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Wheelchair Curling At The 2010 Winter Paralympics
The wheelchair curling competition of the 2010 Winter Paralympics was held at the Hillcrest Centre, Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from 13 March to 20 March 2010. Ten teams competed in a single event, a mixed tournament in which men and women competed together. Medal summary Medal table Events * suspended Teams Each team consists of five curlers and must include at least one person from each gender. Qualification Qualification for the 2010 Paralympics was based on rankings in the 2007, 2008, and 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championships. Points were awarded for a top-ten finish in these three competitions, with twelve points given for taking first place and one point for tenth place. The nine countries with the most points were to qualify for the Vancouver Games, while the tenth slot was reserved for the host country, Canada. Because the Canadian team placed within the top nine point-scorers, the tenth slot was given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheelchair Curling - Paralympic Pictogram
A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, used when walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, problems related to old age, or disability. These can include spinal cord injuries (paraplegia, hemiplegia, and quadriplegia), cerebral palsy, brain injury, osteogenesis imperfecta, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, and more. Wheelchairs come in a wide variety of formats to meet the specific needs of their users. They may include specialized seating adaptions, individualized controls, and may be specific to particular activities, as seen with sports wheelchairs and beach wheelchairs. The most widely recognized distinction is between motorized wheelchairs, where propulsion is provided by batteries and electric motors, and manual wheelchairs, where the propulsive force is provided either by the wheelchair user or occupant pushing the wheelchair by hand ("self-propelled"), by an attendant pushing from the rear using the handle(s), or b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kang Mi-suk (curler)
Kang Mi-suk (born September 25, 1968) is a wheelchair curler from South Korea, and is on the South Korean wheelchair curling team. Her lower part of the body was paralysed due to a blood vessel abnormality with unknown causes. She participated at the 2014 Winter Paralympics, and 2010 Winter Paralympics, winning a silver medal. References External links *Profileat the Official Website for the 2010 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 44 , athletes = 506 , events = 64 in 5 sports , opening = 12 March , closing = 21 March , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Zach Beaumont , stadium = BC Place , winter_pr ... in Vancouver 1968 births Living people South Korean wheelchair curlers Paralympic wheelchair curlers for South Korea Wheelchair curlers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Place of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for South Korea Paralympic me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Sieger
Marcus Sieger (born 7 October 1975) is a German wheelchair curler. He competed with the German wheelchair curling team at the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot .... References External links * * * 1975 births Living people German male curlers German wheelchair curlers Paralympic wheelchair curlers for Germany Wheelchair curlers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Germany-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jens Jaeger
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Jens may refer to: * Jens (given name), a list of people with the name * Jens (surname), a list of people * Jens, Switzerland, a municipality * 1719 Jens, an asteroid See also * Jensen (other) * Jenssi Joensuu (; krl, Jovensuu; ) is a city and municipality in North Karelia, Finland, located on the northern shore of Lake Pyhäselkä (northern part of Lake Saimaa) at the mouth of the Pielinen River (''Pielisjoki''). It was founded in 1848. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Rea (curling)
Joseph Rea (born August 2, 1958) is a Canadian male curling, curler and coach (sport), coach. 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] |
World Curling Federation
The World Curling Federation (WCF) is the world governing body for curling accreditation, with offices in Perth, Scotland. It was formed out of the International Curling Federation (ICF), when the push for Olympic Winter Sport status was made. The name was changed in 1990. The ICF was initially formed in 1966 as a committee of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club in Perth after the success of the Scotch Cup series of world championships held between Canada and Scotland. At the outset, it comprised the associations of Scotland, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, and the United States. In the wake of its formation, it sanctioned the World Curling Championships. The WCF currently sanctions 15 international curling events (see below). The WCF is managed by eight Board Directors, one president, three vice-presidents (one from each WCF regional zone - Americas, Europe, Pacific-Asia) and six Board Directors. The six Board Directors must all come from different member associations. All po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomas Nordin
