Gerry P. Richard (born February 26, 1956) is a Canadian
curler and curling
coach
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Guidance/instruction
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* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
Transportation
* Co ...
from
Kelowna
Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word ''kiÊ ...
,
British Columbia
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.
He is a and a
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 ...
champion.
Awards
*
British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame
The BC Sports Hall of Fame is a museum located in BC Place Stadium, at Gate A, the main entrance to the stadium, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It collects, preserves, studies and interprets materials that relate to British Columbia's spo ...
: inducted in 1995 with all of 1994
Rick Folk
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People
*Rick (given name), a list of people with the given name
*Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality
*Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...
team, Canadian and World champions
Teams
Record as a coach of national teams
Personal life
Richard's children are known curlers as well. His daughter
Jeanna Schraeder
Jeanna Lyn Schraeder (born September 21, 1976 in Kelowna, British Columbia as Jeanna Richard) is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia.
Career
Juniors
Schraeder won her first junior provincial championship in 1991 playing lead fo ...
played third on the World and Canadian champion
Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott (born June 1, 1977 in Winnipeg, Manitoba as Kelly Lynn Mackenzie) is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia.
Career 1995–2005
Scott won the 1995 Canadian Junior Curling Championships and the 1995 World Junior Curling C ...
rink. His son
Jeff
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Music
* DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ/turntablist record producer Jeffrey Allen Townes
* ...
played in two Briers. He is formerly married to Kerrylyn Richard,
and is currently married to Martina.
References
External links
*
Gerry Richard – Curling Canada Stats Archive
Living people
1956 births
Sportspeople from Kelowna
Canadian male curlers
Curlers from British Columbia
World curling champions
Brier champions
Canadian curling coaches
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