John Dunlop | |
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Born | March 1, 1975 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Team | |
Curling club | Madison CC, Madison, Wisconsin, Wauwatosa CC |
Curling career | |
Member Association | United States |
World Championship appearances | 2 (2000, 2008) |
Medal record |
John Dunlop (born March 1, 1975, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States) is an American curler. [1]
At the national level, he is a two-time United States men's curling champion (2000, 2008).
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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1999–00 | John Dunlop | Dave Brown | Richard Maskel | John Bartlett | |||
Craig Brown | Ryan Quinn | Jon Brunt | John Dunlop | Steve Brown (WCC) | Diane Brown (WCC) | USMCC 2000 WCC 2000 (4th) | |
2000–01 | Craig Brown | Ryan Quinn | Jon Brunt | John Dunlop | USMCC 2001/ USOCT 2001 | ||
2001–02 | Craig Brown | Doug Pottinger | Jon Brunt | John Dunlop | Cory Ward | Steve Brown | USMCC 2002 (3rd) [2] |
2002–03 | Craig Brown | Doug Pottinger | Jon Brunt | John Dunlop | |||
2003–04 | Craig Brown | Matt Stevens | John Dunlop | Cody Stevens | Robert Liapis | USMCC 2004 (4th) | |
2004–05 | Craig Brown | Matt Stevens | John Dunlop | Cody Stevens | Bob Liapis | USMCC 2005/ USOCT 2005 | |
2005–06 | Craig Brown | Matt Stevens | Cody Stevens | John Dunlop | USMCC 2006 (6th) | ||
2006–07 | Craig Brown | Donald Barcome Jr. | John Dunlop | David Brown | USMCC 2007 (4th) [3] | ||
2007–08 | Craig Brown | Rich Ruohonen | John Dunlop | Pete Annis | Kevin Kakela (WCC) | Steve Brown (WCC) | USMCC 2008 WCC 2008 (7th) |
2008–09 | Craig Brown | Rich Ruohonen | John Dunlop | Pete Annis | Jon Brunt | ContCup 2008 USMCC 2009/ USOCT 2009 (4th) |
John Dunlop is a fifth generation curler in his family. [4] His great-grandfather, John M. Dunlop, was born in Ayr, Scotland, and his forefathers curled there for many generations. So, John can trace his curling roots back to the country widely recognized as the origin of the sport as we know it today. John's family was involved in the founding of the Wauwatosa and Milwaukee Curling Clubs in Wisconsin.
He started curling in 1986 at the age of 11. [1]
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