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Juha Pekaristo
Juha Pekaristo is a Finland, Finnish male curling, curler. At the national level, he is a five-time Finnish Men's Curling Championship, Finnish men's champion curler (2008, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2020), a 2010 Finnish Mixed Curling Championship, Finnish mixed champion curler and a two-time Finnish Junior Curling Championships, Finnish junior champion curler (1998, 1999). He started curling in 1993. Teams Men's Mixed References External links * Living people Finnish male curlers Finnish curling champions Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Finnish people {{Finland-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyvinkää
Hyvinkää (; , ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Hyvinkää is situated in the northern part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Hyvinkää is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland. Hyvinkää is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately million inhabitants. Hyvinkää is located approximately north of the capital Helsinki. The city was granted its charter in 1960. The municipality shares borders with Riihimäki and Hausjärvi to the north, Mäntsälä to the east, Tuusula and Nurmijärvi to the south, and Vihti and Loppi to the west. Highways, such as the Tampere Highway ( E12) and Hanko Highway, as well as rail connections, make it one of the suburban commuter centres of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. The city planning has placed emphasis on recreational facilities. Hyvinkää is home to several well-known buildings, including the 1961 church and the Kytäjä manor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomi Rantamäki
Tomi Rantamäki (born 18 September 1968) is a Finnish curler from Espoo. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics in the mixed doubles competition. He and partner Oona Kauste placed 7th. He has served as the coach of the Chinese Mixed Doubles Curling team since 2021. Career Athlete Finished seventh in the mixed doubles at the PyeongChang Pyeongchang ( , ; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seo ... 2018 Winter Olympic. Four consecutive World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances (2016–19), finishing a career-best seventh in his first two championships. Competed four European Championships from 1992 to 2013. Coach Led the Finnish men to a fourth-place finish at the 2015 World Championship. Finished ninth with the Chinese women's team at the 2021 World Mixed Doubles Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Curling Champions
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Living People
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Bettina Mandelin
Bettina, also spelled Betina, is a female name predominantly found in the Italian and German languages. This name has various interpreted meanings and origins. In Italian, Bettina originated as a diminutive of the names Elisabetta and Benedetta. Benedetta is the Italian feminine form of Benedict, meaning "Blessed," while Elisabetta is the Italian form of Elizabeth, which itself comes from the Hebrew name Elisheva or Elisheba, meaning "my God is an oath". The name has several variations, including Bettine, and though it is a diminutive itself, it can be shortened to Betty, Bette, Ina, or Tina. People * Bettina d'Andrea (1311–1335), Italian legal scholar and professor * Bettina Aptheker (born 1944), American political activist, feminist professor and author * Bettina Arndt (born 1949), Australian writer, commentator and sex therapist * Bettina von Arnim (1785–1859), German writer and novelist * Bettina Banoun (born 1972), Norwegian tax lawyer and actor * Bettina Bäumer (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katja Kiiskinen
Katja Kiiskinen (born 10 October 1983) is a Finnish curler and curling coach. At the national level, she is a two-time Finnish women's champion curler (2003, 2010), three-time Finnish mixed doubles champion curler (2011, 2013, 2015), 2010 Finnish mixed champion curler. Teams Women's Mixed Mixed doubles Record as a coach of national teams Personal life Her brother Kalle Kiiskinen is also a curler and curling coach, he is a silver medallist of 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter O .... She started curling in 2000 at the age of 17. References External links * * * Video: Living people 1983 births Finnish female curlers Finnish curling champions Finnish curling coaches Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Finnis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wille Mäkelä
Wille Mäkelä (born 2 March 1974 in Hyvinkää) is a Finnish curler and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino."Torino 2006 – Results, Curling" – ''cbc.ca'' (Retrieved on March 21, 2008) He has obtained two bronze medals in the , and won a gold medal at the 2000 European Curling Championships
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Tuomas Vuori
Tuomas is a male given name common in Finland. It is the Finnish version of the name Thomas. Common variations of Tuomas in Finland include Tuomo, Toomas, Tomas and Thoma. The nameday is the 21st of December. As of 2013 there are more than 32,000 people with this name in Finland. Notable people Some notable people who have this name include: * Tuomas Aho, Finnish footballer * Tuomas Anhava, Finnish writer * Tuomas Bryggari (1881-1964), Finnish politician * Tuomas Enbuske, Finnish radio and TV presenter and journalist * Tuomas Gerdt, Finnish Knight of the Mannerheim Cross * Tuomas Grönman, retired ice hockey player * Tuomas Haapala, Finnish footballer * Tuomas Holopainen, Finnish musician * , Finnish historian * Tuomas Huhtanen, Finnish ice hockey left winger * Tuomas W. Hyrskymurto, Finnish merchant and communist * Tuomas Kansikas, Finnish footballer * Tuomas Kantelinen, Finnish composer * Tuomas Ketola, Finnish former tennis player * Tuomas Kiiskinen, Finnish ice hockey p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jani Sullanmaa
Jani Sullanmaa (born 19 December 1981 in Hyvinkää) is a Finnish curler. He currently plays third for Aku Kauste. Sullanmaa played juniors for Tuomas Vuori as his third. He won a silver medal at the 2003 Junior "B" World Championships followed up with a 9th-place finish at the 2003 World Junior Curling Championships. Sullanmaa would then join Markku Uusipaavalniemi Markku Uusipaavalniemi (born 23 November 1966) is a Finnish curler and former politician. Curling career Uusipaavalniemi was the skip of Team Finland for the first time in the mid-1990s. Most (but not all) of Finland's curling medals have been ...'s team. He first played as the team's alternate and moved to second position after the 2006 Winter Olympics. At the Olympics, Sullanmaa won a silver medal as a member of the team. References External links * 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Hyvinkää Finnish male curlers Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic curlers for Finland Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jari Rouvinen
Jari Rouvinen is a Finland, Finnish male curling, curler and curling coach (sport), coach. At the national level, he is a four-time Finnish Men's Curling Championship, Finnish men's champion curler (2003, 2007, 2008, 2015) and two-time Finnish Junior Curling Championships, Finnish junior champion curler (2001, 2002). He started curling in 2001. Teams Record as a coach of national teams References External links * Living people Finnish male curlers Finnish curling champions Finnish curling coaches Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Finnish people {{Finland-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
