Vesa Leppänen

Finnish male wheelchair curler and Paralympian

Vesa Leppänen

Curler

♂

Born

(1951-11-03) 3 November 1951 (age 72)^[1]

Team

Curling club

Lappi Kurlinki Ry, Rovaniemi^[2]

Curling career

Member Association

Finland

Paralympic
appearances

Medal record

Wheelchair curling

World Wheelchair Championship
	2015 Lohja
Finnish Wheelchair Championship^[3]
	2013
	2010
	2011
	2012

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

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 Räsänen	Tarja Hänninen	Vesa Leppänen	Markku Karjalainen			FWhCC 2010
2010–11	Markku Karjalainen	Sari Karjalainen	Vesa Leppänen				FWhCC 2011
2011–12	Markku Karjalainen	Vesa Leppänen	Sari Karjalainen				FWhCC 2012
2012–13	Vesa Leppänen	Sari Karjalainen	Markku Karjalainen				FWhCC 2013
2014–15	Markku Karjalainen	Sari Karjalainen	Mina Mojtahedi	Tuomo Aarnikka	Vesa Leppänen	Anne Malmi	WWhCC 2015
2016–17	Markku Karjalainen	Yrjö Jääskeläinen	Sari Karjalainen	Vesa Leppänen	Riitta Särösalo	Vesa Kokko	WWhBCC 2016 WWhCC 2017 (10th)
2017–18	Markku Karjalainen	Yrjö Jääskeläinen	Vesa Leppänen	Sari Karjalainen	Riitta Särösalo	Vesa Kokko	WPG 2018 (11th)

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

Vesa Leppänen at World Curling
Vesa Leppänen at Paralympic.org
Video: PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games - Wheelchair curling - Round Robin - Great Britain vs Finland on YouTube