Jeff Richard

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Jeff Richard
Born (1979-03-24) March 24, 1979 (age 45)
Team
Curling club Kelowna CC
Kelowna, British Columbia
Skip Jeff Richard
Third Richard Krell
Second Daniel Wenzek
Lead Connor Deane
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia
Brier appearances3 (2010, 2018, 2022)
Top CTRS ranking 25th (2022–23)

Jeffrey Richard (born March 24, 1979) is a Canadian curler from Lake Country, British Columbia. [1] He currently skips his own team out of Kelowna.

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Career

To date, Richard has won two provincial championships and has made two Brier appearances. [2] In 2010, Richard won the 2010 BC Men's provincial as skip.

In 2016, Richard joined Team Geall.

In 2017, Richard played in the Canadian Mixed Doubles with Sarah Wark

In 2018, Richard would win his second provincial title, defeating Team Cotter in the final in an extra end.

Personal life

Jeff Richard grew up in a family of curlers. His father is World and Canadian champion curler and coach Gerry Richard. His sister Jeanna Schraeder played third for the World and Canadian champion team Kelly Scott. [3]

Richard is the manager at Sunset Ranch Golf & Country Club in Kelowna. [4] He is married to Brooklyn Leitch and has one son. [5]

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References

  1. "| Curl BC | Our House is Your House". Archived from the original on 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  2. "Curling Canada | Richard takes British Columbia".
  3. "Focus on Coaching: Gerry Richard and Jeanna Schraeder, a father-daughter team on the ice". Curling Canada. February 11, 2013.
  4. "CurlingZone – Everything Curling".
  5. "2022 Tim Hortons Brier" (PDF).