Greg Johnson (curler)

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Greg Johnson
 
Born (1975-06-25) June 25, 1975 (age 46)
Team
Curling clubAppleton CC, Appleton, Wisconsin [1]
Skip Todd Birr
Third Greg Johnson
Second Hunter Clawson
Lead Tom O'Connor
Career
Member AssociationFlag of the United States.svg  United States
World Championship
appearances
1 (2007)

Greg Johnson (born June 25, 1975, in Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States) is an American curler.

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He is a 2007 World Men's bronze medallist [2] and a 2007 US Men's champion.

Teams

Men's

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
1995–96Greg JohnsonBrian KoppDavid Nelson Derrick Casper Thomas Casper
[ citation needed ]
USJCC 1996 (5th) [3]
1999–00 Doug Pottinger Troy SchroederGreg Johnson Bill Todhunter Kurt Johnson USMCC 2000 (DNQ) [4]
2001–02Doug PottingerTroy SchroederGreg JohnsonBill TodhunterNate Gebert USOCT 2001 (5th) [5]
2002–03 Tim Somerville Mike Schneeberger Greg Johnson John Gordon Dave PuleoUSMCC 2003 (6th) [6]
2004–05Troy Schroeder Sean Silver Greg Johnson Donnie Henry
2005–06Troy SchroederBill TodhunterGreg JohnsonSean SilverUSMCC 2006 (8th) [7]
2006–07 Todd Birr Bill TodhunterGreg Johnson Kevin Birr Zach Jacobson Paul Pustovar USMCC 2007 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 2007 Bronze medal icon.svg
2007–08Derrick CasperGreg Johnson Scott Belvitch Jeff Kuemmel
Todd BirrBill TodhunterGreg JohnsonKevin BirrPaul Pustovar (USMCC) CCC 2007 Gold medal icon.svg
USMCC 2008 (8th)
2010–11 Craig Brown John Shuster Greg JohnsonDerrick Casper Jeremiah Dotlich USMCC 2011 (6th)
2014–15Todd BirrDoug PottingerGreg Johnson Tom O'Connor
2017–18Todd BirrGreg Johnson Hunter Clawson Tom O'Connor
2018–19Todd BirrGreg JohnsonHunter ClawsonTom O'Connor Michael Roos USMCC 2019 Bronze medal icon.svg

Mixed doubles

SeasonMaleFemaleEvents
2017–18Greg Johnson Emmalee Nichols USMDCC 2018 (13th)

Private life

Greg Johnson resides in Appleton, Wisconsin. He works as Expeditor/sales with Valley Planing Mill, Inc.

He is single and has two daughters.

He started curling in 1987, when he was 12 years old.

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References

  1. Appleton Curling Club
  2. Greg Johnson on the World Curling Federation database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. Junior Men - State Champions - Wisconsin State Curling Association
  4. "Competitors". USA Curling. Archived from the original on April 11, 2001. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  5. 2001 US Olympic Trials - Curling Teams (web archive)
  6. "Qualified Teams". Utica Curling Club. Archived from the original on October 2, 2003. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  7. "US World Team Trials – Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 24, 2021.