Bill Carey (curler)

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Bill Carey
 
Team
Curling club Deer Lodge CC,
Winnipeg, MB
Career
Member AssociationFlag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba
Brier appearances1: (1979)
World Championship
appearances
1 (1979)
Medal record

William R. Carey [1] is a Canadian curler and curling coach. He is a 1979 World Men's bronze medallist [2] and a 1979 Brier champion.

Contents

Awards

Teams

Men's

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
1978–79 Barry Fry Bill Carey Gordon Sparkes Bryan Wood Brier 1979 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1979 Bronze medal icon.svg

Mixed

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLead
1983 [4] Bill Carey Chris More Dan Carey Marlene Cleutinx

Personal life

Bill Carey is from a known Canadian family of curlers: his brother Dan is curler and coach, and 1992 Canadian men's champion; Dan's daughter Chelsea is two-time Canadian women's champion. [5]

Record as a coach of national teams

YearTournament, eventNational teamPlace
1997 1997 European Curling Championships Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (men)
Silver medal icon.svg
1999 1999 World Men's Curling Championship Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (men)
6
1999 1999 European Curling Championships Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (men)
Silver medal icon.svg
2000 2000 World Men's Curling Championship Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (men)
5
2000 2000 European Curling Championships Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (men)
Silver medal icon.svg
2001 2001 European Curling Championships Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (men)
6
2003 2003 World Men's Curling Championship Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (men)
6

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References

  1. 2017 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters
  2. Bill Carey on the World Curling Federation database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. Hall of Fame and Museum – CurlManitoba (look at "2014 Hall of Fame Inductees")
  4. Past Provincial Champions - Curl Manitoba (web archive; look at "PROVINCIAL MIXED CHAMPIONSHIP")
  5. "About taking ownership of Chelsea Carey...jock journos Cherry picking...a waste of space in the Drab Slab...and I'll take Sara's reports on TSN over Steve's dangles on Sportsnet – the river city renegade". February 25, 2019.