James Joseph | |
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Born | September 1, 1962 |
Team | |
Curling club | Utica CC, Utica |
Curling career | |
Member Association | United States |
World Wheelchair Championship appearances | 10 (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017) |
Paralympic appearances | 3 (2006, 2010, 2014) |
Medal record |
James "Jimmy Jam" Joseph (born September 1, 1962 in Utica, New York) is an American wheelchair curler. [1]
He participated in the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Paralympics where American team finished on seventh, fourth and fifth places respectively.
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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2004–05 | Mark Taylor | James Pierce | James Joseph | Missy Keiser | Bob Prenoveau | Bill Rotton, Diane Brown | WWhCC 2005 (8th) |
2005–06 | James Pierce | James Joseph | Wes Smith | Danell Libby | Augusto Perez | WPG 2006 (7th) | |
2006–07 | James Pierce | Augusto Perez | James Joseph | Danelle Libby | Mark Taylor | James Griebsch | WWhCC 2007 (6th) |
2007–08 | James Pierce (fourth) | Augusto Perez (skip) | James Joseph | Jacqueline Kapinowski | Bob Prenoveau | Steve Brown | WWhCC 2008 |
2008–09 | Augusto Perez | James Pierce | James Joseph | Jacqueline Kapinowski | Patrick McDonald | Steve Brown | WWhCC 2009 (4th) |
2009–10 | Augusto Perez | James Pierce | James Joseph | Jacqui Kapinowski | Patrick McDonald | Steve Brown | WPG 2010 (4th) |
2010–11 | Augusto Perez | Jim Pierce | Jimmy Joseph | Jacqui Kapinowski | Penny Greely | Steve Brown | WWhCC 2011 (7th) |
2011–12 | Patrick McDonald | David Palmer | James Joseph | Penny Greely | Timothy Kelly | Steve Brown | WWhCC 2012 (5th) |
2012–13 | Patrick McDonald | David Palmer | James Joseph | Penny Greely | Meghan Lino | Steve Brown | WWhCC 2013 (4th) |
2013–14 | Patrick McDonald | David Palmer | Jimmy Joseph | Penny Greely | Meghan Lino | Steve Brown | WPG 2014 (5th) |
2014–15 | Patrick McDonald | Steven Emt | Jimmy Joseph | Penny Greely | Meghan Lino | Steve Brown | WWhCC 2015 (5th) |
2015–16 | Patrick McDonald | Steven Emt | James Joseph | Penny Greely | Justin Marshall | Steve Brown | WWhCC 2016 (6th) |
2016–17 | Steven Emt | Kirk Black | Jimmy Joseph | Penny Greely | Justin Marshall | Steve Brown | WWhCC 2017 (7th) |
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