Ron Kammerlock

Ron Kammerlock
Curler  ♂
Team
Curling club	Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg, MB
Curling career
Member Association	Manitoba
Brier appearances	2: (1981, 1988)
World Championship appearances	1 (1981)
Medal record Curling Representing   Canada World Championships 1981 London Labatt Brier Representing Manitoba 1981 Halifax

Ronald Kammerlock ^[1] (born 1959) ^{[2] [3]} is a Canadian curler. He is a 1981 World Men's bronze medallist ^[4] and a 1981 Brier champion.

Career

As a junior curler, Kammerlock won the Manitoba junior men's championship in 1978, throwing second stones for the Kerry Burtnyk rink. ^[5] The team finished tied for third at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships that year, with a 7–4 record. ^[6]

1981 World Championships

Following the team's loss in the semifinals at the 1981 World Championships to Switzerland, Kammerlock was involved in a "sharp exchange" with a Swiss reporter, who asked him if the Swiss team won "because of broom debris". Kammerlock had previously stated that the Swiss team had "no class" for repeatedly "snowplowing" (an illegal manoeuvre involving sweeping debris in front of a rock in an attempt to slow the rock down). Kammerlock's response to the reporter was "[w]hy don't you guys learn the rules of the game". Team Canada skip Kerry Burtnyk asked Kammerlock to cool down, and blamed the loss on himself. The team finished with a round robin record of 8–1 before their semifinal loss. ^[7]

Personal life

His son, Dan is a curler too. He played third on Kerry Burtnyk's Manitoba team at the 2008 Tim Hortons Brier. ^[8] At the time of the 1981 Brier, Ron was a print shop camera operator. ^[9]

Awards

• Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame: 2008 (with all 1981 Canadian Men's Championship Team skipped by Kerry Burtnyk) ^[10]

Teams

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Events
1977–78	Kerry Burtnyk	Greg Blanchard	Ron Kammerlock	Lyle Derry		CJCC 1978
1980–81	Kerry Burtnyk	Mark Olson	Jim Spencer	Ron Kammerlock		Brier 1981 WCC 1981
1987–88	Kerry Burtnyk	Jim Spencer	Ron Kammerlock	Don Harvey	Jeff Ryan	Brier 1988 (4th)
1994–95	James Kirkness	Jim Spencer	Steve Gould	Ron Kammerlock
1996–97	John Bubbs	Mark Olson	Jim Spencer	Ron Kammerlock
1998–99	James Kirkness	Dan Carey	Jim Spencer	Ron Kammerlock

References

1. 2017 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide: Brier Personnel - 1927-2016
2. "Manitoba nips Northern Ont. for title". Moncton Transcript. March 9, 1981. p. 7. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
3. "Winnipeg rink wins — again". Duluth News Tribune. December 17, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
4. Ron Kammerlock at World Curling
5. "Junior Men's" (PDF).
6. "Fish captures junior title". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 18, 1978. p. 28. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
7. "Canadian, Swiss in sharp exchange". Globe and Mail. March 30, 1981. p. 32. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
8. "Kerry Burtnyk skips team Manitoba". CTV News. March 10, 2008. Archived from the original on 2022-06-12.
9. "The championship lineup". The Globe and Mail. February 28, 1981. p. 72. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
10. Hall of Fame and Museum – CurlManitoba (look at "2008 Hall of Fame Inductees")

External links

• Ron Kammerlock at World Curling
• Ron Kammerlock – Curling Canada Stats Archive