Dean Hewitt (born 9 November 1994) is an Australian curler from

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

. At the 2021 Olympic Curling Qualification Event in December 2021 Hewitt and his teammate

Tahli Gill Tahli Gill (born 8 September 1999) is an Australian curler who resides in Brisbane. She currently skips her own team and plays mixed doubles with partner Dean Hewitt. Career Gill started curling at age 11. Her mother Lynette is also a curler ...

made history, when they won qualification to the mixed doubles tournament at the

2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beij ...

. They are the first ever Australian curling team (in any curling discipline) to qualify for the Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Hewitt is from a curling family. His mother, Canadian-born Lynn Hewitt, played curling in Canada from her childhood. When she met Australian farmer Stephen (Steve) Hewitt, she married him and they moved to Australia, and her husband began curling too. He was member of the Australian national men's team and played in several Pacific Curling Championships. Dean Hewitt began curling when he was 6 years old. Lynn and Dean together played as the Australian national mixed doubles curling team at the

2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship The 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from April 22 to 29 at the Lethbridge Curling Club in Lethbridge, Canada. The event was held in conjunction with the 2017 World Senior Curling Championships. Teams Round-robin standin ...

and the

2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship The 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from April 21 to 28 at the Östersund Arena in Östersund, Sweden. The event was held in conjunction with the 2018 World Senior Curling Championships. Teams Round-robin standings ''Final ...

Hewitt studied a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science and a Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology at

Deakin University Deakin University is a public university in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1974, the university was named after Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia. Its main campuses are in Melbourne's Burwood suburb, Geelong Waurn Ponds, ...

. Outside of curling, Hewitt is a trained exercise physiologist, and works at an ice rink and a supermarket.

Teams and events

Men's

Mixed doubles

References

External links

* Living people Australian male curlers Australian curling champions 1994 births Deakin University alumni Australian people of Canadian descent Sportspeople from Melbourne Curlers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic curlers of Australia Sportsmen from Victoria (state) {{Australia-curling-bio-stub