2015 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
The 2015 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 6 to 13 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland. Qualification * (host country) *Top seven teams from the 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship: ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *Two teams from the 2015 WWhCC Qualification Event ** ** Qualification event Two teams will qualify for the World Championship from the qualifying event held in November 2014 in Lillehammer, Norway. Teams Round robin standings ''Final Round Robin Standings'' Round robin results All draw times are listed in Eastern European Time Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+02:00 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. The zone uses daylight saving time, so that it uses UTC+03:00 during the summer. A number of African countries use UTC ... (UTC+02). Draw 1 ''Saturday, February 7, 17:00'' Draw 2 ''Sunday, February 8, 9:30'' Draw 3 ''Sunday, February 8, 15:30'' Draw 4 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lohja
Lohja (; sv, Lojo) is a city and municipality in the Uusimaa region of Finland. The city has a population of 47,518 (2017), and it covers an area of of which , or 8.3 percent, is water. The population density of Lohja is . The municipality is bilingual, with the majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers. Lohja has the fourth-most summer houses of any municipality in Finland, with 8,468 located within the city as of June 2018. Lohja is located near Greater Helsinki, and it benefits from a good road network. It takes less than an hour to drive from Helsinki to Lohja on the E18 motorway, which is one of the most significant main road connections in Lohja next to Hangonväylä. City's bilingual slogan is: ''Järvikaupunki - Insjöstaden'' which translates to "Lake city". The landscape of Lohja is characterized by manors and gardens. Its area is divided by the Lohja ridge, which forms a watershed for the largest lake system in Uusimaa, Lake Lohja (Lohjanjärvi); mos ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dennis Thiessen
Dennis Thiessen (born April 20, 1961, in Crystal City, Manitoba) is a Wheelchair curling, wheelchair curler who was part of the Wheelchair curling at the 2014 Winter Paralympics, winning team in wheelchair curling for Canada at the 2014 Winter Paralympics. He played on the winning Canadian team at the 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship. His disability is that at seventeen he lost his leg. He is the only Manitoban on the team and lives in Sanford, Manitoba. He was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 2019. Personal Thiessen was born in Crystal City, Manitoba on April 20, 1961, and now resides in Sanford, Manitoba. He is married and has 2 children. In 1978, when Thiessen was 17 years old, he had an accident in his family's farm and had lost his leg. He was suggested to give wheelchair curling a try in 2005. He said that he was really inspired by another Manitoban winter sportsperson Cindy Klassen and that she was "the ultimate professional and a great repre ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tuomo Aarnikka
Tuomo Aarnikka (born in Lahti) is a Finnish wheelchair curler. He participated in the 2014 Winter Paralympics The 2014 Winter Paralympics (russian: Зимние Паралимпийские игры 2014, Zimniye Paralimpiyskiye igry 2014), the 11th Paralympic Winter Games, and also more generally known as the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, were an ... where Finnish team finished on tenth place. Teams References External links *Profile at the official website for the 2014 Winter Paralympics* Living people 1967 births Sportspeople from Lahti Finnish male curlers Finnish wheelchair curlers Paralympic wheelchair curlers for Finland Wheelchair curlers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Finnish wheelchair curling champions 20th-century Finnish people 21st-century Finnish people {{Finland-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mina Mojtahedi
Mina Mojtahedi (born in Tehran, Iran) is a Finnish wheelchair curler. She participated in the 2014 Winter Paralympics where Finnish team finished on tenth place. In 2018–2020 she lived in Switzerland and competed in 2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ... and 2020 Swiss Wheelchair Curling Championship. She was born in Iran, her father are Iranian and mother are Finnish. They moved from Iran to Scotland when Mina was at the age of 6. Teams References External links *Profile at the official website for the 2014 Winter Paralympics* * Living people 1973 births Sportspeople from Tehran Finnish female curlers Finnish wheelchair curlers Paralympic wheelchair curlers for Finland Wheelchair curlers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Finnish expatriates i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sari Karjalainen
Sari Karjalainen (born 26 June 1968 in Ylitornio as Sari Räsänen) is a Finnish wheelchair curler. She participated in the 2014 and 2018 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 49 , athletes = 569 , events = 80 in 6 sports , opening = 9 March , closing = 18 March , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Eun-jung Seo Soon-seok , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic ... where Finnish team finished on tenth and eleventh places respectively. Her husband Markku is also a member of the Finland national wheelchair curling team. Teams Mixed doubles References External links *Profile at the official website for the 2014 Winter Paralympics (web archive) * Video: [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Markku Karjalainen
