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Born | November 22, 1946 Galesville, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Curling club | Madison CC, Madison, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member Association | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championship appearances | 4 (1982, 1986, 1991, 2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other appearances | World Senior Championships: 2 (2002, 2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steve Brown (born November 22, 1946) is an American curler and curling coach. [1]
He is a 1986 and 1991 World Men's bronze medallist [2] and a three time United States men's curling champion (1982, 1986, 1991).
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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1979–80 [4] | Steve Brown | Ed Sheffield | George Godfrey | Vince Fitzgerald | |||
1981–82 | Steve Brown | Ed Sheffield | Huns Gustrowsky | George Godfrey | Elgie Noble | USMCC 1982 WCC 1982 (9th) | |
1984–85 [4] | Steve Brown | Geoff Goodland | George Godfrey | Huns Gustrowsky | |||
1985–86 | Steve Brown | Wally Henry | George Godfrey | Richard Maskel | Huns Gustrowsky | USMCC 1986 WCC 1986 | |
1986–87 [4] | Steve Brown | Wally Henry | George Godfrey | Richard Maskel | |||
1987–88 [4] | Steve Brown | Wally Henry | George Godfrey | Richard Maskel | |||
1988–89 [4] | Steve Brown | Wally Henry | George Godfrey | Richard Maskel | |||
1990–91 | Steve Brown | Paul Pustovar | George Godfrey | Wally Henry | Mike Fraboni | USMCC 1991 WCC 1991 | |
1991–92 [4] | Steve Brown | Paul Pustovar | George Godfrey | Richard Maskel | Mike Fraboni | ||
1993–94 [4] | Paul Pustovar (fourth) | Steve Brown (skip) | George Godfrey | Richard Maskel | |||
1994–95 | Paul Pustovar (fourth) | Dave Violette | Richard Maskel | Steve Brown (skip) | |||
1995–96 [4] | Paul Pustovar (fourth) | Dave Violette | Richard Maskel | Steve Brown (skip) | |||
1996–97 | Steve Brown | Dave Violette | Richard Maskel | Paul Pustovar | |||
1998–99 | Craig Brown | Matt Stevens | Jon Brunt | Steve Brown | |||
1999–00 | Craig Brown | Ryan Quinn | Jon Brunt | John Dunlop | Steve Brown | Diane Brown | WCC 2000 (4th) |
2001–02 | Larry Johnson | Stan Vinge | George Godfrey | Bill Kind | Steve Brown | USSCC 2002 WSCC 2002 | |
2003–04 | Bill Kind | George Godfrey | Walter Erbach | Larry Sharp | Steve Brown | USSCC 2004 WSCC 2004 |
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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1984 | Steve Brown | Diane Brown | Vince Fitzgerald | Georgia Fitzgerald | USMxCC 1984 |
1988 | Steve Brown | Lisa Schoeneberg | Paul Schaefer | Bonnie Mansfield | USMxCC 1988 |
Year | Tournament, event | National team | Place |
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1998 | 1998 Winter Olympics | United States (women) | 5 |
1999 | 1999 World Women's Curling Championship | United States (women) | |
2004 | 2004 World Women's Curling Championship | United States (women) | 4 |
2008 | 2008 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | United States (wheelchair) | |
2008 | 2008 World Men's Curling Championship | United States (men) | 7 |
2009 | 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | United States (wheelchair) | 4 |
2010 | 2010 Winter Paralympics | United States (wheelchair) | 4 |
2011 | 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | United States (wheelchair) | 7 |
2012 | 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | United States (wheelchair) | 5 |
2013 | 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | United States (wheelchair) | 4 |
2014 | 2014 Winter Paralympics | United States (wheelchair) | 5 |
2015 | 2015 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | United States (wheelchair) | 5 |
2016 | 2016 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | United States (wheelchair) | 6 |
2017 | 2017 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | United States (wheelchair) | 7 |
Steve Brown started curling in 1960, when he was 14 years old.
His children, son Craig Brown and daughter Erika Brown, are well-known American curlers too, US champions and World medallists. Steve's wife Diane Brown is also a curler, and Steve and Diane together won the US Mixed championship in 1984.
He is founder and owner of Steve's Curling Supplies, a curling equipment company. [5]
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