Marcia Gudereit (born September 8, 1965 as Marcia Schiml) is a

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curler. Born in

Moose Jaw Moose Jaw is the fourth largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. Lying on the Moose Jaw River in the south-central part of the province, it is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Regina. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians ...

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, she was part of Team Schmirler, the women's curling team that won a gold medal at the

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. This team is the only 3-time winner of the

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(1993, 1994, 1997). After Sandra died, she remained in the team, now skipped by

Jan Betker Janice "Jan" Betker (born July 19, 1960, in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler. Betker is best known for playing third on the Sandra Schmirler rink that won three world championships and an Olympic gold medal in the 1 ...

for whom she currently plays. She curls out of the Caledonia Curling Club in

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and works as a

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for

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. In 2000, she was inducted into

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. Not many people know that Marcia is ambidextrous. She writes with her left hand but curls with her right hand.

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* 1965 births Living people Olympic gold medalists for Canada Olympic curlers for Canada Canadian women curlers Curlers at the 1998 Winter Olympics World curling champions Curlers from Regina, Saskatchewan Sportspeople from Moose Jaw Canadian women's curling champions Olympic medalists in curling Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Canada Cup (curling) participants {{Canada-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub