Vesa Hellman (born November 11, 1970 in Pertteli) is a Finnish wheelchair curler.[3][4]
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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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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He participated in the 2014 Winter Paralympics where Finnish team finished on tenth place.
Teams edit
| 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 
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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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| 2012–13 | Markku Karjalainen (fourth) | Vesa Hellman (skip) | Sari Karjalainen | Tuomo Aarnikka | Lauri Ikävalko | WWhCQ 2012 
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| Vesa Hellman | Seppo Pihnala | Mina Mojtahedi | Tuomo Aarnikka | FWhCC 2013
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| 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) |
References edit
- ^ Hyvinkään Curling ry | Curling.fi(in Finnish)
- ^ Finnish championships - past seasons | Curling.fi (look at "Finnish Wheelchair Curling Championships")
- ^ Vesa Hellman on the World Curling database
- ^ Hellman, Vesa | Curling.fi
External links edit
- Vesa Hellman at World Curling
- Vesa Hellman at Paralympic.org
- Profile at the official website for the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Vesa Hellman on Facebook
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