Chris Sobkowicz

Chris Sobkowicz
Curler  ♂
Chris Sobkowicz and Jim Armstrong at the 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
Born	(1953-06-12)June 12, 1953
Died	December 23, 2024(2024-12-23) (aged 71)
Team
Curling club	Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg, MB
Curling career
Member Association	Canada
World Wheelchair Championship appearances	1 (2009)
Medal record Wheelchair curling World Wheelchair Championship 2009 Vancouver Canadian Wheelchair Championship [1] 2011 Edmonton

Christopher Allen "Chris" Sobkowicz (born June 12, 1953, died December 23, 2024) ^[2] was a Canadian wheelchair curler from Manitoba. ^[3]

At the international level, he was a 2009 World wheelchair champion curler.

At the national level, he was a 2011 Canadian wheelchair champion curler. ^[4]

He died December 23, 2024 at age 71 after a courageous battle with cancer. ^[5]

Teams

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Coach	Events
2008–09	Jim Armstrong	Darryl Neighbour	Ina Forrest	Chris Sobkowicz	Sonja Gaudet	Joe Rea	WWhCC 2009
2010–11	Chris Sobkowicz	Dennis Thiessen	Melissa Lecuyer	George Horning	Don Kalinsky		CWhCC 2011
2012–13	Chris Sobkowicz	Dennis Thiessen	Mark Wherrett	Melissa Lecuyer	Doris Peloquin		CWhCC 2013 (5th)

References

1. Canadian Wheelchair Curling Champions (web archive)
2. "Christopher Allen Sobkowicz". Branch & Pyre Cremation Care. 2024-12-26. Archived from the original on 2025-10-21.
3. Chris Sobkowicz at World Curling
4. "Manitoba Wins the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship". Curling Canada. 2011-03-28.
5. "Armed with a clarinet". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on 2025-01-20.

External links

• Chris Sobkowicz at World Curling
• Avi Saper (2011-04-06). "Manitoba skip finally strikes gold". Winnipeg Free Press.