Riitta Särösalo (born 22 July 1952) is a Finnish wheelchair curler.[5][6]
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| Born | 22 July 1952[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Tampereen Curling ry, Tampere,[2] Hyvinkään Curling ry[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paralympic appearances | 1 (2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She participated in the 2018 Winter Paralympics where Finnish team finished on eleventh place.
Teams edit
Wheelchair mixed edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 2007–08 | Tuomo Aarnikka | Jari Manni | Harri Haapala | Riitta Särösalo | Seppo Pihnala | WWhCQ 2007 (8th) | |
| Vesa Kokko | Harri Haapala | Anneli Rämö | Riitta Särösalo | FWhCC 2008 
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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 
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| 2009–10 | Vesa Hellman | Vesa Kokko | Riitta Särösalo | FWhCC 2010 
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| 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
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| 2011–12 | Markku Karjalainen (fourth) | Vesa Hellman (skip) | Sari Karjalainen | Tuomo Aarnikka | Riitta Särösalo | Lauri Ikävalko | WWhCQ 2011
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| Vesa Hellman | Mikko Nuora | Riitta Särösalo | Vesa Kokko | FWhCC 2012
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| 2015–16 | Markku Karjalainen | Sari Karjalainen | Yrjö Jääskeläinen | Tuomo Aarnikka | Riitta Särösalo | Lauri Ikävalko | WWhCC 2016 (10th) |
| 2016–17 | Markku Karjalainen | Yrjö Jääskeläinen | Sari Karjalainen | Vesa Leppänen | Riitta Särösalo | Vesa Kokko | WWhBCC 2016 WWhCC 2017 (10th) |
| 2017–18 | Markku Karjalainen | Yrjö Jääskeläinen | Vesa Leppänen | Sari Karjalainen | Riitta Särösalo | Vesa Kokko | WPG 2018 (11th) |
| 2018–19 | Yrjö Jääskeläinen | Harri Tuomaala | Teemu Klasila | Riitta Särösalo | Pekka Pälsynaho | Vesa Kokko | WWhBCC 2018 (4th) |
| 2019–20 | Harri Tuomaala | Juha Rajala | Teemu Klasila | Riitta Särösalo | Pekka Pälsynaho | Vesa Kokko | WWhBCC 2019 (10th) |
Wheelchair mixed doubles edit
| Season | Male | Female | Events |
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| 2020–21 | Juha Rajala | Riitta Särösalo | FWhMDCC 2021
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| 2023–24 | Teemu Klasila | Riitta Särösalo | FWhMDCC 2024
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References edit
- ^ Athlete Profile - Riitta SAROSALO - Wheelchair Curling - World Para Nordic Skiing - Live results | International Paralympic Committee
- ^ Tampereen Curling ry | Curling.fi(in Finnish)
- ^ Hyvinkään Curling ry | Curling.fi(in Finnish)
- ^ Finnish championships - past seasons | Curling.fi (look at "Finnish Wheelchair Curling Championships")
- ^ Riitta Särösalo on the World Curling database
- ^ Särösalo, Riitta | Curling.fi
External links edit
- Riitta Särösalo at World Curling
- Riitta Särösalo at World Curling
- Riitta Särösalo at Paralympic.org
- Video: PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games - Wheelchair curling - Round Robin - Great Britain vs Finland on YouTube
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