Gregory McAulay (born January 2, 1960) is a

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World champion curler from

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Career

McAulay has been to only two Briers in his career. At the 1998 Labatt Brier, he skipped his British Columbia team to a 7-4 finish before losing to Saskatchewan (skipped by

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) in a tie-breaker. Two years later, McAulay was back at the Brier. In the 2000 Labatt Brier, his team of himself,

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and

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finished with an impressive 9-2 record to finish in first place after the round robin. In the playoffs, he defeated

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's New Brunswick rink twice to capture his first and only Brier title. This qualified McAulay for the 2000 Ford World Curling Championships, where he would skip the Canadian team. At the Worlds, he finished with an 8-1 record. He defeated Craig Brown's American rink in the semi-final then

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's Swedish rink in the final. After his World Championship victory in 2000, he has not been able to return to the Brier.

Awards

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: inducted in 2002 with all of 2000 Greg McAulay team, Canadian and World champions2000 Greg McAulay Curling Rink - BC Sports Hall of Fame
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* 1960 births Brier champions Curlers from British Columbia Living people People from Richmond, British Columbia Curlers from Winnipeg World curling champions Canadian male curlers {{Canada-curling-bio-stub