Joel Jacobson

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Joel Jacobson
Curler
 ♂
Born (1951-09-15) September 15, 1951 (age 70)
Langdon, North Dakota
Team
Curling clubLangdon CC, Langdon
Career
Member AssociationFlag of the United States.svg  United States
World Championship
appearances		1 (1997)
Medal record
Curling
United States Men's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Seattle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Bemidji
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Utica

Joel Jacobson (born September 15, 1951, in Langdon, North Dakota, United States) is an American curler. [1]

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At the national level, he is a 1997 United States men's champion curler. Also he is a 1986 United States mixed champion curler.

He is a four-time North Dakota State men's curling champion and eight-time North Dakota mixed curling champion.

Awards

Teams

Men's

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
1993–94Joel Jacobson ? ? ?1994 USMCC (???th)
1994–95Joel Jacobson ? ? ?1995 USMCC (???th)
1996–97 Craig Disher Kevin Kakela Joel Jacobson Paul Peterson Randy Darling (WCC) Steve Brown (WCC)1997 USMCC Gold medal icon.svg
1997 WMCC (6th)
Joel Jacobson ? ? ?1997 USOCT (???th)
1997–98Joel Jacobson ? ? ?1998 USMCC (???th)
1998–99Joel Jacobson ? ? ?1999 USMCC (???th)
1999–00Craig DisherKevin KakelaJoel Jacobson Carey Kakela 2000 USMCC (6th) [3] [4]
2002–03Craig DisherKevin Kakela Zach Jacobson Joel JacobsonCarey Kakela2003 USMCC (4th) [5] [6]
2003–04Craig DisherKevin KakelaZach JacobsonCarey KakelaJoel Jacobson2004 USMCC (5th) [7] [8]
2004–05Craig DisherKevin KakelaJoel JacobsonCarey Kakela Zach Jacobson 2005 USMCC/USOCT (5th)
2005–06Craig DisherKevin KakelaZach JacobsonCarey KakelaJoel Jacobson2006 USMCC Silver medal icon.svg [9]
2006–07Craig DisherKevin KakelaZach JacobsonCarey KakelaJoel Jacobson2007 USMCC Silver medal icon.svg

Mixed

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
1985–86Joel JacobsonLori KreklauTim KreklauLisa Jacobson1986 USMxCC Gold medal icon.svg
1987–88Joel Jacobson ? ? ?1988 USMxCC (???th)
1990–91Joel Jacobson ? ? ?1991 USMxCC (???th)
1993–94Joel Jacobson ? ? ?1994 USMxCC (???th)
1995–96Joel Jacobson ? ? ?1996 USMxCC (???th)
1996–97Joel Jacobson ? ? ?1997 USMxCC (???th)
1997–98Joel Jacobson ? ? ?1998 USMxCC (???th)
1998–99Joel Jacobson ? ? ?1999 USMxCC (???th)

Personal life

He started curling in 1978 at the age of 27.

He is married to Lisa (with whom he won the 1986 US mixed curling championship); they have three children - sons Zach and Zane (who are also curlers) and daughter Jennifer.

Jacobson is employed as a farmer.

He graduated with a bachelor's degree from North Dakota State University.

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References

  1. ↑ Joel Jacobson on the World Curling Federation database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ Ann Brown Award - USA Curling
  3. ↑ "Competitors". USA Curling. Archived from the original on April 11, 2001. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Men's Final 8 Standings". USA Curling. Archived from the original on April 20, 2001. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Qualified Teams". Utica Curling Club. Archived from the original on October 2, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Washington 2, Minnesota 3 to face off in men's final at 2003 USA Curling Nationals". Good Curling. March 7, 2003. Archived from the original on April 22, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Men's Competitors". Good Curling. Archived from the original on March 17, 2004. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Men's semifinalists set at USA Curling Nationals". USA Curling. March 4, 2004. Archived from the original on March 17, 2004. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Olympic bronze medalists win gold at 2006 U.S. World Team Trials". Curling Rocks. March 11, 2006. Archived from the original on July 25, 2006. Retrieved March 22, 2021.


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