Vesa Leppänen

Vesa Leppänen (born (1951-11-03)3 November 1951) is a Finnish wheelchair curler.[4][5]

Vesa Leppänen
Curler
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Born (1951-11-03) 3 November 1951[1]
Team
Curling clubLappi Kurlinki Ry, Rovaniemi[2]
Career
Member Association Finland
World Wheelchair Championship
appearances		2 (2015, 2017)
Paralympic
appearances		1 (2018)
Medal record
Wheelchair curling
World Wheelchair Championship
2015 Lohja
Finnish Wheelchair Championship[3]
2013
2010
2011
2012

He participated in the 2018 Winter Paralympics where Finnish team finished on eleventh place.

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2009–10 Sari RäsänenTarja HänninenVesa LeppänenMarkku KarjalainenFWhCC 2010
2010–11 Markku KarjalainenSari KarjalainenVesa LeppänenFWhCC 2011
2011–12 Markku KarjalainenVesa LeppänenSari KarjalainenFWhCC 2012
2012–13 Vesa LeppänenSari KarjalainenMarkku KarjalainenFWhCC 2013
2014–15 Markku KarjalainenSari KarjalainenMina MojtahediTuomo AarnikkaVesa LeppänenAnne MalmiWWhCC 2015
2016–17 Markku KarjalainenYrjö JääskeläinenSari KarjalainenVesa LeppänenRiitta SärösaloVesa KokkoWWhBCC 2016
WWhCC 2017 (10th)
2017–18 Markku KarjalainenYrjö JääskeläinenVesa LeppänenSari KarjalainenRiitta SärösaloVesa KokkoWPG 2018 (11th)

References
  1. Athlete Profile - Vesa LEPPANEN - Wheelchair Curling - World Para Nordic Skiing - Live results | International Paralympic Committee
  2. Lappi Kurlinki Ry | Curling.fi(in Finnish)
  3. Finnish championships - past seasons | Curling.fi (look at "Finnish Wheelchair Curling Championships")
  4. Vesa Leppänen on the World Curling Federation database
  5. Leppänen, Vesa | Curling.fi


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