Tomas Nordin (born 9 October 1969) is a Swedish curler and world champion. Born in Härnösand, Sweden, Nordin won a gold medal in the 1997, 2001 and 2004 World Curling Championships, all three times with skip Peja Lindholm Peter "Peja" Rutger Lindholm (born 2 June 1970 in Östersund, Sweden) is a retired Swedish curler. Lindholm is currently a coach of the Chinese Curling Association.https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/curling/athlete-profi ..., and received silver medal in 1998 and 2000."Curling – Men: World Championships" (Retrieved on March 24, 2008) He is European champion from 1998 and 2001 (with skip Peja Lindholm), and has received a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrik Kallin
Patrik Åke Kalli (born in Härnösand) is a Swedish wheelchair curler. (look for "Kallin, Patrik") He participated at the 2010 Winter Paralympics where Swedish team won a bronze medal, and at the 2014 Winter Paralympics where Swedish team finished on seventh place. Wheelchair curling teams and events References External links *Profileat the Official Website for the 2010 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 44 , athletes = 506 , events = 64 in 5 sports , opening = 12 March , closing = 21 March , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Zach Beaumont , stadium = BC Place , winter_pr ... in VancouverPatrik KALLIN , Wheelchair Curling , Sweden - Sochi 2014 Paralympic winter Games* Living people 1979 births Sportspeople from Härnösand Swedish male curlers Swedish wheelchair curlers Paralympic wheelchair curlers for Sweden Wheelchair curlers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anette Wilhelm
Anette Wilhelm (born Anette Svensson on 22 March 1972) is a Swedish wheelchair curler. She was on the bronze winning Swedish team at Wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics. She was also on the silver medal-winning Swedish team at the 2009 world championship. She has two children and was paralyzed in an accident. Results Private life She is married to fellow curling coach .References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrik Burman
Ulf Patrik Burman (born ) is a Swedish wheelchair curler. (look for "Burman, Patrik") He participated at the 2010 Winter Paralympics where Swedish team won a bronze medal. Wheelchair curling teams and events References External links *Profileat the Official Website for the 2010 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 44 , athletes = 506 , events = 64 in 5 sports , opening = 12 March , closing = 21 March , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Zach Beaumont , stadium = BC Place , winter_pr ... in Vancouver * Living people 1968 births Swedish male curlers Swedish wheelchair curlers Paralympic wheelchair curlers for Sweden Wheelchair curlers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Sweden Paralympic medalists in wheelchair curling Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-Paralympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Ikonen
Glenn Ikonen (born 29 April 1955) is a Swedish Paralympic wheelchair curler. He was on the bronze medal-winning Swedish team at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and competed at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, where he was suspended for six months for use of an illegal drug, a blood pressure Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels. Most of this pressure results from the heart pumping blood through the circulatory system. When used without qualification, the term "blood pressure" r ... medicine he had taken for 4–5 years, prescribed by his doctor. He moved to Sweden from Finland in 1979. Results References External links *Profileat the Official Website for the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver 1955 births Swedish male curlers Swedish wheelchair curlers Wheelchair curlers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Wheelchair curlers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Wheelchair curlers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Paralympic whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalle Jungnell
Jalle Jungnell (born 6 November 1954) is a Swedish Paralympic wheelchair curler. His team won bronze in Wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and in the 2009 World wheelchair curling championship they won silver. He is also the founder and owner of Panthera, a wheelchair-manufacturer in Sweden. Results References External links *Profileat the Official Website for the 2010 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 44 , athletes = 506 , events = 64 in 5 sports , opening = 12 March , closing = 21 March , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Zach Beaumont , stadium = BC Place , winter_pr ... in Vancouver 1954 births Living people Swedish male curlers Swedish wheelchair curlers Medalists at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Sweden Paralympic wheelchair curlers for Sweden Wheelchair curlers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Wheelchair curlers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
