Markku Karjalainen

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Markku Karjalainen
 
Born (1966-02-13) 13 February 1966 (age 57)
Team
Curling clubLappi Kurlinki Ry, Rovaniemi [1]
Career
Member AssociationFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
World Wheelchair Championship
appearances
4 (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Paralympic
appearances
2 (2014, 2018)
Medal record
Wheelchair curling
World Wheelchair Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Lohja
Finnish Wheelchair Championship [2]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012

Markku Karjalainen (born 13 February 1966 in Kajaani) is a Finnish wheelchair curler. [3] [4]

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He participated in the 2014 and 2018 Winter Paralympics where Finnish team finished on tenth and eleventh places respectively.

His wife Sari is also a member of the Finland national wheelchair curling team. [5]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
2008–09 Sari Räsänen Tarja Hänninen Jorma Lehmus Markku Karjalainen FWhCC 2009 Silver medal icon.svg
2009–10Sari RäsänenTarja Hänninen Vesa Leppänen Markku KarjalainenFWhCC 2010 Silver medal icon.svg
2010–11 Vesa Hellman Tuomo Aarnikka Markku Karjalainen Riitta Särösalo Sari Karjalainen Lauri Ikävalko WWhCQ 2010 (8th)
Markku KarjalainenSari KarjalainenVesa LeppänenFWhCC 2011 Silver medal icon.svg
2011–12Markku Karjalainen (fourth)Vesa Hellman (skip)Sari KarjalainenTuomo AarnikkaRiitta SärösaloLauri Ikävalko WWhCQ 2011 Bronze medal icon.svg
Markku KarjalainenVesa LeppänenSari KarjalainenFWhCC 2012 Bronze medal icon.svg
2012–13Markku Karjalainen (fourth)Vesa Hellman (skip)Sari KarjalainenTuomo AarnikkaLauri Ikävalko WWhCQ 2012 Silver medal icon.svg
Vesa LeppänenSari KarjalainenMarkku KarjalainenFWhCC 2013 Gold medal icon.svg
Markku Karjalainen (fourth)Vesa Hellman (skip)Sari KarjalainenTuomo Aarnikka Mina Mojtahedi Osku Kuutamo WWhCC 2013 (8th)
2013–14Markku KarjalainenSari KarjalainenVesa HellmanTuomo AarnikkaMina MojtahediOsku Kuutamo WPG 2014 (10th)
2014–15Markku KarjalainenSari KarjalainenMina MojtahediTuomo AarnikkaVesa Leppänen Anne Malmi WWhCC 2015 Bronze medal icon.svg
2015–16Markku KarjalainenSari Karjalainen Yrjö Jääskeläinen Tuomo AarnikkaRiitta SärösaloLauri Ikävalko WWhCC 2016 (10th)
2016–17Markku KarjalainenYrjö JääskeläinenSari KarjalainenVesa LeppänenRiitta Särösalo Vesa Kokko WWhBCC 2016 Gold medal icon.svg
WWhCC 2017 (10th)
2017–18Markku KarjalainenYrjö JääskeläinenVesa LeppänenSari KarjalainenRiitta SärösaloVesa Kokko WPG 2018 (11th)

Mixed doubles

SeasonFemaleMaleCoachEvents
2021–22 Sari Karjalainen Markku Karjalainen Juuso Rasanen WWhMDCC 2022 (...th)

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