Gavin Wolpert

Gavin Wolpert (born 1984 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian-American professional bridge player.

Gavin Wolpert
Gavin Wolpert at the Iceland Bridge Festival, January 2024
Nationality	American

Personal life

Gavin Wolpert was born in Toronto, Ontario to a bridge playing family. His mother Hazel, a bridge teacher, started to teach him bridge at the age of seven. Later he trained with the Canadian junior bridge team, and subsequently moved to Florida.

He is married to Jenny Wolpert, formerly Jenny Ryman of Sweden, another professional player. They have three children.

Bridge accomplishments

Awards

• ACBL King or Queen of Bridge (1) 2000

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (7)
  • Silodor Open Pairs (1) 2011 ^[1]
  • Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 2005 ^[2]
  • North American Pairs (1) 2013 ^[3]
  • Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 2004 ^[4]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 2009 ^[5]
  • Roth Open Swiss Teams (1) 2009, 2014 ^[6]
• World Bridge Games
  • Transnational Teams (1) 2024 ^[7]

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships
  • Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 2012 ^[8]
  • Spingold (1) 2004 ^[9]

References

1. "Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-27. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
2. "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
3. "NAP Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-21. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
4. "Keohane Swiss Teams Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
5. "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
6. "Roth Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
7. http://db.worldbridge.org/Repository/peopleforscrappcm/person.asp
8. "Keohane Swiss Teams Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
9. "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

External links

• "International record for Gavin Wolpert". World Bridge Federation.
• Bridge Kids: Gavin Wolpert, Canadian star, talks about junior bridge audio-video conversation at YouTube (uploaded August 5, 2010)