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2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship

2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
Host city Sochi, Russia
Arena Sochi Olympic Curling Centre
Dates February 16–23
Winner  Canada
Skip Jim Armstrong
Third Dennis Thiessen
Second Ina Forrest
Lead Sonja Gaudet
Alternate Mark Ideson
Coach Joe Rea
Finalist  Sweden (Jalle Jungnell)

The 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 16 to 23 at the Sochi Olympic Curling Centre in Sochi, Russia. Canada won their third title after defeating Sweden in the final with a score of 4–3, becoming the first nation to win three world wheelchair curling titles.

Norway and Finland qualified from the qualifying event held in November 2012 in Lohja, Finland.

The teams are listed as follows:

Third: Dennis Thiessen
Second: Ina Forrest
Lead: Sonja Gaudet
Alternate: Mark Ideson
Coach: Joe Rea

Third: Liu Wei
Second: Xu Guangqin
Lead: He Jun
Alternate: Zhang Qiang
Coach: Li Jianrui

Skip: Vesa Hellman
Second: Sari Karjalainen
Lead: Tuomo Aarnikka
Alternate: Mina Mojtahedi
Coach: Osku Kuutamo

Third: Jostein Stordahl
Second: Sissel Løchen
Lead: Terje Rafdal
Alternate: Ole Fredrik Syversen
Coach: Per Andreassen

Third: Marat Romanov
Second: Alexander Shevchenko
Lead: Svetlana Pakhomova
Alternate: Oxana Slesarenko
Coach: Anton Batugin

Third: Gregor Ewan
Second: Bob McPherson
Lead: Tom Killin
Alternate: Gillian Keith
Coach: Tony Zummack

Third: Branislav Jakubec
Second: Dusan Pitoňák
Lead: Monika Kunkelová
Alternate: Alena Kánová
Coach: František Pitoňák


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