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Glenn Ikonen

Glenn Ikonen

Swedish wheelchair curler

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]

Glenn Ikonen

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References

  1. [1]
    World Curling Federation: Wheelchair Curling Teams for Vancouver 2010
  2. [2]
    Paralympier stängs av i sex månader, Sveriges Radio, 3 May 2010.
  3. [3]
    The Vancouver Sun: Swedish wheelchair curler suspended for use of an illegal drug
  4. [4]
    Svensk paralympier fast för dopning (Swedish), Expressen, 19 March 2010.
  5. [5]
    "Pyörätuolicurling vaatii tarkkuutta" (in Finnish). Yle. 14 March 2006. Retrieved 10 December 2019. ... Karjaalla nuoruutensa viettänyt Glenn Ikonen ... muutti Ruotsiin 1979.


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