Tomi Rantamäki Explained

Tomi Rantamäki
Birth Date:18 September 1968
Birth Place:Ähtäri, Finland
Mixed Doubles Partner:Oona Kauste
World Mixed Doubles Championship Appearances:4
European Championship Appearances:4
Olympic Appearances:1 (2018)

Tomi Rantamäki (born 18 September 1968) is a Finnish curler from Espoo. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics in the mixed doubles competition.[1] He and partner Oona Kauste placed 7th. He has served as the coach of the Chinese Mixed Doubles Curling team since 2021.

Career

Athlete

Finished seventh in the mixed doubles at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic. Four consecutive World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances (2016–19), finishing a career-best seventh in his first two championships. Competed four European Championships from 1992 to 2013.

Coach

Led the Finnish men to a fourth-place finish at the 2015 World Championship.

Finished ninth with the Chinese women's team at the 2021 World Mixed Doubles Championship.[2]

Led the Chinese Mixed Doubles team to the ninth-place finish at the 2022 Winter Olympic.[3]

He coached the Estonian women's team at the 2024 World Women's Curling Championship.[4]

Personal life

Outside of coaching, Rantamäki works as a management consultant.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Curling - Athlete Profile: Tomi RANTAMAEKI - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com. 8 February 2018. 8 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180208123457/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/curling/athlete-profile-n3029091-tomi-rantamaeki.htm. dead.
  2. Web site: Curling - RANTAMAKI Tomi.
  3. Web site: "排名第9,凌智/范苏圆6比8不敌捷克选手结束冬奥之旅".
  4. Web site: 2024 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide. Curling Canada. 11 March 2024.