Finland at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
{{Infobox country at games
| IAAF = FIN
| fedname = Suomen Urheiluliitto RY
| year = 2011
| games = World Championships in Athletics
| location = Daegu
| competitors = 13
| gold = 0
| silver = 0
| bronze = 0
| rank =
| previous = 2009
| next = 2013
| website = {{URL|http://www.sul.fi}}
}}
Finland competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
Team selection
A team of 17 athletes (including 4 reserves) was announced to represent the country in the event, the country's smallest ever squad in the Championship's history.
The team was led by javelin thrower Tero Pitkämäki.
{{ Citation
|last = Noronen
|first = Mika
|date = August 14, 2011
|title = Lehtola surprises with 83.77m in Lappeenranta and gains selection for Daegu in Finnish squad of 13
|url = http://daegu2011.iaaf.org//newslistdetail.aspx?id=61112
|publisher = IAAF
|access-date = August 15, 2011
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120818012722/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org//ResultsByEvent.aspx?%2Fdisctype=4%2Fsex%3DM%2FdiscCode%3DMAR%2FcombCode%3Dhash%2FroundCode%3Df%2Fworldcup.html
|archive-date = August 18, 2012
}}
{{ Citation
| last = Suomen Urheiluliito
| date = August 13, 2011
| title = 13 urheilijaa valittiin Daegun MM-joukkueeseen
| url = http://www.sul.fi/node/33941
| language = fi
| access-date = August 15, 2011
}}
Pole vaulter Minna Nikkanen withdrew due to injury.
{{ Citation
| date = August 20, 2011
| title = Nikkanen loukkaantui - kausi ohi
| url = http://yle.fi/urheilu/lajit/yleisurheilu/mm_yleisurheilu_2011/2011/08/nikkanen_loukkaantui_-_kausi_ohi_2805874.html
| language = fi
| publisher = YLE
| access-date = August 23, 2011
}}
The following athletes (reserves) appeared on the preliminary Entry List,
{{ Citation
|last=IAAF
|date=August 21, 2011
|title=Entry Lists by Country
|url=http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/06/12/03/61203_PDF_English.pdf
|access-date=August 21, 2011
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804044045/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/06/12/03/61203_PDF_English.pdf
|archive-date=August 4, 2012
}}
but not on the Official Start List of the specific event,{{Citation
| last = IAAF
| title = Athletes participating per day
| url = http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/ResultsByCountry.aspx?natcode=FIN
| access-date = September 7, 2011
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120531075920/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/ResultsByCountry.aspx?natcode=FIN
| archive-date = May 31, 2012
| url-status = dead
}} resulting in total number of 13 competitors:
| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em; font-size:90%;position:relative;" width=60% |
| KEY:
|bgcolor="wheat" align=center|Did not participate |align=center|Competed in another event |
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" width=60% |
| !Event
!Athlete |
|---|
| rowspan=4|Men
|bgcolor="wheat"|Janne Ukonmaanaho |
| Pole vault
|bgcolor="wheat"|Eemeli Salomäki |
| Hammer throw
|bgcolor="wheat"|David Söderberg |
| Javelin throw
|bgcolor="wheat"|Sampo Lehtola |
Results
=Men=
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%; border: double;" |
| rowspan="2" style="border-right:double" |Athlete
!rowspan="2" style="border-right:double" |Event !colspan="2" style="border-right:double; border-bottom:double;" |Preliminaries !colspan="2" style="border-right:double; border-bottom:double;" |Heats !colspan="2" style="border-right:double; border-bottom:double;" |Semifinals !colspan="2" style="border-right:double; border-bottom:double;" |Final |
|---|
| Time Width Height !style="border-right:double"|Rank !Time !style="border-right:double"|Rank !Time !style="border-right:double"|Rank !Time !style="border-right:double"|Rank |
| style="border-top: double;"
|style="border-right:double"|Jonathan Åstrand |style="border-right:double"|200 metres |style="border-right:double" colspan= 2 bgcolor="wheat"| |align=center|20.87 |align=center style="border-right:double"|26 |align=center|21.03 |align=center style="border-right:double"|17 |colspan="2" align=center|Did not advance |
| style="border-top: double;"
