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2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event
The qualification event of the 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from November 3 to 8, 2012 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland, which hosted the qualification tournaments for the past two World Wheelchair Curling Championships. The qualification event was open to any World Curling Federation affiliated national team not already qualified. The event's two top finishers, Norway and Finland, will join the top 8 finishers from the last World Wheelchair Curling Championship at this season's event in Sochi, Russia. Of the 11 teams that competed, Italy and Norway last competed at the Worlds in 2012, Germany and the Czech Republic in 2011, Switzerland in 2009, Japan in 2008, Denmark in 2007, and Poland in 2005. Finland, Latvia and Turkey never appeared at a World Wheelchair Curling Championship prior to this season, and Turkey made its debut on the world wheelchair curling stage at the qualification event. After the round robin, Finland, Norway, Italy, ...
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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); most ...
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Lauri Ikävalko
Lauri may refer to: * Lauri (given name), including a list of people with the name * Lauri (surname), including a list of people with the name * Lauri, Põlva County, a village in Estonia * Lauri, Rapla County, a village in Estonia * Lauri, Võru County, a village in Estonia See also * Lauria (other) * Laurie (other) * Lauris (given name) * Laur (surname) * Lorry * Lurie * Villa Lauri Villa Lauri is an early 20th-century Neoclassical townhouse in Birkirkara, Malta. The villa was built as a private family residence. Part of the property is privately owned, while most of it belongs to the Roman Catholic Church. At one point the ...
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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 ...
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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
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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 Fin ...
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Per Christensen (curling)
Per Christensen (born 1 November 1955 in Frederiksberg) is a Danish male curler and coach. As a coach of Norwegian wheelchair curling team he participated in 2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of .... Record as a coach of national teams References External links *Paralympic Team Norway - Olympiatoppen(page 27) Living people 1955 births Sportspeople from Frederiksberg Curlers from the Capital Region of Denmark Danish male curlers Danish curling coaches {{Denmark-curling-bio-stub ...
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Kasper Poulsen
Kasper Poulsen is a Danish wheelchair 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 .... Teams Record as a coach of national teams References External links * Living people Danish male curlers Danish wheelchair curlers Danish curling coaches Year of birth missing (living people) {{Denmark-curling-bio-stub ...
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Thomas Pedersen (curler)
Thomas Pedersen may refer to: * Thomas Pedersen (handballer) (born 1980), Danish handballer * Thomas Pedersen (volleyball) (born 1993), Danish volleyball player * Thomas Pedersen (singer), Norwegian singer and member of Cir.Cuz * Thomas Garm Pedersen, Danish professor in physics and nanotechnology * Thomas Vilhelm Pedersen Thomas Vilhelm Pedersen (28 January 1820 – 13 March 1859) was a Danish painter and illustrator who is known for his illustrations for fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen. He was the first artist to illustrate Andersen's works. His drawin ...
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Henrik Harlev Petersen
Henrik Harlev Petersen (or Henrik Petersen, Henrik Harlev) is a Danish wheelchair curler Wheelchair curling is an adaptation of curling for athletes with a disability affecting their lower limbs or gait. Wheelchair curling is governed by the World Curling Federation, and is one of the sports in the Paralympic Games, Winter Paralympic .... Teams References External links * Living people Danish male curlers Danish wheelchair curlers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Denmark-curling-bio-stub ...
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Rosita Jensen
Ingerlise Rosita Jensen (born in Copenhagen) is a Danish wheelchair curler. She participated in the 2006 Winter Paralympics The 2006 Winter Paralympic Games ( it, Giochi paralimpici invernali del 2006), the ninth Paralympic Winter Games, took place in Turin, Italy from 10 to 19 March 2006. These were the first Winter Paralympic Games to be held in Italy. They were ... where Danish team finished on fifth place. Teams References External links * Living people 1951 births Sportspeople from Copenhagen Danish female curlers Danish wheelchair curlers Paralympic wheelchair curlers for Denmark Wheelchair curlers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics {{Denmark-curling-bio-stub ...
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Preben Nielsen
Preben Granhøj Nielsen is a Danish wheelchair curler Wheelchair curling is an adaptation of curling for athletes with a disability affecting their lower limbs or gait. Wheelchair curling is governed by the World Curling Federation, and is one of the sports in the Paralympic Games, Winter Paralympic .... Teams References External links * Living people Danish male curlers Danish wheelchair curlers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Denmark-curling-bio-stub ...
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