Peter Becker (curler)

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Peter Becker
Born (1949-06-09) 9 June 1949 (age 74)
Team
Curling clubRanfurly CC
Skip Peter Becker
Third Murray Pitts
Second Jack Steele
Lead Steve Lockhart
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Pacific-Asia Championship
appearances
6 (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2018)
Other appearances World Senior Championships: 10 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2024)
Medal record
Curling
Pacific Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Sagamihara
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Adelaida
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Christchurch
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Tokoro
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Sydney
New Zealand Men's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Dunedin
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Dunedin

Peter Becker (born 9 June 1949 in Otago, New Zealand) is a New Zealand curler and curling coach. [1]

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At the international level, he is a two-time bronze medallist (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996) at the Pacific Curling Championships.

At the national level, he is a three-time New Zealand men's champion (1999, 2000, 2013) and two time (2013, 2023) New Zealand senior men's champion. [2]

In 2022, he was inducted into the World Curling Hall of Fame. [3] [4]

Personal life

Becker comes from a family of curlers. His wife, two sons, daughter and father have all represented New Zealand on an international scale. His father William Becker was one of the first men who curled in New Zealand. Peter's older son, Sean, is one of most successful and well known New Zealand curlers. His younger son, Scott, is a competitive curler too, and was skip of the New Zealand men's team at the 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships. His daughter, Bridget has been the skip of the New Zealand women's national curling team, and was a silver medallist at the 2010 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, and a silver and bronze medallist at the Pacific-Asia Championships. [5] [6]

Teams and events

Men's

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
1991–92Peter Becker Edwin Harley Jock Kearney Barry Brown Stewart McKnight PCC 1991 Bronze medal icon.svg
1993–94Peter BeckerBarry Brown John Campbell Ross A. Stevens Edwin Harley PCC 1993 Bronze medal icon.svg
1994–95Peter BeckerBarry BrownRoss A. Stevens Richard Morgan John CampbellEdwin Harley PCC 1994 Bronze medal icon.svg
1995–96Peter Becker Sean Becker Allan McLean Lorne De Pape Darren Carson Edwin Harley PCC 1995 Bronze medal icon.svg
1996–97Peter BeckerSean Becker Jim Allan Ross A. StevensLorne De PapeEdwin Harley PCC 1996 Bronze medal icon.svg
1999–00Peter Becker Merv Jamieson Darren CarsonSean Becker NZMCC 1999 Gold medal icon.svg
2000–01Peter BeckerMerv JamiesonDarren CarsonSean BeckerNZMCC 2000 Gold medal icon.svg
2002–03Peter BeckerAllan McLean Mervyn Jamieson Edwin Harley WSCC 2003 (15th)
2003–04 John Allen Len McSaveney Len Hill Peter Taylor Peter Becker WSCC 2004 (15th)
2004–05Peter BeckerBarry BrownJohn CampbellRoss A. StevensEdwin Harley WSCC 2005 (15th)
2006–07Peter BeckerRichard MorganJohn Allen John Sanders Murray Petherick WSCC 2007 (7th)
2007–08Peter BeckerRichard MorganMurray PetherickJohn Sanders Nelson Ede WSCC 2008 (12th)
2008–09Peter BeckerRichard MorganMurray PetherickJohn SandersNZMCC 2008 (4th)
2008–09Peter BeckerRichard MorganNelson Ede David Greer John Sanders WSCC 2009 (9th)
2009–10Peter BeckerNelson EdeJohn SandersNeil PritchardNZMCC 2009 Bronze medal icon.svg
Peter BeckerNelson EdeDavid GreerJohn SandersMurray Petherick WSCC 2010 (10th)
2010–11Peter BeckerRichard MorganDavid GreerJohn SandersNZMCC 2010 (7th)
Peter BeckerRichard MorganNelson EdeDavid GreerJohn Sanders (WSCC) WSCC 2011 (6th)
NZMCC 2011 (8th)
2011–12Peter BeckerRichard MorganNelson EdeDave Greer NZSCC 2011 Silver medal icon.svg
2012–13Peter BeckerRichard MorganNelson EdeJohn SandersNZSCC 2012 Bronze medal icon.svg
2013–14Peter BeckerDave GreerNelson EdeJohn SandersNZMCC 2013 Gold medal icon.svg
Peter BeckerDave GreerRichard MorganNelson EdeJohn SandersNZSCC 2013 Gold medal icon.svg
Peter BeckerRichard MorganNelson EdeDavid GreerJohn Sanders WSCC 2014 (22nd)
2014–15Peter BeckerRichard MorganNelson EdeDavid GreerJohn SandersNZMCC 2014 (4th)
Peter BeckerRichard MorganNelson EdeJohn SandersNZSCC 2014 Silver medal icon.svg
NZMCC 2015 (4th)
2015–16Peter BeckerRichard MorganNelson EdeJohn SandersNZSCC 2015 Silver medal icon.svg
2017–18Peter BeckerRichard MorganNelson EdeJohn SandersNZMCC 2017 (6th)
Peter BeckerDavid GreerNelson EdeJohn SandersNZSCC 2017 Silver medal icon.svg
2018–19Peter BeckerRichard MorganNelson EdeJohn SandersNZMCC 2018 (6th)
Scott Becker Simon Neilson Anton Hood Warren Dobson Peter BeckerPeter Becker PACC 2018 (4th)
2023–24Peter Becker Murray Pitts Jack Steele Steve Lockhart NZMCC 2023 (8th)

