Roland Koudelka

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Roland Koudelka
 
Born(1938-04-15)15 April 1938 [1]
Died16 December 2016(2016-12-16) (aged 78)
Team
Curling clubKitzbühel CC, Kitzbühel [2]
Career
Member AssociationFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
World Championship
appearances
1 (1984)
European Championship
appearances
4 (1982, 1991, 1993, 2004)
Medal record
Curling
Austrian Men's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Oberstdorf
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Stuttgart
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Kitzbühel
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Kitzbühel
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Innsbruck
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Kitzbühel

Roland Koudelka [3] (15 April 1938 - 16 December 2016) was an Austrian male curler and curling coach. [4]

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At the national level, he was a four-time Austrian men's champion curler, two-time silver medallist of Austrian mixed championship. [5] [6]

He was married to fellow Austrian champion curler and coach Edeltraud "Traudi" Koudelka.

Teams

Men's

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
1981–82 Jakob Küchl Roland Koudelka Günther Mochny Otto Hölzl AMCC 1982 Gold medal icon.svg
1982–83Günther MochnyRoland Koudelka Arthur Fabi Jakob Küchl ECC 1982 (11th)
Jakob KüchlRoland KoudelkaGünther Mochny Ernst Egger AMCC 1983 Silver medal icon.svg
1983–84 Günther Märker Roland KoudelkaGünther MochnyErnst EggerJakob Küchl (AMCC),
Günther Hummelt (WCC)
AMCC 1984 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1984 (10th)
1990–91Jakob KüchlRoland Koudelka Ludwig Karrer Adolf Bachler AMCC 1991 Gold medal icon.svg
1991–92Jakob KüchlRoland Koudelka Richard Obermoser Adolf Bachler ECC 1991 (10th)
1992–93 Alois Kreidl Thomas Wieser Stefan Salinger Roland KoudelkaAMCC 1993 Gold medal icon.svg
1993–94Alois KreidlRoland KoudelkaStefan SalingerRichard Obermoser Dieter Küchenmeister ECC 1993 (13th)
1995–96Jakob KüchlRoland Koudelka Wolfgang Schober Walter Egger AMCC 1996 Silver medal icon.svg
2004–05Alois KreidlStefan Salinger Nikolaus Gasteiger Werner Wanker Roland KoudelkaRoland Koudelka ECC 2004 (15th)

Mixed

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
2005–06Roland Koudelka Margit Holzer Rupert Holzer Edeltraud Koudelka AMxCC 2005 Silver medal icon.svg
2006–07Roland KoudelkaMargit HolzerRupert HolzerEdeltraud KoudelkaAMxCC 2007 Silver medal icon.svg
2007–08Roland KoudelkaEdeltraud Koudelka Richard Obermoser Heidlinde Gasteiger AMxCC 2008 (5th)

Record as a coach of national teams

YearTournament, eventNational teamPlace
1995 1995 European Curling Championships Flag of Austria.svg  Austria (women)
8
1996 1995 European Curling Championships Flag of Austria.svg  Austria (women)
11
2004 2004 European Curling Championships Flag of Austria.svg  Austria (men)
15

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References

  1. "Dankschreiben_Koudelka_Roland.pdf" (PDF). curling.at (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2022.
  2. Startseite - Kitzbühel Curling Club (en)
  3. His name is "Roland", not "Ronald" - it's a mistake in WCF database.
  4. Roland Koudelka on the World Curling Federation database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. Medaillenspiegel Mixed — Curling Austria (in German)
  6. "Resultate ÖSTM Mixed - 2005-2021" (PDF) (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.