Finland at the 2022 World Games

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Finland at the
2022 World Games
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
in Birmingham, United States
7 July 2022 (2022-07-07) – 17 July 2022 (2022-07-17)
Competitors37 (21 men and 16 women) in 13 sports
Medals
Ranked 60th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
World Games appearances

Finland competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022.[1] Athletes representing Finland won one silver medal and one bronze medal. The country finished in 60th place in the medal table.

Medalists[edit]

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Men's team Floorball Men's tournament 12 July
 Bronze Virve Vanhakoski Kickboxing Women's 70 kg 14 July

Competitors[edit]

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Aerobic gymnastics 0 8 8
Air sports 1 0 1
Archery 0 1 1
Dancesport 1 0 1
Floorball 14 0 14
Karate 0 1 1
Kickboxing 1 2 1
Muaythai 0 1 1
Orienteering 2 0 2
Powerlifting 1 0 1
Rhythmic gymnastics 1 1
Squash 0 2 2
Sumo 1 0 1
Total 21 16 37

Aerobic gymnastics[edit]

Finland competed in aerobic gymnastics.[2]

Air sports[edit]

Finland competed in drone racing.[3]

Archery[edit]

Finland competed in archery.[4][5]

Dancesport[edit]

Finland competed in dancesport.[6]

Floorball[edit]

Finland won the silver medal in the floorball tournament.[7][8]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Finland men's Men's tournament  Canada
W 18–0
 Czech Republic
W 5–3
 United States
W 16–0
1 Q  Latvia
W 5–1
 Sweden
W 5–6
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland 3 3 0 0 39 3 +36 6 Semifinals
2  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 33 6 +27 4
3  Canada 3 1 0 2 9 38 −29 2 Fifth place game
4  United States (H) 3 0 0 3 4 38 −34 0 Seventh place game
Source: TWG2022
(H) Hosts
8 July 2022
12:00
Finland 18–0
(5–0, 6–0, 7–0)
 CanadaBJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 119
IFF TWG2022

9 July 2022
12:00
Finland 5–3
(2–0, 2–1, 1–2)
 Czech RepublicBJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 667
IFF TWG2022

10 July 2022
18:00
United States 0–16
(0–6, 0–6, 0–4)
 FinlandBJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 228
IFF TWG2022
Semifinal
11 July 2022
12:15
Finland 5–1
(1–0, 1–0, 3–1)
 LatviaBJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 131
IFF TWG2022
Gold medal game
12 July 2022
13:00
Sweden 6–5
(0–1, 3–0, 3–4)
 FinlandBJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 807
IFF TWG2022

Karate[edit]

Finland competed in karate.[9]

Athlete Event Elimination round Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Titta Keinänen Women's kumite +68 kg  Okila (EGY)
W 1–0
 Chatziliadou (GRE)
W 3–0
 Jemi (TUN)
W 3–1
1 Q  Torres (ESP)
L 0–2
 Jemi (TUN)
L 0–1
4

Kickboxing[edit]

Finland won one bronze medal in kickboxing.[10]

Muaythai[edit]

Finland competed in muaythai.[11]

Orienteering[edit]

Finland competed in orienteering.[12]

Powerlifting[edit]

Finland competed in powerlifting.[13]

Rhythmic gymnastics[edit]

Finland competed in rhythmic gymnastics.[14]

Squash[edit]

Finland competed in squash.[15]

Sumo[edit]

Finland competed in sumo.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". International World Games Association. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Aerobic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Drone Racing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  4. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (15 July 2022). "Jonsson wins all-Swedish archery final at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Archery Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Dancesport Breaking Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  7. ^ Burke, Patrick (12 July 2022). "Canada beat hosts US to earn men's lacrosse gold at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Floorball Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Kickboxing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Muaythai Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Orienteering Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Squash Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Sumo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.