Jonathan Mead (born April 10, 1967 in

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) is a

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curler from

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. Mead played third for

Wayne Middaugh Robert Wayne Middaugh (born September 20, 1967) is a Canadian curler. Born in Brampton, Ontario, Middaugh resides in Victoria Harbour, Ontario. He is the only player to have won the Canadian Men's Curling Championship (known as the Brier) at th ...

's rink (except for provincial playdowns) until the end of the 2009–10 curling season. Beginning in the 2010–11 curling season, he again played third 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 ...

's Manitoba team.

Career

Before joining Middaugh, Mead was the longtime third for

, whose team he joined prior to the 1999 season. That year, they won the Manitoba provincial championships,

the Brier The Tim Hortons Brier, or simply (and more commonly) the Brier (''french: Le Brier''), is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada. The current event name refers to its main sponsor, the Tim Hortons coffee and ...

and a silver medal at the

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. They would return to the 2000 Brier, and again to the 2006 Brier but would not win again. Mead also won the 1986

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as a third for

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and won silver at the 1987 World Junior Curling Championships. In March 2007, it was announced that Mead would join

's team for the following season on the World Curling Tour. This was mainly done for a run at the

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, as Mead would be unable to play for the team in

, as he is not a resident of Ontario. In April 2010, it was reported that Mead would once again play with

's rink. He will continue playing at third, while

Reid Carruthers Reid Carruthers (born December 30, 1984) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Carruthers was the 2011 world champion—winning gold as a second on Jeff Stoughton's team—as well as a six-time provincial champion, the 2003 junior prov ...

, also joining the Stoughton team, will play as second. The reuniting was a success, as the team would go on to win the

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and the 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship.

Personal life

Mead works as a Business Development Consultant. He is married and has two children. Mead served as an analyst for

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's coverage of the 2009 and 2010

Safeway Championship The Viterra Championship is the Manitoba men's provincial curling championship. The tournament is run by Curl Manitoba, the provincial curling association. The winner represents Manitoba at the Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's championship. ...

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Teams

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mead, Jon Curling broadcasters 1967 births Living people Brier champions Curlers from Regina, Saskatchewan Curlers from Winnipeg World curling champions Canadian male curlers Canada Cup (curling) participants