| Todd Birr | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 20, 1968 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Four Seasons CC, Blaine, MN |
| Mixed doubles partner | Regan Birr |
| Career | |
| Member Association |  United States |
| World Championship appearances | 1 (2007) |
Todd Birr (born April 20, 1968) is an American curler. He was a bronze medalist at the 2007 World Men's Curling Championship.
Birr skipped his team to victory at the 2007 United States Curling Men's Championships, beating out teams such as Olympic bronze medalist Pete Fenson and former national champion Jason Larway in the process. He had relative success in prior nationals finishing fourth in 2006 and as a semi-finalist in 2004.
His victory qualified his team of Bill Todhunter, Greg Johnson and Kevin Birr to a berth at the 2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship representing team USA. There, Birr's was the only team to defeat Glenn Howard's Canadian team in the round robin when Howard wrecked on his last rock, and Birr bumped out a Canadian stone to score three giving him a victory. USA finished second behind Canada going into the playoffs. However, in the playoffs Birr lost 7–2 to Canada in the 1 vs 2 page playoff game, and then lost in the semi-final to Germany's Andy Kapp rink by a score of 6–4 earning Birr and the rest of team USA a bronze medal.
In 2009, Birr skipped the U.S. team to a three game sweep over the Brazil national team at the first ever Americas Challenge to determine the second American berth at the 2009 Ford World Men's Curling Championship.
Birr works as icemaker at The Four Seasons Curling Club in Blaine, Minnesota.
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Todd Birr | Doug Roy | Kevin Birr | Greg Rheaume | 2002 USMCC (DNQ) | ||
| 2003–04 | Todd Birr | Pete Westberg | Kevin Birr | Greg Rheaume | 2004 USMCC (SF) | ||
| 2004–05 [1] | Todd Birr | Pete Westberg | Kevin Birr | Greg Rheaume | |||
| 2005–06 [2] | Todd Birr | Doug Pottinger | Kevin Birr | Pete Westberg | 2006 US World Trials (4th) | ||
| 2006–07 | Todd Birr | Bill Todhunter | Greg Johnson | Kevin Birr | Zach Jacobson | Paul Pustovar | 2007 USMCC  2007 WMCC  |
| 2007–08 | Todd Birr | Bill Todhunter | Greg Johnson | Kevin Birr | Paul Pustovar (USMCC) | 2007 Cont. Cup 2008 USMCC (8th) | |
| 2008–09 | Todd Birr | Paul Pustovar | Greg Wilson | Kevin Birr | 2009 USMCC/USOCT | ||
| 2009–10 | Todd Birr | Paul Pustovar | Tom O'Connor | Kevin Birr | 2010 USMCC (7th) | ||
| 2010–11 | Todd Birr | Greg Romaniuk | Doug Pottinger | Tom O'Connor | Kevin Birr | 2011 USMCC | |
| 2011–12 | Todd Birr | Greg Romaniuk | Doug Pottinger | Tom O'Connor | Kevin Birr | 2012 USMCC (6th) | |
| 2012–13 | Todd Birr | Doug Pottinger | Greg Romaniuk | Tom O'Connor | Kevin Birr | 2012 USMCC (8th) | |
| 2013–14 [3] | Todd Birr | Doug Pottinger | Tom O'Connor | Troy Schroeder | |||
| 2014–15 [4] | Todd Birr | Doug Pottinger | Greg Johnson | Tom O'Connor | |||
| 2015–16 | Todd Birr | Doug Pottinger | John Benton | Tom O'Connor | 2016 USMCC (5th) | ||
| 2016–17 | Todd Birr | Rich Ruohonen | John Benton | Tom O'Connor | 2017 USMCC  | ||
| 2017–18 | Todd Birr | John Benton | Hunter Clawson | Tom O'Connor | 2018 USMCC | ||
| 2018–19 | Todd Birr | Greg Johnson | Hunter Clawson | Tom O'Connor | 2019 USMCC | ||
| 2019–20 | Todd Birr | Andrew Stopera | Hunter Clawson | Tom O'Connor | 2020 USMCC (8th) |
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