| Mark Olson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 13, 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg, MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Manitoba | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brier appearances | 1: (1981) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1981) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mark Olson (born August 13, 1957) is a Canadian curler. He is a 1981 World Men's bronze medallist [1] and a 1981 Brier champion.
He is an international level coach and a past-president of the Manitoba Curling Tour and member of the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame. [2]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 1980–81 | Kerry Burtnyk | Mark Olson | Jim Spencer | Ron Kammerlock | Brier 1981  WCC 1981  |
| 1992–93 | John Bubbs | Mark Olson | Daryl Currie | Mike Friesen | |
| 1996–97 | John Bubbs | Mark Olson | Jim Spencer | Ron Kammerlock | |
| 1997–98 | Mark Olson | Paul Kelly | Dave Leclair | Quinn Provost | |
| 1998–99 | Mark Olson | Neil Patterson | Dave Leclair | Paul Kelly | |
| 1999–00 | Mark Olson | Peter Nicholls | Dean Dunstone | Charlie Salina | |
| 2000–01 | Dale Duguid | Mark Olson | Peter Nicholls | Steve Gould | |
| 2001–02 | Vic Peters | Mark Olson | Chris Neufeld | Steve Gould | |
| 2002–03 | Vic Peters | Mark Olson | Chris Neufeld | Steve Gould |
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