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Finland at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Finland competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. They won five medals; one gold, three silver and one bronze, all in athletics.

Medalists

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

Liisa Lilja was also qualified and selected but had to withdraw due to an injury shortly before the games.

Archery

Jere Forsberg qualified to compete.

Athletics

Six Finnish athletes (Toni Piispanen, Leo Pekka Tahti, Amanda Kotaja & Marjaana Heikkinen have qualified to compete.

Track events
Women's track
Field events

Cycling

Teppo Polvi and Harri Sopanen have both qualified to compete.

Road

Equestrian

Katja Karjalainen and Pia-Pauliina Reitti have both qualified to compete.

Paratriathlon

Liisa Lilja was qualified and scheduled to compete but had to withdraw after being injured in a car accident shortly before the games.

Shooting

Finland entered one athletes into the Paralympic competition. Jarkko Mylly successfully break the Paralympic qualification at the 2018 WSPS World Cup which was held in Châteauroux, France.

Swimming

Three swimmers, all male, have qualified to compete.

Men

Table tennis

Aino Tapola qualified to compete. She is Finland's first female para table tennis player to compete at the Paralympics.

Women

See also

References