Peter de Boer

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Peter de Boer
Born (1971-08-26) 26 August 1971 (age 52)
Dunfermline, Scotland
Team
Curling club Auckland CC, Auckland
Skip Peter de Boer
Third Kenny Thomson
Second Gordon Hay
Lead Phil Dowling
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
World Championship
appearances
3 (2012, 2023, 2024)
Pacific-Asia Championship
appearances
5 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016)
Pan Continental Championship
appearances
2 (2022, 2023)
Medal record
Men's Curling
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Nanjing
New Zealand Winter Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Naseby

Peter de Boer (born 26 August 1971) is a New Zealand curler originally from Scotland. He currently coaches the New Zealand national men's curling team.

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Career

De Boer began curling in his native Scotland, where he played in the national championships and also played on the World Curling Tour. He finished in second place in the national championships in 2004 and 2005.

After moving to New Zealand in 2007, he began curling in New Zealand in 2010, and was selected to play on the national team after a runner-up finish in the New Zealand championships in 2011. De Boer led New Zealand to its best finish at the 2011 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in recent years, winning a silver and a medal, and going to the world championships, where they finished in fifth place. However, at the 2012 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, he led New Zealand to a less successful result, placing 6th.

Personal life

De Boer is married and has three daughters. He works as a business coach and is self employed. He lives in Wellington, New Zealand. [1] He studied at the University of Edinburgh.

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References

  1. "2023 World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved 26 March 2023.