Finland at the 2016 European Athletics Championships

Finland competed at the 2016 European Athletics Championships. Team Finland consists of 40 athletes and the official goal for the championships is 10 athletes in the top 8.

Finland at the 2016 European Athletics Championships
WA code	FIN
National federation	SUL
Website	www.sul.fi
in Amsterdam
Competitors	36 (16 men and 20 women) in 20 events
Medals Ranked 27th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
European Athletics Championships appearances
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Medals

Medal	Name	Event	Date
Bronze	Antti Ruuskanen	Men's javelin throw	7 July

Men's events

Track and road

Event	Athletes	Heats		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
200 m	Samuli Samuelsson	21.36	19	Did not advance
Half marathon	Jarkko Järvenpää	—				1:07:21	50
110 m hurdles	Elmo Lakka	13.72 PB	8 q	13.87	21	Did not advance
400 m hurdles	Jussi Kanervo	52.35	22	Did not advance
	Oskari Mörö	50.37	4 Q	49.37 SB	9 Q	49.24 SB	4
4 x 100 m relay	Eetu Rantala Otto Ahlfors Samuli Samuelsson Ville Myllymäki	39.68	15	—		Did not advance

Field

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Long jump	Kristian Bäck	7.96	6 q	7.91	5
	Henri Väyrynen	7.78	14	Did not advance
Shot put	Arttu Kangas	18.91	20	Did not advance
Hammer throw	Tuomas Seppänen	69.76	23	Did not advance
	David Söderberg	72.96	9 q	74.22	7
Javelin throw	Ari Mannio	78.55	19	Did not advance
	Tero Pitkämäki	80.52	14	Did not advance
	Antti Ruuskanen	88.23 SB	1 Q	82.44

Women's events

Track and road

Event	Athletes	Heats		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
10,000 m	Johanna Peiponen	—				34:39.91	16
Half marathon	Anne-Mari Hyryläinen	—				1:13:13	20
	Minna Lamminen	—				1:17:48	67
	Laura Manninen	—				1:14:16 PB	35
	Team	—				3:45:17	12
100 m hurdles	Reetta Hurske	13.16 PB	9 q	13.40	21	Did not advance
	Nooralotta Neziri	Bye		13.05	14	Did not advance
400 m hurdles	Anniina Laitinen	1:01.56	23	Did not advance
	Hilla Uusimäki	57.59 PB	12 q	57.76	22	Did not advance
3000 m steeplechase	Sandra Eriksson	9:41.16	3 Q	—		9:45.71	10
	Camilla Richardsson	9:54.80	20	—		Did not advance

Field

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
High jump	Linda Sandblom	1.89	13	Did not advance
Pole vault	Wilma Murto	4.35	11 q	4.45	7
	Minna Nikkanen	4.45	9 q	4.45	9
Triple jump	Kristiina Mäkelä	13.80	12 q	13.95 SB	9
Discus throw	Salla Sipponen	54.95	19	Did not advance
Hammer throw	Merja Korpela	67.78	13	Did not advance
	Inga Linne	66.53	16	Did not advance
Javelin throw	Jenni Kangas	59.48 PB	7 q	59.41	9
	Heidi Nokelainen	52.40	30	Did not advance
	Sanni Utriainen	57.19	16	Did not advance