Richard Hart (born October 14, 1968) is a Canadian curler from Pickering,

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. He is a

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champion, as well as an Olympic silver medallist. He currently coaches the Mike McEwen rink.

Career

Hart attended his first

in 1995 as an alternate for

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. It was his only major tournament experience before winning the 1997 Canadian Olympic trials as the third for the

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team. At the

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, the team won a silver medal. He left the team in 2000, and joined up with Glenn Howard. Eventually with Howard, Hart would go to another Brier, in 2006 where they lost in the final. The following year, they won the

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and then the

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. As vice with Glenn Howard he placed 2nd in the Olympic trials in Edmonton in 2009 and is a runner up for the past 3 Briers. He is nicknamed "the Hart Surgeon" for his ability to make difficult shots under pressure. He was the 2011 winner of the annual

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skills and shot-making competition that precedes the start of play at the Brier. After the

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, Hart announced that he was going to retire from high-performance curling. He leaves the world of curling after spending his career playing as third under

for ten years and under

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for eleven years. For the 2014-15 curling season, Hart announced that he was going to return from his retirement and continue to curl for the

rink.

Personal life

Hart works as a Principal for Hart-Well Electrical Company Limited. His work and job influenced his decision to leave competitive curling the first time he retired. Hart is married and has three children, including Joseph (Joey), the alternate on his 2016 Brier team.

Teams

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* Curlers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Canada People from Pickering, Ontario Curlers from Toronto 1968 births Living people World curling champions Brier champions Olympic medalists in curling Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Canadian curling coaches Canadian male curlers Canada Cup (curling) participants {{Canada-curling-bio-stub