Jalle Jungnell

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Jalle Jungnell (born 6 January 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. [1] He is also the founder and owner of Panthera, a wheelchair-manufacturer in Sweden. [2] [3]

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In 2024, he was inducted into the World Curling Hall of Fame. [4]

Results

IPC logo (2004).svg Paralympic Games
FinishEventYearPlace
BronzeWheelchair curling 2006 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Torino
BronzeWheelchair curling 2010 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Vancouver
Wheelchair curling pictogram (Paralympics).svg Wheelchair curling World Championships
FinishEventYearPlace
4.Wheelchair curling 2002 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Sursee
7.Wheelchair curling 2004 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Sursee
4.Wheelchair curling 2005 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Glasgow
6.Wheelchair curling 2008 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Sursee
SilverWheelchair curling 2009 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Vancouver
6.Wheelchair curling 2012 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Chuncheon
SilverWheelchair curling 2013 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Sochi

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References

  1. Toronto Star
  2. "Jalle Jungnell compares designing wheelchairs to Formula 1". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  3. "Jalle Jungnell Founder of Panthera - Panthera AB - Manufacturer of the world´s lightest wheelchairs". www.panthera.se. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  4. "World Curling inducts 2024 Hall of Fame recipients". World Curling . 2024-03-31.