J. Ragnar Kamp (born April 9, 1953) is a Swedish-American
curler and World Champion. He won a gold medal at the 1977
World Curling Championships
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for Sweden.
After winning the Worlds, Kamp threatened to move to Canada, complaining of Sweden's 'high taxes' and 'negative outlook'. After the 1980 World Championships, Kamp did move to
Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
Port Hawkesbury (Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile a' Chlamhain'') is a municipality in southern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. While within the historical county of Inverness, it is not part of the Municipality of Inverness County.
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and won two
provincial championships
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Provincial councils
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, in 1984 and in 1989. He then moved to
Ellsworth, Maine
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where he played in five U.S. national championships (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004).
In 1978 he was inducted into the
Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.
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Living people
1953 births
Swedish male curlers
World curling champions
Swedish curling champions
Curlers from Nova Scotia
American male curlers
People from Inverness County, Nova Scotia
People from Ellsworth, Maine
European curling champions
Swedish emigrants to Canada
Swedish emigrants to the United States
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