| Rusty Schieber | |
|---|---|
| ♂ | |
| Born | October 6, 1962 |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  United States |
Medal record | |
Russell "Rusty" Schieber (born October 6, 1962 in Ripon, Wisconsin) is an American curler and curling coach. [1]
As a coach of American wheelchair curling team he participated in 2018 Winter Paralympics [2] and 2022 Winter Paralympics.
He is National Wheelchair Coach of USA Curling Association. [3]
| Year | Tournament, event | National team | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2018 Winter Paralympics | United States (wheelchair) | 12 |
| 2019 | 2019 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | United States (wheelchair) | 11 |
| 2019 | 2019 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship | United States (wheelchair) | 11 |
| 2020 | 2020 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship | United States (wheelchair) |  |
| 2021 | 2021 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | United States (wheelchair) | 4 |
| 2022 | 2022 Winter Paralympics | United States (wheelchair) | 5 |
Wheelchair curling is an adaptation of curling for athletes with a disability affecting their lower limbs or gait. Wheelchair curling is governed by the World Curling Federation, and is one of the sports in the Winter Paralympic Games.
Michael McCreadie is a Paralympian with successes in lawn bowls and wheelchair curling. He made his debut at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg as a swimmer. He won two bronze medals in lawn bowls at the 1976 Summer Paralympics. He also competed in swimming and wheelchair basketball at the same Games and captained the British wheelchair basketball team at the 1980 Summer Paralympics. After that he coached the British wheelchair basketball team at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Paralympics.
Ina Forrest is a wheelchair curler selected to be second for Canada's team at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Paralympics, winning a gold medal on both occasions. She has also won a gold medal 3 times in the World Wheelchair Curling Championships, in 2009, 2011, and 2013. She was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in February 2016. She is a member of the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, British Columbia.
Augusto J. "Goose" Perez is a retired Spanish American wheelchair curler. He was the 2008 USA Curling Male Athlete of the Year and was on the bronze medal team at the 2008 World Wheelchair Curling Championships. He graduated from Le Moyne College. In addition to curling he has also competed in kayak and canoe. He was selected to be skip of the United States team at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.
Patrick McDonald is an American wheelchair curler based in Madison, Wisconsin.
Penny Ricker Greely is a three time Paralympian for Team USA. She competes as a wheelchair curler and competed as a sitting volleyball player. She played in the bronze medal-winning United States team in Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and competed in Wheelchair curling at the 2014 Winter Paralympics and the 2018 Winter Paralympics.
Jacqueline "Jacqui" Kapinowski is a two-time American Paralympian who competed in wheelchair curling at the 2010 Winter Paralympics and in rowing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Wang Haitao is a Chinese wheelchair curler. He participated at the 2014, 2018 Winter Paralympics and 2022 Winter Paralympics, winning two gold medals in 2018 and 2022.
Hugh Nibloe is a Scottish wheelchair curler.
James "Jimmy Jam" Joseph is an American wheelchair curler.
František Pitoňák is a Slovak male curler and curling coach.
Vesa Kokko is a Finnish male wheelchair curler and curling coach.
Peter Dahlman is a Norwegian male curler and coach.
Pavol Pitoňák is a Slovak male curler and curling coach.
Stephan Pfister is a Swiss male curler and curling coach.
Kirk Black is an American wheelchair curler.
Stephen Emt is an American wheelchair curler.
Justin Marshall is an American wheelchair curler.
Anthony D. "Tony" Colacchio was an American curler and curling coach.
Batoyun "Oyuna" Uranchimeg is an American wheelchair curler and administrative assistant at the University of St. Thomas.
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