminton

{{main|Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Ville Lång

|align=left|Men's singles

|{{flagIOCathlete|Druzchenko|UKR|2008 Summer}}
W 21–12, 21–19

|{{flagIOCathlete|Rai|USA|2008 Summer}}
W 21–9, 21–16

|{{flagIOCathlete|Kuncoro|INA|2008 Summer}}
L 13–21, 18–21

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Anu Nieminen

|align=left|Women's singles

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Xu Hw|GER|2008 Summer}}
L 17–21, 8–21

|colspan=5|Did not advance

Canoeing

{{main|Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

=Sprint=

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heats

!colspan="2"|Semifinals

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Mika Hokajärvi
Kalle Mikkonen

|align=left|Men's K-2 500 m

|1:33.785

|7 QS

|1:34.994

|8

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Men's K-2 1000 m

|3:23.475

|6 QS

|3:27.018

|6

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Anne Rikala

|align=left|Women's K-1 500 m

|1:54.294

|7 QS

|1:54.025

|4

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Jenni Mikkonen
Anne Rikala

|align=left|Women's K-2 500 m

|1:45.735

|4 QS

|1:44.624

|2 Q

|1:44.176

|7

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Diving

{{main|Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Events

!colspan="2"|Preliminaries

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Joona Puhakka

|align=left|3 m springboard

|469.45

|5 Q

|451.95

|13

|colspan=2|Did not advance

Equestrian

{{main|Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

=Dressage=

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Horse

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Grand Prix

!colspan="2"|Grand Prix Special

!colspan="2"|Grand Prix Freestyle

!colspan="2"|Overall

style="font-size:95%"

!Score

!Rank

!Score

!Rank

!Score

!Rank

!Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Kyra Kyrklund

|align=left|Max

|align=left|Individual

|70.583

|6 Q

|69.720

|10 Q

|74.250

|6

|71.985

|8

Judo

{{main|Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Repechage 1

!Repechage 2

!Repechage 3

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Nina Koivumäki

|align=left|Women's −57 kg

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Xu Y|CHN|2008 Summer}}
L 0000–0020

|colspan=2|Did not advance

|{{flagIOCathlete|Latrous|ALG|2008 Summer}}
W 0001–0000

|{{flagIOCathlete|Sato|JPN|2008 Summer}}
L 0000–1011

|colspan=3|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Johanna Ylinen

|align=left|Women's −63 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Wang C-F|TPE|2008 Summer}}
L 0000–1011

|colspan=8|Did not advance

Rowing

{{main|Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

;Women

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heats

!colspan="2"|Repechage

!colspan="2"|Semifinals

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Minna Nieminen
Sanna Stén

|align=left|Lightweight double sculls

|6:56.61

|4 R

|7:23.80

|2 SA/B

|7:03.91

|2 FA

|6:56.03

|{{silver02}}

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

Sailing

{{main|Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=11|Race

!rowspan=2|Net points

!rowspan=2|Final rank

style="font-size:95%"

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!M*

align=center

|align=left|Pierre Collura

|align=left|Laser

|25

|10

|18

|41

|23

|25

|20

|33

|DNF

|CAN

|EL

|198

|30

align=center

|align=left|Heikki Elomaa
Niklas Lindgren

|align=left|470

|28

|22

|27

|DSQ

|25

|19

|14

|23

|17

|21

|EL

|196

|27

;Women

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=11|Race

!rowspan=2|Net points

!rowspan=2|Final rank

style="font-size:95%"

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!M*

align=center

|align=left|Tuuli Petäjä

|align=left|RS:X

|14

|11

|7

|16

|16

|16

|12

|16

|11

|14

|EL

|117

|16

align=center

|align=left|Tuula Tenkanen

|align=left|Laser Radial

|10

|16

|25

|21

|17

|20

|20

|9

|15

|CAN

|EL

|128

|22

align=center

|align=left|Silja Lehtinen
Maria Klemetz
Livia Väresmaa

|align=left|Yngling

|6

|6

|3

|8

|10

|OCS

|15

|12

|CAN

|CAN

|EL

|60

|11

;Open

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=11|Race

!rowspan=2|Net points

!rowspan=2|Final rank

style="font-size:95%"

