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| Curling club | Granite CC, Seattle, Washington | |||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  United States | |||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1989) | |||||||||||||||||
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James "Jim" Pleasants is an American curler and curling coach from Seattle, Washington.
As of 2012-2014 he was a President of United States Curling Association. [1] [2] [3]
In 1989 Fish played third on Jim Vukich's team, they won US Men's Championship and placing tenth at World's. [4] [5] In 1999 team with him and his wife Jaynie Pleasants won US Mixed championship. [6]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–89 | Jim Vukich | Curtis Fish | Bard Nordlund | Jim Pleasants | Jason Larway | 1989 USMCC  [4] 1989 WMCC (10th) [5] |
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | Ian Cordner | Dolores Cordner | James Pleasants | Jaynie Pleasants | 1999 USMxCC |
| Season | Female | Male | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Jaynie Pleasants | James Pleasants | 2010 USMDCC (16th) |
| Year | Tournament, event | National team | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2009 Winter Universiade | United States (students men) | 8 |
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