|style="border-right:double"|Jukka Keskisalo |style="border-right:double"|3000 metres steeplechase |style="border-right:double" colspan= 2 bgcolor="wheat"| |align=center|8:31.52 |align=center style="border-right:double"|21 |style="border-right:double" colspan= 2 bgcolor="wheat"| |colspan="2" align=center|Did not advance |
| style="border-top: double;"
|style="border-right:double"|Jarkko Kinnunen |style="border-right:double"|50 kilometres walk |style="border-right:double" colspan= 6 bgcolor="wheat"| |align=center|3:52:32 SB |align=center|15 |
| style="border-right:double"|Antti Kempas
|style="border-right:double"|50 kilometres walk |style="border-right:double" colspan= 6 bgcolor="wheat"| |align=center|DSQ |align=center| |
| style="border-top: double;"
|style="border-right:double"|Osku Torro |style="border-right:double"|High jump |align=center|2.16 |align=center style="border-right:double"|31 |style="border-right:double" colspan= 4 bgcolor="wheat"| |colspan="2" align=center|Did not advance |
| style="border-top: double;"
|style="border-right:double"|Jere Bergius |style="border-right:double"|Pole vault |align=center|5.35 |align=center style="border-right:double"|24 |style="border-right:double" colspan= 4 bgcolor="wheat"| |align=center colspan= 2|Did not advance |
| style="border-top: double;"
|style="border-right:double"|Olli-Pekka Karjalainen |style="border-right:double"|Hammer throw |align=center|76.60 SB |align=center style="border-right:double"|9 |style="border-right:double" colspan= 4 bgcolor="wheat"| |align=center|76.60 SB |align=center|9 |
| style="border-top: double;"
|style="border-right:double"|Antti Ruuskanen |style="border-right:double"|Javelin throw |align=center|81.03 |align=center style="border-right:double"|12 |style="border-right:double" colspan= 4 bgcolor="wheat"| |align=center|79.46 |align=center|9 |
| style="border-right:double"|Ari Mannio
|style="border-right:double"|Javelin throw |align=center|80.27 |align=center style="border-right:double"|14 |style="border-right:double" colspan= 4 bgcolor="wheat"| |colspan="2" align=center|Did not advance |
| style="border-right:double"|Tero Pitkämäki
|style="border-right:double"|Javelin throw |align=center|79.46 |align=center style="border-right:double"|17 |style="border-right:double" colspan= 4 bgcolor="wheat"| |colspan="2" align=center|Did not advance |
=Women=
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%; border: double;" |
| rowspan="2" style="border-right:double"|Athlete
!rowspan="2" style="border-right:double"|Event !colspan="2" style="border-right:double; border-bottom:double;"|Preliminaries !colspan="2" style="border-right:double; border-bottom:double;"|Heats !colspan="2" style="border-right:double; border-bottom:double;"|Semifinals !colspan="2" style="border-right:double; border-bottom:double;"|Final |
|---|
| Time Width Height !style="border-right:double"|Rank !Time !style="border-right:double"|Rank !Time !style="border-right:double"|Rank !Time !style="border-right:double"|Rank |
| style="border-top: double;"
|style="border-right:double"|Sandra Eriksson |style="border-right:double"|3000 metres steeplechase |style="border-right:double" colspan= 2 bgcolor="wheat"| |align=center|10:03.20 |align=center style="border-right:double"|24 |style="border-right:double" colspan= 2 bgcolor="wheat"| |align=center colspan= 2|Did not advance |
| style="border-top: double;"
|style="border-right:double"| |style="border-right:double"|Pole vault |align=center| DNS |style="border-right:double"| |style="border-right:double" colspan= 4 bgcolor="wheat"| |colspan="2" align=center|Did not advance |
| style="border-top: double;"
|style="border-right:double"|Merja Korpela |style="border-right:double"|Hammer throw |align=center|65.64 |align=center style="border-right:double"|24 |style="border-right:double" colspan= 4 bgcolor="wheat"| |colspan="2" align=center|Did not advance |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110717074917/http://www.daegu2011.org/do/front/main/en Official local organising committee website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110805031403/http://www.iaaf.org/wch11/index.html Official IAAF competition website]
{{Nations at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics}}
Category:Nations at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics