James Joseph (curler)

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James Joseph
 
Born (1962-09-01) September 1, 1962 (age 61)
Team
Curling club Utica CC, Utica
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Member AssociationFlag of the United States (23px).png  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
Wheelchair curling
World Wheelchair Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Sursee

James "Jimmy Jam" Joseph (born September 1, 1962 in Utica, New York) is an American wheelchair curler. [1]

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He participated in the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Paralympics where American team finished on seventh, fourth and fifth places respectively.

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
2004–05 Mark Taylor James Pierce James Joseph Missy Keiser Bob Prenoveau Bill Rotton,
Diane Brown
WWhCC 2005 (8th)
2005–06James PierceJames Joseph Wes Smith Danell Libby Augusto Perez WPG 2006 (7th)
2006–07James PierceAugusto PerezJames JosephDanelle LibbyMark Taylor James Griebsch WWhCC 2007 (6th)
2007–08James Pierce (fourth)Augusto Perez (skip)James Joseph Jacqueline Kapinowski Bob Prenoveau Steve Brown WWhCC 2008 Bronze medal icon.svg
2008–09Augusto PerezJames PierceJames JosephJacqueline Kapinowski Patrick McDonald Steve Brown WWhCC 2009 (4th)
2009–10Augusto PerezJames PierceJames JosephJacqui KapinowskiPatrick McDonaldSteve Brown WPG 2010 (4th)
2010–11Augusto PerezJim PierceJimmy JosephJacqui Kapinowski Penny Greely Steve Brown WWhCC 2011 (7th)
2011–12Patrick McDonald David Palmer James JosephPenny Greely Timothy Kelly Steve Brown WWhCC 2012 (5th)
2012–13Patrick McDonaldDavid PalmerJames JosephPenny Greely Meghan Lino Steve Brown WWhCC 2013 (4th)
2013–14Patrick McDonaldDavid PalmerJimmy JosephPenny GreelyMeghan LinoSteve Brown WPG 2014 (5th)
2014–15Patrick McDonald Steven Emt Jimmy JosephPenny GreelyMeghan LinoSteve Brown WWhCC 2015 (5th)
2015–16Patrick McDonaldSteven EmtJames JosephPenny Greely Justin Marshall Steve Brown WWhCC 2016 (6th)
2016–17Steven Emt Kirk Black Jimmy JosephPenny GreelyJustin MarshallSteve Brown WWhCC 2017 (7th)

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