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Tim Somerville

Tim Somerville

American curler


Tim Somerville (born September 14, 1960) is an American curler from Coon Rapids, Minnesota.[1] He is a three-time Olympian, including winning the bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Games when curling was an exhibition event.

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Curling career

As a junior curler, Somerville was a four-time Wisconsin state junior champion, 1979–82.[2] After this run of junior championships, he joined his father Bud's men's team and won the Wisconsin state men's championship in back-to-back years, 1983 and 1984.[3] Still playing with his father, he won the bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, where curling was still an exhibition event.

After the 1992 Winter Games, Somerville returned to skipping his own team, to great success. He won the United States Men's Championship three times, in 1995, 1996, and 1999. Each of those years he then represented the United States at the World Men's Championships, where he finished fourth, seventh, and fourth, respectively. He also competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, where the American team placed fourth, and at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.[4]

Personal life

Somerville's father, Bud Somerville, was also a highly successful curler. Bud was world champion in 1965 and 1974, was skip of the 1992 bronze medal Olympic team, and the first inductee into the United States Curling Hall of Fame.

Teams

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References

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  2. "Wisconsin State Champions – Junior Men's". Wisconsin State Curling Association. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. "Wisconsin State Champions – Men's". Wisconsin State Curling Association. Retrieved Dec 13, 2019.
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  5. Gidley, John M. (2001). Curling Superiority!. Savage Press. pp. 59–60. ISBN 1886028516.
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  7. "Ford World Curling Championships 1996: Tournament details". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
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  9. "Ford World Curling Championships 1999: Tournament details". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  10. "2000 Men's and Women's Championships – Competitors". USA Curling. Archived from the original on April 21, 2001. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  11. "Men's Final 8 Standings". USA Curling. Archived from the original on April 20, 2001. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  12. "XIX. Olympic Winter Games 2002: Tournament details". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  13. "Last of semifinalists decided for USA Curling Nationals". USA Curling. March 8, 2002. Archived from the original on April 17, 2002. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  14. "Qualified Teams". Utica Curling Club. Archived from the original on October 2, 2003. Retrieved March 24, 2021.

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