Markku Karjalainen (born in
Kajaani
Kajaani (; sv, Kajana) is the most populous town and the capital of the Kainuu Region of Finland. It is located southeast of Lake Oulu (Oulujärvi), which drains into the Gulf of Bothnia through the Oulu River (Oulujoki). As of , it had a pop ...
) is a
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
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wheelchair curler.
He participated in the
2014
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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.
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.
Paralympialaisissa epäonnistunut pyörätuolicurlingjoukkue kriisissä – kovaa kritiikkiä joukkueen jättävältä konkariparilta: “Viime vuonna alkoi sekoile, sählää, hajoita ja hallitse -toiminta” , Yle Urheilu , yle.fi
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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 Finland
Wheelchair curlers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
Wheelchair curlers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
Finnish wheelchair curling champions
21st-century Finnish people
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