Charles A. Sullivan, Jr. (born April 30, 1968) is a

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curler from

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. He is a former World Junior curling champion, and a five time provincial champion.

Career

In 1987, playing third for his cousin

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's rink out of Fredericton,

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, Sullivan won the New Brunswick junior provincial title earning him a right to represent New Brunswick at the

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. At the Canadian Juniors, the New Brunswick team defeated Ontario's

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8-

This qualified them to represent Canada at the 1988

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, which they won. They beat Sweden's

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rink 4-2 in the final. The Jim Sullivan Rink was inducted into the NB Sports Hall of Fame in 1994. In 1990, the team won their first provincial men's championship. At the

1990 Labatt Brier The 1990 Labatt Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, was held from March 4 to 11 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Ed Werenich of Ontario defeated Jim Sullivan of New Brunswick to win his second Brier. The runner-up finish by New Brun ...

the team went 6-5 in the round robin, but won a tie-breaker and the semi-final before losing to Ontario's Ed Werenich in the final. In 1994, Sullivan won his second provincial title, this time playing third for Brian Dobson. At the

1994 Labatt Brier The 1994 Labatt Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 5 to 13 at the Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta. In the final, former Brier champion Rick Folk of British Columbia, who won the Brier in 1980 representing Sa ...

, New Brunswick finished 5-6, out of the playoffs. In 1997, Sullivan won his third provincial title, this time playing third for James Grattan. After finishing the round robin with an 8-3 record, they defeated Werenich in the 3 vs. 4 game, but lost to Manitoba's

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in an extra-end semi-final. In 2001, Sullivan won his fourth provincial title. This time, playing with Jim, the team finished with a 6-5 record at the 2001 Nokia Brier. In 2010, Sullivan re-joined the James Grattan rink and won his fifth provincial title in 2011. He coached teams skipped by Sandy Comeau (2005 & 2007), Andrea Crawford (2013, 2014, 2019), Sylvie Robichaud (2016) at the Scotties. He coached teams at the Canadian Junior Championship in 1989, 1992, 1996 and coached NBIAA high school mixed champions in 95, 96, & 98. He attended the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in 1990 (6-5), 2004 (6-5), 2011 (tie breaker), 2016 (Semi-finalist), 2017 (6-4), 2018 (semi-finalist). He has also won three New Brunswick Mixed Doubles titles with Leah Thompson (2017, 2019, 2021). Sullivan has coached

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's swim team since 1991, and has led them to claim 36

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swimming championship banners.

Personal life

Sullivan is separated and has three children. He works as a teacher with the Anglophone School District South.2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Mead Guide: Team New Brunswick His father, Charlie Sullivan Sr. played in six Briers for New Brunswick.

References

External links

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Saint John Telegraph Journal article
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