Craig Disher

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Craig Disher
Curler
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Born (1958-12-21) December 21, 1958 (age 63)
Rolla, North Dakota
Team
Curling clubLangdon CC, Langdon
Career
Member AssociationFlag of the United States.svg  United States
World Championship
appearances		1 (1997)
Medal record
Curling
United States Men's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Seattle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Duluth
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Bemidji
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Utica
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Hibbing
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Appleton

Craig Disher (born December 21, 1958, in Rolla, North Dakota, United States) is an American curler. [1]

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At the national level, he is a 1997 United States men's champion curler. Also he is a 1996 United States mixed silver medallist.

Teams

Men's

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
1977–78Craig Disher ? ? ?1978 USJCC (???th)
1993–94Craig Disher ? ? ?1994 USMCC Silver medal icon.svg
1994–95Craig Disher ? ? ?1995 USMCC Bronze medal icon.svg
1995–96Craig Disher ? ? ?1996 USMCC (6th)
1996–97Craig Disher ? ? ?1997 USOCT (6th)
Craig Disher Kevin Kakela Joel Jacobson Paul Peterson Randy Darling (WCC) Steve Brown (WCC)1997 USMCC Gold medal icon.svg
1997 WMCC (6th)
1999–00Craig DisherKevin KakelaJoel Jacobson Carey Kakela 2000 USMCC (6th) [2] [3]
2001–02 Jason Larway Craig Disher Travis Way Joel Larway Doug Kauffman Mike Hawkins 2001 USOCT (7th)
2002–03Craig DisherKevin Kakela Zach Jacobson Joel JacobsonCarey Kakela2003 USMCC (4th) [4] [5]
2003–04Craig DisherKevin KakelaZach JacobsonCarey KakelaJoel Jacobson2004 USMCC (5th) [6] [7]
2004–05Craig DisherKevin KakelaJoel JacobsonCarey KakelaZach Jacobson 2005 USMCC/USOCT (5th)
2005–06Craig DisherKevin KakelaZach JacobsonCarey KakelaJoel Jacobson2006 USMCC Silver medal icon.svg [8]
2006–07Craig DisherKevin KakelaZach JacobsonCarey KakelaJoel Jacobson2007 USMCC Silver medal icon.svg
2007–08Craig DisherKevin KakelaZach JacobsonCarey Kakela Kurt Disher Joel Jacobson 2008 USMCC Silver medal icon.svg
2008–09Craig DisherKevin KakelaZach JacobsonCarey KakelaKurt Disher 2009 USMCC/USOCT (8th)
2010–11Craig DisherKevin Kakela Chad Carlson Pete Annis John Benton 2011 USMCC (8th)
2011–12Craig DisherKevin KakelaKelby SmithGary Garceau2012 USSCC Bronze medal icon.svg

Mixed

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
1995–96Craig Disher ? ? ? USMxCC 1996 Silver medal icon.svg

Personal life

He started curling in 1970 at the age of 12.

He is married to Debbie; they have two children - daughter Kelsey and son Jaden.

Disher is employed as a farmer.

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References

  1. ↑ Craig Disher on the World Curling Federation database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Competitors". USA Curling. Archived from the original on Apr 11, 2001. Retrieved Mar 22, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Men's Final 8 Standings". USA Curling. Archived from the original on Apr 20, 2001. Retrieved Mar 22, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Qualified Teams". Utica Curling Club. Archived from the original on Oct 2, 2003. Retrieved Mar 22, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Washington 2, Minnesota 3 to face off in men's final at 2003 USA Curling Nationals". Good Curling. Mar 7, 2003. Archived from the original on Apr 22, 2003. Retrieved Mar 22, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Men's Competitors". Good Curling. Archived from the original on Mar 17, 2004. Retrieved Mar 22, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Men's semifinalists set at USA Curling Nationals". USA Curling. Mar 4, 2004. Archived from the original on Mar 17, 2004. Retrieved Mar 22, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Olympic bronze medalists win gold at 2006 U.S. World Team Trials". Curling Rocks. Mar 11, 2006. Archived from the original on Jul 25, 2006. Retrieved Mar 22, 2021.


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