Aku Kauste

Aku Kauste (born 17 November 1979) is a Finnish curler from Helsinki. He is currently the skip for the national team of Finland. Kauste is one of the most successful curling players in Finland, with over 20 medals in the Finnish Curling Championships (juniors, men's, mixed, mixed doubles).[1]

Aku Kauste
Curler
Born (1979-11-17) 17 November 1979
Espoo, Finland
Team
Curling clubKisakallio CC,
Lohja, FIN
SkipAku Kauste
ThirdKasper Hakunti
SecondPauli Jäämies
LeadJanne Pitko
AlternateLeo Mäkelä
Career
World Championship
appearances		5 (2002, 2003, 2013, 2015, 2016)
European Championship
appearances		8 (2002, 2004, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Medal record
European Mixed Championship
2012 Erzurum

Career

Kauste started curling in 1994 with his father Timo Kauste. In 1998, Kauste made his first international appearance at the World Junior Curling Championships.[1][2]

Kauste played in the 2002[3] and 2003[4] World Curling Championships with Team Finland, skipped by Markku Uusipaavalniemi. He has played in the European Curling Championships four times; in a team skipped by Uusipaavalniemi in 2002,[5] and 2004[6] in a team skipped by Tomi Rantamäki in 2009,[7] and as skip in 2012 where he won the Group B competitions, promoting Finland to the Group A competitions in 2013.[8]

Kauste skipped Team Finland at the 2012 European Mixed Curling Championship where Finland won bronze. The other players of the medal team were Aku's sister Oona Kauste, Pauli Jäämies and Sanna Puustinen.[9]

References
  1. "Kauste's profile on Curling.fi". Finnish Curling Association. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  2. "Kauste's profile on WCF database". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  3. "2002 World Championships". Finnish Curling Association. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  4. "2003 World Championships". Finnish Curling Association. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  5. "2002 European Championships". Finnish Curling Association. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  6. "2004 European Championships". Finnish Curling Association. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  7. "2009 European Championships". Finnish Curling Association. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  8. "2012 European Championships". Finnish Curling Association. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  9. "2012 European Mixed Curling Championships on Curling.fi". Finnish Curling Association. Retrieved 16 December 2012.


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