Alan O'Leary (born February 4, 1962, in

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) is a Canadian curler from

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. O'Leary won a provincial junior title in 1981 and represented Nova Scotia at the 1981

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. There, he led his team of Paul Dykeman, David Young and Scott Sutherland to a 5–6 record. O'Leary has won two provincial championships as a

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winning in 1993 and 1994. He and his team of Bob LeClair,

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and Steve Piggott represented Nova Scotia at the

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, where he O'Leary led his team to a 2–9 record, in last place. The next season, Jim Walsh joined the team, replacing LeClair. At the

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, the team improved their record to 3-8. O'Leary has won four provincial senior men's titles, in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018. He and his rink of Andy Dauphinee, Danny Christianson and Harold McCarthy represented Nova Scotia at the

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, where they just missed the playoffs with a 6–5 record. They again represented Nova Scotia at the

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, where they topped the round robin table with a 9–2 record, giving them a bye to the final, where they beat Manitoba's

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) in the final. The team returned to the Canadian Seniors in 2016. The team finished with a 7–3 record before the playoffs where they lost to Manitoba's Randy Neufeld rink in the semifinal. The next season,

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, the team would not make the championship round, and finished with a 6–3 record.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:OLeary, Alan 1962 births Living people Sportspeople from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Curlers from Winnipeg Curlers from Nova Scotia Canadian male curlers