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!M*

align=center

|align=left|Tapio Nirkko

|align=left|Finn

|18

|9

|9

|9

|19

|22

|16

|22

|CAN

|CAN

|EL

|102

|18

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;

Shooting

File:Satu makela-nummela.jpg with olympic gold medal]]

{{main|Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

align=center

|align=left rowspan=3|Henri Häkkinen

|align=left|10 m air rifle

|598

|1 Q

|699.4

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|50 m rifle prone

|586

|47

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|50 m rifle 3 positions

|1161

|28

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Juha Hirvi

|align=left|50 m rifle prone

|595

|5 Q

|698.5

|7

align=center

|align=left|50 m rifle 3 positions

|1168

|12

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Kai Jahnsson

|align=left|10 m air pistol

|574

|30

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|50 m pistol

|553

|22

|colspan=2|Did not advance

;Women

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Hanna Etula

|align=left|50 m rifle 3 positions

|577

|24

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|10 m air rifle

|394

|21

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Marjut Heinonen

|align=left|Skeet

|61

|17

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Mira Nevansuu

|align=left|10 m air pistol

|384

|8 Q

|480.5

|7

align=center

|align=left|Satu Mäkelä-Nummela

|align=left|Trap

|70

|2 Q

|91 {{OlyR|shooting}}

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Marjo Yli-Kiikka

|align=left|50 m rifle 3 positions

|579

|14

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|10 m air rifle

|389

|38

|colspan=2|Did not advance

Swimming

{{main|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

;Men

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Matti Rajakylä

|align=left|50 m freestyle

|22.48 NR

|29

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|100 m freestyle

|49.91

|41

|colspan=4|Did not advance

;Women

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Noora Laukkanen

|align=left|200 m breaststroke

|2:38.97

|39

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Eva Lehtonen

|align=left|400 m freestyle

|4:20.07

|35

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|800 m freestyle

|8:53.50

|33

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Emilia Pikkarainen

|align=left|100 m butterfly

|1:02.31

|46

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left rowspan=3|Hanna-Maria Seppälä

|align=left|50 m freestyle

|25.06

|15 Q

|25.19

|16

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|100 m freestyle

|53.60 NR

|1 Q

|53.84

|=3 Q

|53.97

|4

align=center

|align=left|100 m backstroke

|1:02.39

|30

|colspan=4|Did not advance

Tennis

{{main|Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

;Men

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Jarkko Nieminen

|align=left|Men's singles

|{{flagIOCathlete|Johansson|SWE|2008 Summer}}
L 6–4, 4–6, 4–6

|colspan=6|Did not advance

Weightlifting

{{main|Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Snatch

!colspan="2"|Clean & Jerk

!rowspan="2"|Total

!rowspan="2"|Rank

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Antti Everi

|align=left|Men's +105 kg

|171

|10

|195

|11

|366

|11

Wrestling

{{main|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

{{smalldiv|1=

Key:

  • {{abbr|VT|Victory by Fall}} - Victory by Fall.
  • {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}} - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points - the loser without technical points}} - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

}}

;Men's Greco-Roman

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Qualification

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!Repechage 1

!Repechage 2

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

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!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

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|align=left|Jarkko Ala-Huikku

|align=left|−60 kg

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Tyumenbayev|KGZ|2008 Summer}}
L 1–3 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}}

|colspan=5|Did not advance

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See also

References

{{Commons category|Finland at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080703182753/http://www.noc.fi/olympiahistoria/kisasivut/peking-kisasivut/in_english/finnish_team/ Finnish Team for Beijing 2008]

{{Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

Category:Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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