Jari Laukkanen (curler)

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Jari Laukkanen Curling
birthday 12th June 1965 (age 55)
place of birth Kesälahti , Finland
Career
nation FinlandFinland Finland
society Hyvinkää CC
Playing position Second
Playing hand right
status unknown
Medal table
World Cup medals 0 × gold 0 × silver 2 × bronze
EM medals 1 × gold 0 × silver 2 × bronze
World Curling ChampionshipTemplate: medals_winter sports / maintenance / unrecognized
bronze 1998 Kamloops
bronze 2000 Glasgow
European Curling ChampionshipTemplate: medals_winter sports / maintenance / unrecognized
bronze 1999 Chamonix
gold 2000 Oberstdorf
bronze 2001 Vierumäki
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

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