Gary Joraanstad
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| Curling club | Granite CC, Seattle, WA | |||||||||||
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| Member Association |  United States | |||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1987) | |||||||||||
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Gary M. Joraanstad[1] (born c. 1946)[2] is an American curler and 1987 United States men's champion.
Personal life[edit]
His daughter is curler Nicole Joraanstad, multi-time United States women's champion and 2010 Olympian.[3] At the time of the 1987 World Championship, he worked as a personnel supervisor.[2] He is married and has two daughters. After living in Seattle, Joraanstad and his wife Debra moved to Heath, Ohio.[4]
Teams[edit]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 1986–87 | Jim Vukich | Ron Sharpe | George Pepelnjak | Gary Joraanstad | 1987 USMCC  [5]1987 WMCC (5th)[6] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Real estate transactions". The Newark Advocate. 8 November 2003. p. 31. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "World curling facts". The Province. 29 March 1987. p. 17. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ "Kent's Joraanstad doesn't get a curling medal, but loved Olympic experience: Slide show". Kent Reporter. 2010-02-26. Archived from the original on 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
Her father, Gary, was on the national curling team in the 1980s, and she got her start at the Granite Curling Club in Seattle.
- ^ "Family ready to support daughter at Olympics". The Newark Advocate. 7 February 2010. p. 3. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ "Curling title decided". El Paso Times. 1987-03-08. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ "Hexagon World Curling Championships 1987". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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