Janne Pitko
{{short description|Finnish curler from Espoo (born 1981)}}
{{Infobox curler
| name = Janne Pitko
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| birth_date= {{birth date and age |1981|9|8|df=y}}
| birth_place= Kemi
| Curling club = Kisakallio CC, Lohja
| Skip = Aku Kauste
| Third = Kasper Hakunti
| Second = Pauli Jäämies
| Lead = Janne Pitko
| Alternate = Kalle Kiiskinen
| World Championship appearances = 3 (2013, 2015, 2016)
| European Championship appearances = 4 (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)
| Olympic appearances =
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Janne Pitko (born September 8, 1981) is a Finnish curler from Espoo. He competed at the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, as lead for the Finnish national curling team.{{cite web|title=Teams|url=http://worldcurling.org/wmcc2015/teams|publisher=worldcurling.org|work=Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2015|accessdate=3 April 2015|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331042615/http://worldcurling.org/wmcc2015/teams|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Person/Details/6802|title =Janne Pitko Personal Information |accessdate=3 April 2015}} He is a professional poker player outside of curling, and helps support the Finland national football team.{{cite web
|url=http://cloudfront10.curling.ca/2015worldmen-en/files/2015/03/EYE-OPENER-MONDAY-ALL.pdf
|title=Spotlight: Team Finland
|accessdate=4 April 2015
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403195837/http://cloudfront10.curling.ca/2015worldmen-en/files/2015/03/EYE-OPENER-MONDAY-ALL.pdf
|archive-date=3 April 2015
|url-status=dead
}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Kemi
Category:Sportspeople from Espoo
Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen
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