Mike Farbelow (born March 30, 1963, in

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) is an American curler. He lives in

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Career

Farbelow began curling in 1977. Farbelow made appearances at the

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in 1985, 1998, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. He served as alternate on Team Jacobson at the 2011 national championships. Farbelow is also the 2007 National club champion, 1985 Minnesota state champion, and the 1981 and 1983 Minnesota junior champion. Farbelow led his rink to a fifth-place finish in

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, when he was the winner of the Ann Brown Sportsmanship Award. He then skipped his team to a silver medal at the 2010 U.S. Men's Championships, where they lost the gold medal match to

Pete Fenson Peter Fenson (born February 29, 1968 in Bemidji, Minnesota) is an American curler. He was the skip of the men's rink that represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won the bronze medal, the first Olympic medal for th ...

's rink. It was Farbelow's fourth trip to the U.S. championships and his first medal finish. Farbelow played in the 2009 United States Olympic Curling Trials. Farbelow is currently President of Medistim USA Inc.

Personal life

Farbelow is a graduate of the

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, and is employed with Medistim where he serves as President of the US team. Farbelow's father Bill served as national technical director of the U.S. Curling Association in the 1990s.

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* 1963 births Living people American male curlers Sportspeople from Minneapolis Sportspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota {{US-curling-bio-stub