Riitta Särösalo

Riitta Särösalo (born (1952-07-22)July 22, 1952) is a Finnish wheelchair curler.[5][6]

Riitta Särösalo
Curler
 ♀
Born (1952-07-22) July 22, 1952[1]
Team
Curling clubTampereen Curling ry, Tampere,[2]
Hyvinkään Curling ry[3]
Curling career
Member Association Finland
Paralympic
appearances		1 (2018)
Medal record
Wheelchair curling
Finnish Wheelchair Championship[4]
Gold medal – first place 2010
Gold medal – first place 2011
Gold medal – first place 2012
Silver medal – second place 2008
Bronze medal – third place 2009

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

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2007–08 Tuomo AarnikkaJari ManniHarri HaapalaRiitta SärösaloSeppo PihnalaWWhCQ 2007 (8th)
Vesa KokkoHarri HaapalaAnneli RämöRiitta SärösaloFWhCC 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2008–09 Vesa HellmanTuomo AarnikkaJari ManniRiitta SärösaloSeppo PihnalaLauri IkävalkoWWhCQ 2008 (7th)
Vesa HellmanVesa KokkoRiitta SärösaloAnneli RämöFWhCC 2009 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2009–10 Vesa HellmanVesa KokkoRiitta SärösaloFWhCC 2010 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2010–11 Vesa HellmanTuomo AarnikkaMarkku KarjalainenRiitta SärösaloSari KarjalainenLauri IkävalkoWWhCQ 2010 (8th)
Vesa HellmanRiitta SärösaloVesa KokkoMikko NuoraFWhCC 2011 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2011–12 Markku Karjalainen (fourth)Vesa Hellman (skip)Sari KarjalainenTuomo AarnikkaRiitta SärösaloLauri IkävalkoWWhCQ 2011 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Vesa HellmanMikko NuoraRiitta SärösaloVesa KokkoFWhCC 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2015–16 Markku KarjalainenSari KarjalainenYrjö JääskeläinenTuomo AarnikkaRiitta SärösaloLauri IkävalkoWWhCC 2016 (10th)
2016–17 Markku KarjalainenYrjö JääskeläinenSari KarjalainenVesa LeppänenRiitta SärösaloVesa KokkoWWhBCC 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WWhCC 2017 (10th)
2017–18 Markku KarjalainenYrjö JääskeläinenVesa LeppänenSari KarjalainenRiitta SärösaloVesa KokkoWPG 2018 (11th)
2018–19 Yrjö JääskeläinenHarri TuomaalaTeemu KlasilaRiitta SärösaloPekka PälsynahoVesa KokkoWWhBCC 2018 (4th)
2019–20 Harri TuomaalaJuha RajalaTeemu KlasilaRiitta SärösaloPekka PälsynahoVesa KokkoWWhBCC 2019 (10th)

References
  1. Athlete Profile - Riitta SAROSALO - Wheelchair Curling - World Para Nordic Skiing - Live results | International Paralympic Committee
  2. Tampereen Curling ry | Curling.fi(in Finnish)
  3. Hyvinkään Curling ry | Curling.fi(in Finnish)
  4. Finnish championships - past seasons | Curling.fi (look at "Finnish Wheelchair Curling Championships")
  5. Riitta Särösalo on the World Curling Federation database
  6. Särösalo, Riitta | Curling.fi


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.