Steve Emt | |
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Born | January 6, 1970 |
Career | |
Member Association | United States |
World Wheelchair Championship appearances | 4 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019) |
Paralympic appearances | 1 (2018, 2022) |
Medal record |
Stephen Emt (born January 6, 1970) is an American wheelchair curler. [1]
He represented the United States at the 2018 Winter Paralympics and 2022 Winter Paralympics where they finished in twelfth and fifth places respectively.
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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2014–15 | Patrick McDonald | Stephen Emt | James Joseph | Penny Greely | Meghan Lino | Steve Brown | WWhCC 2015 (5th) |
2015–16 | Patrick McDonald | Steve Emt | James Joseph | Kirk Black | |||
Patrick McDonald | Stephen Emt | James Joseph | Penny Greely | Justin Marshall | Steve Brown | WWhCC 2016 (6th) | |
2016–17 | Stephen Emt | Kirk Black | Jimmy Joseph | Penny Greely | Justin Marshall | Steve Brown | WWhCC 2017 (7th) |
2017–18 | Kirk Black | Steve Emt | Justin Marshall | Penny Greely | Meghan Lino | Rusty Schieber, Tony Colacchio | WPG 2018 (12th) |
2018–19 | Steve Emt | Matt Thums | David Samsa | Pam Wilson | Meghan Lino | Rusty Schieber, Ann Swisshelm | WWhCC 2019 (11th) |
2019–20 | Stephen Emt | Matt Thums | David Samsa | Meghan Lino | Pam Wilson | Rusty Schieber | WhBCC 2019 (11th) |
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