Vesa Kokko (born October 4, 1964 in Tampere) is a Finnish male wheelchair curler and curling coach.[4][5]
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| Born | October 4, 1964[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Tampereen Curling ry, Tampere[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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As a coach of Finnish wheelchair curling team he participated in 2018 Winter Paralympics.
Teams
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 2007–08 | Vesa Kokko | Harri Haapala | Anneli Rämö | Riitta Särösalo | FWhCC 2008 
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| 2008–09 | 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 | Riitta Särösalo | Vesa Kokko | Mikko Nuora | FWhCC 2011
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| 2011–12 | Vesa Hellman | Mikko Nuora | Riitta Särösalo | Vesa Kokko | FWhCC 2012
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Record as a coach of national teams
edit| Year | Tournament, event | National team | Place |
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| 2016 | 2016 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship | Finland (wheelchair) |
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| 2017 | 2017 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | Finland (wheelchair) |
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| 2018 | 2018 Winter Paralympics | Finland (wheelchair) |
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| 2018 | 2018 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship | Finland (wheelchair) |
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| 2019 | 2019 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship | Finland (wheelchair) |
10
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References
edit- ^ Coach Profile - Vesa KOKKO - Wheelchair Curling - World Para Nordic Skiing - Live results | International Paralympic Committee
- ^ Tampereen Curling ry | Curling.fi(in Finnish)
- ^ Finnish championships - past seasons | Curling.fi (look at "Finnish Wheelchair Curling Championships")
- ^ Vesa Kokko on the World Curling database
- ^ Kokko, Vesa | Curling.fi
External links
edit- Vesa Kokko at World Curling
- Vesa Kokko on Facebook
- Video: PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games - Wheelchair curling - Round Robin - Great Britain vs Finland on YouTube
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