Bob Christman

Bob Christman
Curler  ♂
Born	(1942-12-07) December 7, 1942 (age 82) Ottawa, Illinois
Team
Curling club	Superior CC, Superior, Wisconsin
Curling career
Member Association	United States
World Championship appearances	2 (1978, 1981)
Olympic appearances	1 (1988; demo)
Medal record Curling World Championships 1978 Winnipeg 1981 London United States Men's Championship 1978 Utica 1981 Fairbanks United States Olympic Trials 1987 St. Paul

Robert "Bob" Christman (born December 7, 1942, in Ottawa, Illinois) is an American curler.

He is a 1978 World Men's champion, 1981 silver medallist and a two-times United States men's curling champion (1978, 1981).

He played at the 1988 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport, USA men's team finished on fourth place.

Awards

• United States Curling Association Hall of Fame:
  • 1995 (as curler);
  • 2017 (with all 1978 world champions team: skip Bob Nichols, third Bill Strum and second Tom Locken). ^[1]

Teams

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Events
1977–78	Bob Nichols	Bill Strum	Tom Locken	Bob Christman		1978 USMCC 1978 WMCC
1980–81	Bob Nichols (fourth)	Bud Somerville (skip)	Bob Christman	Bob Buchanan		1981 USMCC 1981 WMCC
1982–83 [2]	Bob Nichols (fourth)	Bud Somerville (skip)	Tim Somerville	Bob Christman
1983–84 [2]	Bob Nichols (fourth)	Bud Somerville (skip)	Tim Somerville	Bob Christman
1987–88	Bob Nichols (fourth)	Bud Somerville (skip)	Tom Locken	Bob Christman	Bill Strum (WOG)	1987 USOCT 1988 WOG (4th)
1989–90 [2]	Jim Bradshaw	Tom Locken	Bob Christman	Bob Buchanan

References

1. "Hall of Fame Members". USA Curling. Archived from the original on 2014-01-21. Retrieved Apr 29, 2020.
2. "Wisconsin State Champions - Men's". Wisconsin State Curling Association. Archived from the original on 2014-11-17. Retrieved Dec 13, 2019.

External links

• Bob Christman at World Curling
• Bob Christman at Olympedia
• Video: 1978 Air Canada Silver Broom Highlights on YouTube