Dean Gemmell

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Dean Gemmell
Curler
Born (1967-08-27) August 27, 1967 (age 54)
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Team
Curling clubPlainfield CC
South Plainfield, New Jersey
SkipCraig Brown
ThirdBill Stopera
SecondDean Gemmell
LeadMark Lazar
Career
Member Association Ontario (1978-1986)
 Quebec (1986-1991)
United States Grand National (2006-present)
Brier appearances1 (1988)
World Championship
appearances		1 (2012)
Medal record
Men's curling
US Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 Philadelphia

Dean Gemmell (born August 27, 1967) is a Canadian-American curler and writer who currently resides in Short Hills, New Jersey. Along with John Morris, he is the co-author of the book Fit to Curl, Sport Specific Training for the World's Greatest Game.[1][2]

Career[]

Gemmell began curling in 1978 as a junior in Ontario.[3] After moving to Montreal, Quebec in 1986, he played as lead for and won the Quebec Men's Provincial Curling Championship in 1988, earning an opportunity to represent Quebec at the 1988 Labatt Brier. Quebec finished in eighth place with a 4–7 win-loss record.

Gemmell moved to the United States in 1991, and did not return to curling until he moved to New Jersey in 2006 and curls out of the Plainfield Curling Club in club play.[4] He participated in the playdowns to the United States National Championships and the United States Mixed Championship in 2007. He participated in the 2010 United States Men's Curling Championship as the lead for , finishing fourth after a loss in the playoffs. He then returned the next year under skip Heath McCormick, who replaced Hames, to the 2011 United States Men's Curling Championship, where his team again finished fourth. At the next national championship, he and his team went through the round robin undefeated, and won the championship after defeating Pete Fenson in the final.

The Curling Show[]

Gemmell created and hosted a curling podcast called The Curling Show from 2005 to 2017. The podcast released a few episodes each month spanning over 100 hours in total and featured interviews with over 250 individuals including various top curlers and curling builders.[3][5]

Personal life[]

Gemmell is married and he and his wife, Amye Gemmell, have four children. He studied at McGill University in Montréal and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History.[3]

Teams[]

Men's[]

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
1987–88 Marco Ferraro Dean Gemmell 1988 Brier (8th)
2008–09 Matt Mielke Bill Stopera Dean Gemmell
2009–10 Matt Hames Bill Stopera Martin Sather Dean Gemmell 2010 USNCC (4th)
2010–11 Heath McCormick Bill Stopera Martin Sather Dean Gemmell 2011 USNCC (4th)
2011–12 Heath McCormick Bill Stopera Martin Sather Dean Gemmell Craig Brown Matt Hames 2012 USNCC 1st place, gold medalist(s),
2012 WCC (8th)
2012–13 Heath McCormick Bill Stopera Martin Sather Dean Gemmell 2013 Cont.Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s),
2013 USNCC (4th)
2013–14 Heath McCormick Bill Stopera Dean Gemmell Martin Sather 2013 USOCT 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Tyler George Bill Stopera Dean Gemmell Martin Sather 2014 USNCC (6th)
2014–15 Dean Gemmell Bill Stopera Martin Sather
Dean Gemmell Bill Stopera Martin Sather Mark Lazar Andrew Stopera 2015 USNCC (5th)
2015–16 Heath McCormick Bill Stopera Dean Gemmell Mark Lazar Andrew Stopera 2016 USNCC (10th)
2016–17 Bill Stopera Dean Gemmell Mark Lazar
2017–18 Bill Stopera Dean Gemmell Michael Moore Mark Lazar
2018–19 Craig Brown Bill Stopera Dean Gemmell Mark Lazar

Mixed[]

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
2006–07 Dean Gemmell Jennifer Kungle Tanya Jacobson 2007 USMxCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[6]

References[]

  1. ^ ISBN 0981308600, 9780981308609
  2. ^ 9780981308609: Fit to Curl, Sport Specific Training for the World's Greatest Game - AbeBooks - John Morris; Dean Gemmell: 0981308600
  3. ^ a b c "Player profile: Dean Gemmell". United States Curling Association.
  4. ^ https://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/dean-gemmell
  5. ^ "The Curling Show – About".
  6. ^ 2007 U.S. Mixed National Championship

External links[]

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