Glenn Ikonen
Glenn Ikonen
Glenn Ikonen (born 29 April 1955) is a Swedish Paralympic wheelchair curler. He was on the bronze medal winning Swedish team at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and competed at the 2010 Winter Paralympics,[1] where he was suspended for six months[2] for use of an illegal drug,[3] a blood pressure medicine he had taken for 4–5 years, prescribed by his doctor.[4] He moved to Sweden from Finland in 1979.[5]
Results[]
 Paralympic Games
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| Finish | Event | Year | Place |
| Bronze | Wheelchair curling | 2006 |  Italy Torino
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| Bronze | Wheelchair Curling suspended |
2010 |  Canada Vancouver
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 Wheelchair curling World Championships
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| Finish | Event | Year | Place |
| 4. | Wheelchair curling | 2002 |  Switzerland Sursee
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| 7. | Wheelchair curling | 2004 | Switzerland Sursee
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| 4. | Wheelchair curling | 2005 |  Scotland Glasgow
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| 10. | Wheelchair curling | 2007 |  Sweden Sollefteå
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| 6. | Wheelchair curling | 2008 | Switzerland Sursee
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| Silver | Wheelchair curling | 2009 | Canada Vancouver
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References[]
- ^ World Curling Federation: Wheelchair Curling Teams for Vancouver 2010
- ^ Paralympier stängs av i sex månader, Sveriges Radio, 3 May 2010.
- ^ The Vancouver Sun: Swedish wheelchair curler suspended for use of an illegal drug
- ^ Svensk paralympier fast för dopning (Swedish), Expressen, 19 March 2010.
- ^ "Pyörätuolicurling vaatii tarkkuutta" (in Finnish). Yle. 14 March 2006. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
... Karjaalla nuoruutensa viettänyt Glenn Ikonen ... muutti Ruotsiin 1979.
External links[]
- Glenn Ikonen at World Curling Federation
- Glenn Ikonen at Paralympic.org
- Profile at the Official Website for the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver
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