Gordon Sparkes

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Gordon Sparkes
 
Team
Curling club Deer Lodge CC,
Winnipeg, MB
Career
Member AssociationFlag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba
Brier appearances1: (1979)
World Championship
appearances
1 (1979)
Medal record

Gordon A. "Sparkie" Sparkes [1] (born c. 1945) [2] is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. [3] He is a 1979 World Men's bronze medallist [4] and a 1979 Brier champion. He curled competitively from 1964 until 1979. [5]

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SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
1978–79 Barry Fry Bill Carey Gordon Sparkes Bryan Wood Brier 1979 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1979 Bronze medal icon.svg

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References

  1. 2017 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters
  2. "Larry Tucker". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 24, 1979. p. 16. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  3. "Honour 'mindblowing'". Winnipeg Sun. February 19, 2004. p. 49. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  4. Gordon Sparkes on the World Curling Federation database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. "Deer Lodge Curling Club - Gordon Sparkes – Curler / Builder". 2019-08-31. Archived from the original on 2019-11-17.
  6. Hall of Fame and Museum – CurlManitoba (look at "2014 Hall of Fame Inductees")