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Curling club | Penetanguishene CC, Penetanguishene, ON | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member Association | Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brier appearances | 4: (1980, 1986, 1987, 1989) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championship appearances | 1 (1987) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kent A. Carstairs [1] (born c. 1947) is a Canadian curler, 1987 World Men's champion [2] and a 1987 Brier champion.
Carstairs began curling at age 26 in Toronto, Ontario. He moved to Midland, Ontario in 1973 where he teamed up with Russ Howard. He is now a resident of Victoria Harbour, Ontario. He works as an accounts manager for Hughes ELCAN.
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
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1975–76 | Russ Howard | Kent Carstairs | Jim Clark | Linden Hurlbut | ||
1979–80 | Russ Howard | Larry Merkley | Robert Rushton | Kent Carstairs | Brier 1980 (7th) | |
1985–86 | Russ Howard | Glenn Howard | Tim Belcourt | Kent Carstairs | Larry Merkley | Brier 1986 |
1986–87 | Russ Howard | Glenn Howard | Tim Belcourt | Kent Carstairs | Larry Merkley (Brier) | Brier 1987 WCC 1987 COCT 1987 (4th) |
1988–89 | Russ Howard | Glenn Howard | Tim Belcourt | Kent Carstairs | Larry Merkley | Brier 1989 |
1996–97 | Tim Belcourt | Kent Carstairs | Kevin Fleming | Randy Mooney | ||
1998–99 | Tim Belcourt | Kent Carstairs | Kevin Fleming | Randy Mooney | ||
2000–01 | Axel Larsen | Walter Johnson | Gerry Sundwall | Kent Carstairs | ||
2001–02 | Axel Larsen | Walter Johnson | Gerry Sundwall | Kent Carstairs | ||
2002–03 | Axel Larsen | Walter Johnson | Gerry Sundwall | Kent Carstairs | ||
2003–04 | Axel Larsen | Walter Johnson | Gerry Sundwall | Kent Carstairs | ||
2004–05 | Axel Larsen | Walter Johnson | Gerry Sundwall | Kent Carstairs | ||
2007–08 | Axel Larsen | Walter Johnson | Gerry Sundwall | Kent Carstairs | ||
2008–09 | Axel Larsen | Walter Johnson | Gerry Sundwall | Kent Carstairs | ||
2009–10 | Axel Larsen | Walter Johnson | Gerry Sundwall | Kent Carstairs | ||
2010–11 | Axel Larsen | Walter Johnson | Gerry Sundwall | Kent Carstairs |
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