Tom Wright (curler)

Last updated
Tom Wright
 
Team
Curling club Superior CC,
Superior, Wisconsin
Career
Member AssociationFlag of the United States.svg  United States
World Championship
appearances
2 (1965, 1968)

Tom Wright is an American curler.

He is a World Men's champion (1968), bronze medallist (1965) [1] and a two-time United States men's champion (1965, [2] 1968).

Contents

Awards

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
1964–65 Bud Somerville Bill Strum Al Gagne Tom Wright USMCC 1965 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1965 Gold medal icon.svg
1967–68Bud SomervilleBill StrumAl GagneTom WrightUSMCC 1968 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1968 Bronze medal icon.svg

Related Research Articles

John Shuster American curler

John Shuster is an American curler who lives in Superior, Wisconsin. He led team USA to gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics, the first American team to ever win gold in curling. He also won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He has played in five straight Winter Olympics and nine World Curling Championships.

Clayton Iona "Clay" Stanley is an American volleyball player, a member of United States men's national volleyball team, a participant of the Olympic Games, Olympic Champion 2008, NORCECA Champion 2005, multimedalist of the World League.

United States Curling Association National governing body of the sport of curling

The United States Curling Association is the national governing body of the sport of curling in the United States. The goal of the USCA is to grow the sport of curling in the United States and win medals in competitions both domestic and abroad. Curling's recent popularity has swelled the USCA to 185 curling clubs and approximately 23,500 curlers in the United States. The United States Olympic men's curling teams have seen success in recent years, most notably winning the gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, led by skip John Shuster.

Raymond "Bud" Somerville is an American curler. He is a two-time World champion, and five time American champion.

Tim Somerville is an American curler from Coon Rapids, Minnesota. He is a three-time Olympian, including winning the bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Games when curling was an exhibition event.

Mark Haluptzok is an American curler.

Steve Brown is an American curler and curling coach.

Robert "Bob" Christman is an American curler.

Robert "Bob" Nichols is an American curler.

Thomas R. Wilson is a Canadian curler. He is a 1980 World Men's champion and a 1980 Brier champion.

William Strum was an American curler from Superior, Wisconsin.

Thomas Gilbert Locken is an American curler.

The United States Senior Curling Championships are the annual national curling championships for seniors in the United States. The United States Curling Association (USCA) defines seniors as adults over the age of 50. The champions go on to represent the United States at the World Senior Curling Championships. The USCA has held the Senior Championships since 2002, coinciding with the first year the World Senior Championships were held. Those first World Senior Championships were held in Bismarck, North Dakota and the American men won the gold medal.

Bruce Roberts is an American curler from Hibbing, Minnesota.

Gary Kleffman is an American curler from Hibbing, Minnesota.

Jerry Scott is an American curler from Hibbing, Minnesota.

Alfred "Al" Ignatius Gagne, born and died in Duluth, Minnesota, was an American curler.

The United States Curling Association Hall of Fame was started in 1984 to recognize and honor individuals and teams that have achieved extraordinary distinction in curling or have made major contribution to the development of curling in the United States. It is operated by the United States Curling Association (USCA), the governing body for curling in the United States. The Hall of Fame is housed at the USCA headquarters in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

Timothy Solin is an American curler. He competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics and at three World Senior Curling Championships.

Luc Violette is an American curler from Edmonds, Washington. He is a five-time United States Junior Champion and was a silver medalist at both the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics and the 2017 World Junior Championships.

References

  1. Tom Wright on the World Curling Federation database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. La Fontaine, Barbara (March 15, 1965). "A STONE'S THROW TO A PLAYDOWN". Sports Illustrated. p. 20. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  3. Hall of Fame Members - USA Curling - Team USA