Gordon Sparkes
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| Curling club | , Winnipeg, MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Manitoba | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brier appearances | 1: (1979) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1979) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gordon A. "Sparkie" Sparkes[1] (born c. 1945)[2] is a Canadian curler. He is a 1979 World Men's bronze medallist[3] and a 1979 Brier champion. He curled competitively from 1964 until 1979.[4]
Awards[]
- Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame: 2014 (with all 1979 Canadian Men's Championship Team skipped by Barry Fry)[5]
Teams[]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 1978–79 | Barry Fry | Bill Carey | Gordon Sparkes | Bryan Wood | Brier 1979  WCC 1979 
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References[]
- ^ 2017 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters
- ^ "Larry Tucker". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 24, 1979. p. 16. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ Gordon Sparkes on the World Curling Federation database
- ^ https://deerlodgecurlingclub.ca/index.php/our-club/hall-of-fame/28-club-info/141-miscgordsparkescurlerbuilder
- ^ Hall of Fame and Museum – CurlManitoba (look at "2014 Hall of Fame Inductees")
External links[]
- Gordon Sparkes at World Curling Federation
- Gordon Sparkes Gallery | The Trading Card Database
- Deer Lodge Curling Club - Hall of Fame - Gordon Sparkes – Curler / Builder
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