Garry Van Den Berghe (born November 13, 1960 in
La Rivière, Manitoba) is a
Canadian
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curler from
Winnipeg
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,
Manitoba
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and now living in
Vernon, British Columbia
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.
He coached the
Jason Gunnlaugson
Jason Gunnlaugson is a Canadian curler currently living in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Gunnlaugson is known for having been hired by the Russian Curling Federation (RCF) to represent the country at the 2014 Winter Olympics. The deal which was announce ...
rink in 2020
and in 2020 he began coaching a Japanese women’s curling team.
Van Den Berghe had played second for
Jeff Stoughton
Jeffrey R. "Jeff" Stoughton (born July 26, 1963) is a Canadian retired curler. He is a three-time Brier champion and two-time World champion as skip. Stoughton retired from competitive curling in 2015. He is one of the most successful Manitoba ...
until 2006, and played lead for him in 1991. With Stoughton, he won five provincial championships (1991, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2006), two
Briers (1996, 1999), a
World Curling Championship
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in 1996 and a World Championship silver in 1999.
He started his career in 1986 playing lead for
David Tonnellier and played in his first provincial in 1987 with the same team.
Personal life
Van Den Berghe is married and has two children. He is retired.
References
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1960 births
Living people
World curling champions
Brier champions
Curlers from British Columbia
Canadian curling coaches
Canadian male curlers
Canada Cup (curling) participants
Sportspeople from Vernon, British Columbia
Curlers from Winnipeg
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