Kevin Kakela

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Kevin Kakela
Curler
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Born (1960-08-09) August 9, 1960 (age 64)
Rolla, North Dakota, U.S.
Team
Curling clubLangdon CC, Langdon,
Madison CC,
Madison, Wisconsin
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championship
appearances		2 (1997, 2008)
Medal record
Curling
United States Men's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Seattle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Bismarck
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Bemidji
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Utica
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Hibbing

Kevin Kakela (born August 9, 1960, in Rolla, 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.

Honours

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
1993–94Kevin Kakela ? ? ?1994 USMCC (???th)
1994–95Kevin Kakela ? ? ?1995 USMCC (4th)
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)
1997–98Kevin Kakela ? ? ?1998 USMCC Silver medal icon.svg
1998–99Kevin Kakela ? ? ?1999 USMCC (4th)
1999–00Craig DisherKevin KakelaJoel Jacobson Carey Kakela 2000 USMCC (6th) [2] [3]
2002–03Craig DisherKevin Kakela Zach Jacobson Joel JacobsonCarey Kakela2003 USMCC (4th) [4] [5]
2003–04Craig DisherKevin KakelaZach JacobsonCarey KakelaJoel Jacobson2004 USMCC (5th) [6] [7]
2004–05Craig DisherKevin KakelaJoel JacobsonCarey KakelaZach Jacobson 2005 USMCC/USOCT (5th)
2005–06Craig DisherKevin KakelaZach JacobsonCarey KakelaJoel Jacobson2006 USMCC Silver medal icon.svg [8]
2006–07Craig DisherKevin KakelaZach JacobsonCarey KakelaJoel Jacobson2007 USMCC Silver medal icon.svg
2007–08Craig DisherKevin KakelaZach JacobsonCarey Kakela Kurt Disher Joel Jacobson 2008 USMCC Silver medal icon.svg
Craig Brown Rich Ruohonen John Dunlop Pete Annis Kevin KakelaSteve Brown 2008 WMCC (7th)
2008–09Craig DisherKevin KakelaZach JacobsonCarey KakelaKurt Disher 2009 USMCC/USOCT (8th)
2009–10Kevin Kakela Chad Carlson Ryan Lagasse Todd Ussatis 2010 USMCC (8th)
2010–11Craig DisherKevin KakelaChad CarlsonPete Annis John Benton 2011 USMCC (8th)
Kevin KakelaKurt Disher Kyle Kakela Pete Annis
2011–12Kevin KakelaKurt DisherKyle KakelaPete Annis
Craig DisherKevin KakelaKelby SmithGary Garceau2012 USSCC Bronze medal icon.svg
2012–13Kevin Kakela Adam Kitchens Kyle Kakela Travis Kitchens
2013–14Kevin KakelaKyle KakelaRyan LagasseTodd Ussatis
2015–16Kevin KakelaOwen SampsonJohn LindgrenEthan Sampson
2018–19Kevin KakelaKyle KakelaRyan LagasseTimothy Hodek
2019–20Kevin KakelaKyle KakelaTimothy HodekJP MunichOwen Sampson 2020 USMCC (9th)

Personal life

Kevin Kakela is a farm owner and resides at Hansboro, North Dakota.

His son Kyle is also a curler, [9] he competed at the 2015 Winter Universiade. Kevin and Kyle played some years as teammates.

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References

  1. ↑ Kevin Kakela at World Curling OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Competitors". USA Curling. Archived from the original on April 11, 2001. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Men's Final 8 Standings". USA Curling. Archived from the original on April 20, 2001. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Qualified Teams". Utica Curling Club. Archived from the original on October 2, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Men's Competitors". Good Curling. Archived from the original on March 17, 2004. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ Kyle Kakela at World Curling


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