Jared Zezel

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Jared Zezel
Born (1991-03-04) March 4, 1991 (age 32)
Team
Curling club Bemidji CC,
Bemidji, MN
Skip John Shuster
Third Chris Plys
Second Matt Hamilton
Lead John Landsteiner
AlternateJared Zezel
Career
Member AssociationFlag of the United States.svg  United States
World Championship
appearances
1 (2014)
Olympic
appearances
1 (2014)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Men's curling
US Olympic Trials
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Fargo
US Men's Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Philadelphia
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Green Bay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Kalamazoo
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Jacksonville
US Junior Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Devil's Lake
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Bemidji
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Fairbanks
Mixed doubles curling
US Olympic Trials
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Blaine

Jared Zezel (born March 4, 1991) is an American curler. He competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics. [1]

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Career

At the 2013 United States Olympic Curling Trials Zezel was part of the first place team. [2] At the qualification event for the 2014 Winter Olympics, Zezel's team won the second qualifier 8–5 over the Czech Republic to take the final 2014 Olympic qualification spot. [3] At the Olympics Zezel's team finished 9th out of 10 teams with a final record of 2–7. [4]

Zezel has competed in the United States Men's Curling Championship six times, every year from 2012 to 2017. [2] [5] His teams' best finish was 2nd in 2015. [6]

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References

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  2. 1 2 USA Curling. "Jared Zezel". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  3. "U.S. beats Czech Republic 8-5 in men's curling playoff | CTV News". Ctvnews.ca. 2013-12-15. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  4. "XXII. Olympic Winter Games 2014: Tournament details". results.worldcurling.org. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  5. "Field set for 2017 National Championships in Everett". Team USA. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  6. "USA Men's National Championship: Scores" . Retrieved 2019-04-09.