Markku Karjalainen
Markku Karjalainen (born February 13, 1966 in Kajaani) is a Finnish wheelchair curler.[3][4]
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| Born | February 13, 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Lappi Kurlinki Ry, Rovaniemi[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Wheelchair Championship appearances | 4 (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paralympic appearances | 2 (2014, 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He participated in the 2014 and 2018 Winter Paralympics where Finnish team finished on tenth and eleventh places respectively.
His wife Sari is also a member of the Finland national wheelchair curling team.[5]
Teams
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 2008–09 | Sari Räsänen | Tarja Hänninen | Jorma Lehmus | Markku Karjalainen | FWhCC 2009  | ||
| 2009–10 | Sari Räsänen | Tarja Hänninen | Vesa Leppänen | Markku Karjalainen | FWhCC 2010 | ||
| 2010–11 | Vesa Hellman | Tuomo Aarnikka | Markku Karjalainen | Riitta Särösalo | Sari Karjalainen | Lauri Ikävalko | WWhCQ 2010 (8th) |
| Markku Karjalainen | Sari Karjalainen | Vesa Leppänen | FWhCC 2011 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Markku Karjalainen (fourth) | Vesa Hellman (skip) | Sari Karjalainen | Tuomo Aarnikka | Riitta Särösalo | Lauri Ikävalko | WWhCQ 2011  |
| Markku Karjalainen | Vesa Leppänen | Sari Karjalainen | FWhCC 2012 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Markku Karjalainen (fourth) | Vesa Hellman (skip) | Sari Karjalainen | Tuomo Aarnikka | Lauri Ikävalko | WWhCQ 2012 | |
| Vesa Leppänen | Sari Karjalainen | Markku Karjalainen | FWhCC 2013  | ||||
| Markku Karjalainen (fourth) | Vesa Hellman (skip) | Sari Karjalainen | Tuomo Aarnikka | Mina Mojtahedi | Osku Kuutamo | WWhCC 2013 (8th) | |
| 2013–14 | Markku Karjalainen | Sari Karjalainen | Vesa Hellman | Tuomo Aarnikka | Mina Mojtahedi | Osku Kuutamo | WPG 2014 (10th) |
| 2014–15 | Markku Karjalainen | Sari Karjalainen | Mina Mojtahedi | Tuomo Aarnikka | Vesa Leppänen | Anne Malmi | WWhCC 2015 |
| 2015–16 | Markku Karjalainen | Sari Karjalainen | Yrjö Jääskeläinen | Tuomo Aarnikka | Riitta Särösalo | Lauri Ikävalko | WWhCC 2016 (10th) |
| 2016–17 | Markku Karjalainen | Yrjö Jääskeläinen | Sari Karjalainen | Vesa Leppänen | Riitta Särösalo | Vesa Kokko | WWhBCC 2016 WWhCC 2017 (10th) |
| 2017–18 | Markku Karjalainen | Yrjö Jääskeläinen | Vesa Leppänen | Sari Karjalainen | Riitta Särösalo | Vesa Kokko | WPG 2018 (11th) |
References
- Lappi Kurlinki Ry | Curling.fi(in Finnish)
- Finnish championships - past seasons | Curling.fi (look at "Finnish Wheelchair Curling Championships")
- Markku Karjalainen on the World Curling Federation database
- Karjalainen, Markku E | Curling.fi
- Paralympialaisissa epäonnistunut pyörätuolicurlingjoukkue kriisissä – kovaa kritiikkiä joukkueen jättävältä konkariparilta: “Viime vuonna alkoi sekoile, sählää, hajoita ja hallitse -toiminta” | Yle Urheilu | yle.fi(in Finnish)
External links
- Markku Karjalainen at International Paralympic Committee
- Markku Karjalainen at International Paralympic Committee
- Markku Karjalainen at World Curling Federation
- Markku Karjalainen at CurlingZone
- Profile at the official website for the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Profile at the official website for the 2018 Winter Paralympics (web archive)
- Video: PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games - Wheelchair curling - Round Robin - Great Britain vs Finland on YouTube
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