Lee Merklinger

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Lee Merklinger
Born (1984-09-16) 16 September 1984 (age 40)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Team
Curling club Ottawa CC,
Ottawa, ON [1]
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
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Grand Slam victories1: Autumn Gold (2012)
Medal record
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Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Winnipeg

Lee Anne Merklinger [2] (born September 16, 1984) is a Canadian female curler from Nepean, Ontario. Merklinger played second for the Sherry Middaugh rink on the World Curling Tour from 2010 to 2018. Among the team's accomplishments were finishing runners up at the 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials and winning the 2012 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic Grand Slam event.

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Teams and events

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
2000—01Lee Merklinger2001 OJCC Bronze medal icon.svg
2001—02Lee Merklinger2002 OJCC
2002—03Lee Merklinger2003 OJCC Silver medal icon.svg
2003—04Lee Merklinger Leslie Levere Lisa Weagle Breanne Merklinger 2004 OJCC Silver medal icon.svg
2004—05Lee MerklingerLeslie LevereLisa WeagleBreanne Merklinger
2005—06 Janet McGhee Julie Reddick Lee Merklinger Lori Eddy
2006—07Janet McGhee Pascale Letendre Lee MerklingerBreanne Merklinger
2007—08 Jenn Hanna Chrissy Cadorin Stephanie Hanna Lee Merklinger
2008—09Jenn HannaStephanie HannaLee MerklingerLisa Weagle
2009—10 Jo-Ann Rizzo Chrissy CadorinLee Merklinger Leigh Armstrong
2010—11 Sherry Middaugh Jo-Ann RizzoLee MerklingerLeigh Armstrong
2011—12Sherry MiddaughJo-Ann RizzoLee MerklingerLeigh Armstrong 2012 CCC (6th)
2012—13Sherry MiddaughJo-Ann RizzoLee MerklingerLeigh ArmstrongLori Eddy
2013—14Sherry MiddaughJo-Ann RizzoLee MerklingerLeigh ArmstrongLori Eddy COCT 2013 Silver medal icon.svg
2014—15Sherry MiddaughJo-Ann RizzoLee MerklingerLeigh ArmstrongLori Eddy 2014 CCC (6th)
2015—16Sherry MiddaughJo-Ann RizzoLee MerklingerLeigh ArmstrongLori Eddy 2015 CCC (4th)
2016—17Sherry MiddaughJo-Ann RizzoLee MerklingerLeigh Armstrong Kimberly Tuck
2017—18 Krista McCarville Kendra Lilly Ashley Sippala Sarah Potts Lee Merklinger Lorraine Lang COCT 2017 (5th)
2017—18Sherry MiddaughJo-Ann RizzoLee MerklingerLeigh ArmstrongKimberly Tuck

Personal life

Merklinger is a member of a famous curling family. [3] Her older brother Dave Merklinger is one of the leading Canadian and international icemakers. Her older half-sister Anne Merklinger is a former Tournament of Hearts champion (1990) and medallist and 1990 World Championship bronze medallist. Her twin sister Breanne Merklinger and brother Bill Merklinger are competitive curlers as well; Bill was the alternate for the Territories team at the 2015 Brier.

Outside of curling, Merklinger works for the Government of Canada, as Policy Analyst for Indigenous Services Canada. [4] She is a member of the Muscowpetung First Nation. [5]

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References

  1. "The Ottawa Curling Club : Leagues - Cash League: Teams". Archived from the original on 2018-11-14.
  2. "It's TWINS!!". Ottawa Citizen. September 19, 1984. p. C5. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  3. Pebbles to Boulders: The Merklinger Twins | Curling Canada
  4. "Lee Merklinger - Government of Canada". Archived from the original on July 7, 2018.
  5. "Curling is in the blood of Lee Merklinger and her siblings".