title: Finland at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
text: # Finland at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
  
  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. Pole vaulter Minna Nikkanen withdrew due to injury.
  
  The following athletes (reserves) appeared on the preliminary Entry List, but not on the Official Start List of the specific event, resulting in total number of 13 competitors:
  
  | KEY: | Did not participate | Competed in another event |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Event | Athlete |
  | Men | 3000 metres steeplechase | Janne Ukonmaanaho |
  | Men | Pole vault | Eemeli Salomäki |
  | Men | Hammer throw | David Söderberg |
  | Men | Javelin throw | Sampo Lehtola |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank |
  | Jonathan Åstrand | 200 metres | | | 20.87 | 26 | 21.03 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Jukka Keskisalo | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | 8:31.52 | 21 | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Jarkko Kinnunen | 50 kilometres walk | | | | | | | 3:52:32 SB | 15 |
  | Antti Kempas | 50 kilometres walk | | | | | | | DSQ | |
  | Osku Torro | High jump | 2.16 | 31 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Jere Bergius | Pole vault | 5.35 | 24 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Olli-Pekka Karjalainen | Hammer throw | 76.60 SB | 9 | | | | | 76.60 SB | 9 |
  | Antti Ruuskanen | Javelin throw | 81.03 | 12 | | | | | 79.46 | 9 |
  | Ari Mannio | Javelin throw | 80.27 | 14 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Tero Pitkämäki | Javelin throw | 79.46 | 17 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank |
  | Sandra Eriksson | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | 10:03.20 | 24 | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Minna Nikkanen | Pole vault | DNS | | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Merja Korpela | Hammer throw | 65.64 | 24 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  