Mixed doubles

SeasonFemaleMaleEvents
2008–09 Brittany Taylor Peter Becker NZMDCC 2008 (10th)
2009–10 Cass Becker Peter BeckerNZMDCC 2009 (4th)
2010–11 Wendy Becker Peter BeckerNZMDCC 2010 (5th)
2012–13Wendy BeckerPeter BeckerNZMDCC 2012 (5th)
2013–14Wendy BeckerPeter BeckerNZMDCC 2013 (11th)
2014–15 Jessica Smith Peter BeckerNZMDCC 2014 (9th)
2015–16Wendy BeckerPeter BeckerNZMDCC 2015 (6th)

Record as a coach of national teams

YearTournament, eventNational teamPlace
1999 1999 Pacific Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (women)
Bronze medal icon.svg
2000 2000 Pacific Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (women)
Bronze medal icon.svg
2001 2001 Pacific Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (women)
4
2002 2002 Pacific Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (women)
Bronze medal icon.svg
2003 2003 Pacific Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (men)
Gold medal icon.svg
2004 2004 World Men's Curling Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (men)
7
2004 2004 Pacific Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (men)
Gold medal icon.svg
2005 2005 World Men's Curling Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (men)
8
2005 2005 Pacific Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (men)
Bronze medal icon.svg
20062006 Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (junior men)
4
2006 2006 Winter Olympics Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (men)
10
2006 2006 Pacific Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (women)
4
20072007 Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (junior women)
Bronze medal icon.svg
2007 2007 Pacific Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (men)
Bronze medal icon.svg
2007 2007 Pacific Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (women)
5
20082008 Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (junior men)
4
2008 2008 Pacific Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (men)
Bronze medal icon.svg
2008 2008 Pacific Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (women)
4
20092009 Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (junior men)
Bronze medal icon.svg
2009 2009 Pacific Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (women)
4
2010 2010 Pacific Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (men)
4
2010 2010 Pacific Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (women)
4
2011 2011 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (men)
Silver medal icon.svg
2012 2012 Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (junior men)
4
2012 2012 Winter Youth Olympics Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (mixed team)
13
2012 2012 Winter Youth Olympics Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (mixed double)
17
2012 2012 World Men's Curling Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (men)
5
2012 2012 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (men)
6
2013 2013 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (men)
4
2015 2015 Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (junior men)
4
2016 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (mixed team)
13
2016 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (mixed double)
17
2016 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (mixed double)
5
2016 2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (men)
5
2017 2017 World Junior B Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (junior men)
16
2017 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (mixed double)
29
2017 2017 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (men)
5
2018 2018 World Junior B Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (junior men)
5
2018 2018 World Junior B Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (junior women)
4
2018 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (men)
4

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