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| Curling club | Granite CC, Seattle, WA | |||||||||||
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| Member Association |  United States | |||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1987) | |||||||||||
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Gary M. Joraanstad [1] (born c. 1946) [2] is an American curler and 1987 United States men's champion.
His daughter is curler Nicole Joraanstad, multi-time United States women's champion and 2010 Olympian. [3] At the time of the 1987 World Championship, he worked as a personnel supervisor. [2] He is married and has two daughters. After living in Seattle, Joraanstad and his wife Debra moved to Heath, Ohio. [4]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–87 | Jim Vukich | Ron Sharpe | George Pepelnjak | Gary Joraanstad | 1987 USMCC  [5] 1987 WMCC (5th) [6] |
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