Gerry Richard
Gerry P. Richard[1] (born February 26, 1956) is a Canadian curler and curling coach from Kelowna, British Columbia.
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| Born | February 26, 1956 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Kelowna CC, Kelowna, BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  British Columbia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brier appearances | 4: (1993, 1994, 1995, 2002) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1994) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He is a 1994 World Men's champion[2] and a 1994 Labatt Brier champion.
Awards
- British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame: inducted in 1995 with all of 1994 Rick Folk team, Canadian and World champions[3]
Teams
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 1992–93 | Rick Folk | Pat Ryan | Bert Gretzinger | Gerry Richard | Ron Steinhauer | Brier 1993  | |
| 1993–94 | Rick Folk | Pat Ryan | Bert Gretzinger | Gerry Richard | Ron Steinhauer | Brier 1994  WCC 1994 | |
| 1994–95 | Rick Folk | Pat Ryan | Bert Gretzinger | Gerry Richard | Ron Steinhauer | Brier 1995 (6th) | |
| 1996–97 | Rick Folk | Bert Gretzinger | Gerry Richard | Dave Stephenson | |||
| 1999–00 | Rick Folk | Jeff Richard | Tyler Orme | Gerry Richard | |||
| 2000–01 | Rick Folk | Kevin Folk | Jeff Richard | Gerry Richard | |||
| 2001–02 | Pat Ryan | Deane Horning | Kevin MacKenzie | Rob Koffski | Gerry Richard | Bill MacKenzie | Brier 2002 (6th) |
| 2003–04 | Rick Folk | Kevin Folk | Jeff Richard | Gerry Richard | |||
| 2004–05 | Rick Folk | Kevin Folk | Jeff Richard | Gerry Richard | |||
| 2006–07 | Grant Dezura (fourth) | Rick Folk (skip) | Jeff Richard | Gerry Richard |
Record as a coach of national teams
| Year | Tournament, event | National team | Place |
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| 2006 | 2006 World Women's Curling Championship | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada (women) |  |
| 2007 | 2007 World Women's Curling Championship | Canada (women) | |
Personal life
Gerry Richard's children are known curlers too: daughter Jeanna Schraeder played third in team of Kelly Scott, she is World and Canadian champion; son Jeff played on two Briers. He has been married to Kerrylyn Richard.[4]
References
- 2017 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters
- Gerry Richard on the World Curling Federation database
- "1994 Rick Folk Rink (M) - BC Sports Hall of Fame".
- "Focus on Coaching: Gerry Richard and Jeanna Schraeder, a father-daughter team on the ice". Curling Canada. February 11, 2013.
External links
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