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| Born | December 6, 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Caledonian CC, Mankato, Minnesota | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kevin Birr (born December 6, 1969, in Mankato, Minnesota, United States) is an American curler.
He is a 2007 World Men's bronze medallist [1] and a 2007 US Men's champion.
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–89 | Kevin Birr | ? | ? | ? | USJCC 1989  [2] | ||
| 2001–02 | Todd Birr | Doug Roy | Kevin Birr | Greg Rheaume | USMCC 2002 (13th) [3] | ||
| 2003–04 | Todd Birr | Pete Westberg | Kevin Birr | Greg Rheaume | USMCC 2004 | ||
| 2004–05 | Todd Birr | Pete Westberg | Kevin Birr | Greg Rheaume | |||
| 2005–06 | Todd Birr | Doug Pottinger | Pete Westberg | Kevin Birr | USMCC 2006 (4th) | ||
| 2006–07 | Todd Birr | Bill Todhunter | Greg Johnson | Kevin Birr | Zach Jacobson | Paul Pustovar | USMCC 2007  WCC 2007 |
| 2007–08 | Todd Birr | Bill Todhunter | Greg Johnson | Kevin Birr | Paul Pustovar (USMCC) | CCC 2007 USMCC 2008 (8th) | |
| 2008–09 | Todd Birr | Paul Pustovar | Greg Wilson | Kevin Birr | AC 2009 | ||
| 2009–10 | Todd Birr | Paul Pustovar | Tom O'Connor | Kevin Birr | |||
| 2010–11 | Todd Birr | Greg Romaniuk | Doug Pottinger | Tom O'Connor | Kevin Birr | USMCC 2011 | |
| 2011–12 | Todd Birr | Greg Romaniuk | Doug Pottinger | Tom O'Connor | Kevin Birr | USMCC 2012 (6th) | |
| 2012–13 | Todd Birr | Greg Romaniuk | Doug Pottinger | Tom O'Connor | Kevin Birr | USMCC 2013 (9th) |
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 2000 | Todd Birr | Linda Shimmin | Kevin Birr | Tracy Christensen | USMxCC 2000  [4] |
| 2003 | Todd Birr | Nicole Rheaume | Kevin Birr | Kim Rheaume | USMxCC 2003 [5] |
Kevin Birr resides in St. Peter, Minnesota. He works as catering manager at Gustavus Adolphus College.
He graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato.
His older brother Todd is a curler too; they played together many years.
He started curling in 1984, when he was 15 years old.
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