| Vesa Hellman | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 11, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Hyvinkään Curling ry [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Wheelchair Championship appearances | 1 (2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paralympic appearances | 1 (2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vesa Hellman (born November 11, 1970 in Pertteli) is a Finnish wheelchair curler. [3] [4]
He participated in the 2014 Winter Paralympics where Finnish team finished on tenth place.
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 2008–09 | Vesa Hellman | Tuomo Aarnikka | Jari Manni | Riitta Särösalo | Seppo Pihnala | Lauri Ikävalko | WWhCQ 2008 (7th) |
| Vesa Hellman | Vesa Kokko | Riitta Särösalo | Anneli Rämö | FWhCC 2009  | |||
| 2009–10 | Vesa Hellman | Vesa Kokko | Riitta Särösalo | FWhCC 2010  | |||
| 2010–11 | Vesa Hellman | Tuomo Aarnikka | Markku Karjalainen | Riitta Särösalo | Sari Karjalainen | Lauri Ikävalko | WWhCQ 2010 (8th) |
| Vesa Hellman | Riitta Särösalo | Vesa Kokko | Mikko Nuora | FWhCC 2011 | |||
| 2011–12 | Markku Karjalainen (fourth) | Vesa Hellman (skip) | Sari Karjalainen | Tuomo Aarnikka | Riitta Särösalo | Lauri Ikävalko | WWhCQ 2011 |
| Vesa Hellman | Mikko Nuora | Riitta Särösalo | Vesa Kokko | FWhCC 2012 | |||
| 2012–13 | Markku Karjalainen (fourth) | Vesa Hellman (skip) | Sari Karjalainen | Tuomo Aarnikka | Lauri Ikävalko | WWhCQ 2012  | |
| Vesa Hellman | Seppo Pihnala | Mina Mojtahedi | Tuomo Aarnikka | FWhCC 2013 | |||
| 2012–13 | Markku Karjalainen (fourth) | Vesa Hellman (skip) | Sari Karjalainen | Tuomo Aarnikka | Mina Mojtahedi | Osku Kuutamo | WWhCC 2013 (8th) |
| 2013–14 | Markku Karjalainen | Sari Karjalainen | Vesa Hellman | Tuomo Aarnikka | Mina Mojtahedi | Osku Kuutamo | WPG 2014 (10th) |
Wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics was played at the Pinerolo Palaghiaccio, in Pinerolo, 30 km southwest of Turin. Wheelchair curling was making its first appearance at the Paralympic Games and took the form of a mixed team event, open to athletes with a physical disability in the lower part of the body that required the everyday use of a wheelchair.
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 Winter Paralympic Games.
Ina Forrest is a wheelchair curler selected to be second for Canada's team at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Paralympics, winning a gold medal on both occasions. She has also won a gold medal 3 times in the World Wheelchair Curling Championships, in 2009, 2011, and 2013. She was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in February 2016. She is a member of the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, British Columbia.
The World Wheelchair Curling Championship is an annual world championship held to determine the world's best team in wheelchair curling. It is held every non-Paralympic year.
The 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held in Prague, Czech Republic from February 22 - March 1, 2011. Ten mixed gender teams competed for four playoff spots. In the final, Canada's Jim Armstrong defeated Scotland's Aileen Neilson in the final in 7 ends. Teams also gained qualification points from this event for the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi.
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.
The wheelchair curling competition of the 2014 Winter Paralympics was held from 8 to 15 March 2014 at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia. Ten mixed teams competed.
Penny Ricker Greely is a three time Paralympian for Team USA. She competes as a wheelchair curler and competed as a sitting volleyball player. She played in the bronze medal-winning United States team in Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and competed in Wheelchair curling at the 2014 Winter Paralympics and the 2018 Winter Paralympics.
The wheelchair curling competition of the 2018 Winter Paralympics was held from 10 to 17 March 2018 at the Gangneung Gymnasium in Gangneung, South Korea. For the first time, twelve mixed teams will compete at the Winter Paralympics.
The 2017 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from March 4 to 11 at the Gangneung Curling Centre in Gangneung, South Korea. Norway won a third title after winning over Russia, who defeated Norway during the 2016 championship final.
Wang Haitao is a Chinese wheelchair curler. He participated at the 2014, 2018 Winter Paralympics and 2022 Winter Paralympics, winning two gold medals in 2018 and 2022.
Markku Karjalainen is a Finnish wheelchair curler.
Sari Karjalainen is a Finnish wheelchair curler.
Tuomo Aarnikka is a Finnish wheelchair curler.
Mina Mojtahedi is a Finnish wheelchair curler.
Yrjö Tapani Jääskeläinen is a Finnish wheelchair curler.
Vesa Leppänen is a Finnish wheelchair curler.
Riitta Särösalo is a Finnish wheelchair curler.
Vesa Kokko is a Finnish male wheelchair curler and curling coach.
The 2016 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship was held from November 4 to 11, 2016 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland.
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