Jani Sullanmaa
Finnish curler
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Jani Sullanmaa (born 19 December 1981 in Hyvinkää) is a Finnish curler. He currently plays third for Aku Kauste.[1] With the team skipped by Markku Uusipaavalniemi, he received a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
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| Born | 19 December 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Team | |||||||||||||||
| Curling club | Hyvinkään Curling, Hyvinkää, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Skip | Aku Kauste | ||||||||||||||
| Third | Jani Sullanmaa | ||||||||||||||
| Second | Pauli Jäämies | ||||||||||||||
| Lead | Janne Pitko | ||||||||||||||
| Alternate | Leo Mäkelä | ||||||||||||||
Curling career  | |||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 4 (2006, 2007, 2009, 2013) | ||||||||||||||
| European Championship appearances | 6 (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012) | ||||||||||||||
| Olympic appearances | 1 (2006) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sullanmaa played juniors for Tuomas Vuori as his third. He won a silver medal at the 2003 Junior "B" World Championships followed up with a 9th-place finish at the 2003 World Junior Curling Championships.
Sullanmaa would then join Markku Uusipaavalniemi's team. He first played as the team's alternate and moved to second position after the 2006 Winter Olympics. At the Olympics, Sullanmaa won a silver medal as a member of the team.
Personal life
Sullanmaa is married to Finnish ice hockey player and coach Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa.[2]
