Adam Enright (born November 16, 1983, in

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) is a

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curler from

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. He is a former alternate for Kevin Martin's rink with whom he won a gold medal at the

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as well as wins at the

2008 Tim Hortons Brier The 2008 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's men's curling championship, was held from March 8 to 16 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Skipped by Kevin Martin, Alberta defeated the defending champion, and reigning World Champion Glenn Howard and ...

and the

2008 World Men's Curling Championship The 2008 World Men's Curling Championship was held from April 4–13, 2008 at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, North Dakota in the USA. The 12-team tournament took place in the 11,643 seat hockey arena on the grounds of the University of North ...

. Currently, Enright plays third for

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's rink.

Career

In 2002, Enright won the Alberta Junior Championship as the third for Justin Jacobsen. The team finished with a 6–6 record at the

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. Since juniors, Enright has played for such skips as

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and Mark Johnson. In 2006, he played at the

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as the lead for the Kevin Martin team. They brought him back in 2008 to be their alternate for the Brier and World Championships. They brought him back once again for the

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. The Martin team won that, giving them (and Enright) the opportunity to play at the

, where they won the gold medal after defeating Norway in the final. Enright played third for

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before playing for Balderston, with whom he qualified for the Alberta provincials.

Personal life

Enright is married to fellow curler Stephanie Enright.

References

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Enright, Adam 1983 births Living people Brier champions Curlers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic curlers for Canada Olympic gold medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in curling People from Camrose County Curlers from Edmonton World curling champions Canadian male curlers Canada Cup (curling) participants