Jari Laukkanen (curler)
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birthday | 12th June 1965 (age 55) | |||||||||||||||||||||
place of birth | Kesälahti , Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||
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nation | Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||
society | Hyvinkää CC | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Second | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing hand | right | |||||||||||||||||||||
status | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||
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last change: March 4, 2010 |
Jari Laukkanen (born June 12, 1965 in Kesälahti ) is a Finnish curler .
Laukkanen made his international debut in 1987 at the European Curling Championships in Oberstdorf , but he remained without a medal. Two years later at the 1989 World Curling Championship Challenge, he won his first medal with a silver medal. In 2000 he was European champion at the EM in Oberstdorf.
Laukkanen played for Finland at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City as a lead. The team finished the tournament in fifth place.
successes
- European Champion 2000
- 3rd place World Championship 1998, 2000
- 3rd place European Championship 1999, 2001
- 2nd place World Championship Challenge 1989
Web links
- Jari Laukkanen (Curler) on Worldcurling.org (English)
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SURNAME | Laukkanen, Jari |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish curler |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1965 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kesalahti |