| Jim Spencer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg, MB, Granite CC, Winnipeg, MB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Manitoba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brier appearances | 3: (1981, 1988, 1998) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1981) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Spencer [1] is a Canadian curler. He is a 1981 World Men's bronze medallist [2] and a 1981 Brier champion.
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980–81 | Kerry Burtnyk | Mark Olson | Jim Spencer | Ron Kammerlock | Brier 1981  WCC 1981  | |
| 1987–88 | Kerry Burtnyk | Jim Spencer | Ron Kammerlock | Don Harvey | Jeff Ryan | Brier 1988 (4th) |
| 1994–95 | James Kirkness | Jim Spencer | Steve Gould | Ron Kammerlock | ||
| 1996–97 | John Bubbs | Mark Olson | Jim Spencer | Ron Kammerlock | ||
| 1997–98 | Dale Duguid | James Kirkness | Jim Spencer | Doug Armstrong | Barry Fry | Brier 1998 |
| 1998–99 | James Kirkness | Dan Carey | Jim Spencer | Ron Kammerlock | ||
| 1999–00 | Pat Spiring | Ken Tresoor | Jim Spencer | Scott Grant | ||
| 2001–02 | Jeff Stoughton | Jon Mead | Garry Van Den Berghe | Doug Armstrong | Jim Spencer | COCT 2001 (6th) |
Spencer is married to fellow curler Barb Spencer and has coached her team. [4]
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