Pekka Saarelainen (curler)

Pekka Juhani Saarelainen (born March 17, 1967 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish male curler.[2]

For other people named surname Saarelainen, see Saarelainen.
This article is about Finnish curler. For Finnish farmer and politician, see Pekka Saarelainen.
Pekka Saarelainen
Curler
 ♂
Born (1967-03-17) March 17, 1967
Helsinki, Finland
Team
Curling clubHyvinkää CC
Career
Member Association Finland
World Championship
appearances		1 (2001)
European Championship
appearances		4 (1993, 1994, 2000, 2001)
Olympic
appearances		1 (2002)
Medal record
Curling
European Championships
2000 Oberstdorf
2001 Vierumäki
Finnish Men's Championship[1]
1993
2001
2002
1999
2004

He is a European curling champion (2000) and competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics where the Finnish men's curling team placed fifth.

He started curling in 1985 at the age of 18.

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
1992–93 Jari LaukkanenPekka SaarelainenMarko LatvalaTommi ValvelainenFMCC 1993
1993–94 Jari LaukkanenPetri TsutsunenPekka SaarelainenMarko LatvalaTommi ValvelainenECC 1993 (7th)
1994–95 Tomi RantamäkiJussi UusipaavalniemiJussi HeinonsaloMarkku HenttonenPekka SaarelaineAnders ThidholmECC 1994 (9th)
1998–99 Pekka Saarelainen???FMCC 1999
1999–00 Pekka Saarelainen???FMCC 2000 (4th)
2000–01 Markku UusipaavalniemiWille MäkeläTommi HätiJari LaukkanenPekka SaarelainenECC 2000
FMCC 2001
WCC 2001 (5th)
2001–02 Markku UusipaavalniemiWille MäkeläTommi HätiJari LaukkanenPekka SaarelainenKen Armstrong (ECC)ECC 2001
FMCC 2002
OG 2002 (5th)
2003–04 Wille MäkeläPekka Saarelainen??FMCC 2004
2004–05 Wille MäkeläJari LaukkanenPekka SaarelainenTommi HätiRiku RaunioFMCC 2005 (5th)

References
  1. Finnish Men's Championships league / Finnish Cup - Finnish championships - past seasons | Curling.fi
  2. Saarelainen, Pekka | Curling.fi
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