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| Curling club | Hibbing CC, Hibbing, MN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 4 (1976, 1977, 1980, 1984) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gary Kleffman is an American curler from Hibbing, Minnesota.
He is a 1976 World Men's champion and a four-times United States men's curling champion (1976, 1977, 1980, 1984).
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
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| 1973–74 | Gary Kleffman | Jerry Scott | Rick Novak | Ben Gardeski | USJCC 1974  | |
| 1974–75 | Bruce Roberts | Joe Roberts | Gary Kleffman | Jerry Scott | USMCC 1975 | |
| 1975–76 | Bruce Roberts | Joe Roberts | Gary Kleffman | Jerry Scott | USMCC 1976 WCC 1976 | |
| 1976–77 | Bruce Roberts | Paul Pustovar Joe Roberts | Gary Kleffman | Jerry Scott | USMCC 1977 WCC 1977 (4th) | |
| 1977–78 | Bruce Roberts | Joe Roberts | Gary Kleffman | Jerry Scott | USMCC 1978 | |
| 1979–80 | Paul Pustovar | John Jankila | Gary Kleffman | Jerry Scott | USMCC 1980 WCC 1980 (5th) | |
| 1982–83 | Scott Baird | Bruce Roberts | Gary Kleffman | Mark Haluptzok | Craig Polski | USMCC 1983 (5th) |
| 1983–84 | Joe Roberts (fourth) | Bruce Roberts (skip) | Gary Kleffman | Jerry Scott | USMCC 1984 WCC 1984 (6th) |
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