Markku Karjalainen (born in Kajaani) is a Finnish wheelchair curler. He participated in the 2014 and 2018 Winter Paralympics where Finnish team finished on tenth and eleventh places respectively. His wife Sari A sari (sometimes also saree or shari)The name of the garment in various regional languages include: * as, শাৰী, xārī, translit-std=ISO * bn, শাড়ি, śāṛi, translit-std=ISO * gu, સાડી, sāḍī, translit-std= ... is also a member of the Finland national wheelchair curling team. Teams Mixed doubles References External links **[https://web.archive.org/web/20180418032014/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/wheelchair-curling/athlete-profile-n3049554-markku-karjalainen.htm Profile at the official website for the 2018 Winter Paralympics] (web archive) * Video: Living people 1966 births Sportspeople from Kajaani Finnish male curlers Finnish wheelchair curlers Paralympic wheelchair curlers for Finl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Li Jianrui
Li Jianrui is a Chinese male curler and curling coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities * Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process ** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers Transportation * Co .... Record as a coach of national teams References External links * Living people Chinese male curlers Chinese curling coaches Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{PRChina-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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He Jun (curler)
He Jun (born in Heilongjiang) is a Chinese wheelchair curler. He participated in the 2014 Winter Paralympics The 2014 Winter Paralympics (russian: Зимние Паралимпийские игры 2014, Zimniye Paralimpiyskiye igry 2014), the 11th Paralympic Winter Games, and also more generally known as the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, were an ... where Chinese team finished on fourth place. Teams References External links *Profile at the official website for the 2014 Winter Paralympics* Video: Living people 1986 births Sportspeople from Heilongjiang Chinese male curlers Chinese wheelchair curlers Paralympic wheelchair curlers of China Wheelchair curlers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics 21st-century Chinese people {{PRChina-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Xu Guangqin
Xu Guangqin (born in Heilongjiang) is a Chinese wheelchair curler. She participated in the 2014 Winter Paralympics The 2014 Winter Paralympics (russian: Зимние Паралимпийские игры 2014, Zimniye Paralimpiyskiye igry 2014), the 11th Paralympic Winter Games, and also more generally known as the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, were an ... where Chinese team finished on fourth place. Teams References External links *Profile at the official website for the 2014 Winter Paralympics* Video: Living people 1990 births Sportspeople from Heilongjiang Chinese female curlers Chinese wheelchair curlers Paralympic wheelchair curlers for China Wheelchair curlers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zhang Qiang (curler)
Zhang Qiang (; born 4 May 1979) was part of the Chinese team that won gold in Wheelchair curling at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. He also competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics The 2014 Winter Paralympics (russian: Зимние Паралимпийские игры 2014, Zimniye Paralimpiyskiye igry 2014), the 11th Paralympic Winter Games, and also more generally known as the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, were an .... References External links *Profile - 2014 Paralympic Winter Games(web archive) 1979 births Living people Chinese amputees Chinese male curlers Chinese wheelchair curlers Paralympic wheelchair curlers for China Paralympic medalists in wheelchair curling Paralympic gold medalists for China Wheelchair curlers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Wheelchair curlers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics World wheelchair curling champions 21st-century Chinese people {{PRChina-Paralympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Liu Wei (curler)
Liu Wei (, born 15 August 1984) was part of the Chinese team that won gold in Wheelchair curling at the 2018 Winter Paralympics The wheelchair curling competition of the 2018 Winter Paralympics was held from 10 to 17 March 2018 at the Gangneung Gymnasium in Gangneung, South Korea. For the first time, twelve mixed teams will compete at the Winter Paralympics. Medal summar .... He had poliomyelitis in youth. References External links * 1984 births Living people Chinese male curlers Chinese wheelchair curlers Paralympic wheelchair curlers for China Paralympic medalists in wheelchair curling Paralympic gold medalists for China Wheelchair curlers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Wheelchair curlers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics 21st-century Chinese people {{PRChina-Paralympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joe Rea
Joseph Rea (born August 2, 1958) is a Canadian male curler and coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities * Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process ** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers Transportation * Co .... Record as a coach of national teams References External links *Joe Rea, coach , Canadian Paralympic Committee(web archive)Joe Rea , Canadian Paralympic Committee*Rea earns HOF honour - Curling Canada Living people 1958 births Curlers from Vancouver Canadian male curlers Canadian curling coaches {{Canada-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |