Chris Sobkowicz

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Chris Sobkowicz
 
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Team
Curling club Assiniboine Memorial CC,
Winnipeg, MB
Career
Member AssociationFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Wheelchair Championship
appearances
1 (2009)

Chris Sobkowicz is a Canadian wheelchair curler. [2]

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

At the national level, he is a 2011 Canadian wheelchair champion curler. [3]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
2008–09 Jim Armstrong Darryl Neighbour Ina Forrest Chris Sobkowicz Sonja Gaudet Joe Rea WWhCC 2009 Gold medal icon.svg
2010–11Chris Sobkowicz Dennis Thiessen Melissa Lecuyer George Horning Don Kalinsky CWhCC 2011 Gold medal icon.svg
2012–13Chris SobkowiczDennis ThiessenMark WherrettMelissa LecuyerDoris PeloquinCWhCC 2013 (5th)

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References

  1. Canadian Wheelchair Curling Champions (web archive)
  2. Chris Sobkowicz on the World Curling Federation database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Manitoba Wins the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship". Curling Canada. 2011-03-28.