Timothy Solin (born June 18, 1958 in Superior, Wisconsin,

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) is an American curler. He competed in the

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and at three

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Curling career

He played at the

as alternate for

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's team, where USA men's team finished in fourth place. In 2007 he played second for Mike Farbelow when they won the Minnesota State Championship and then won the United States Men's Club Championship. Solin has won the United States Senior Men's Championship three times, in 2011 and 2016 with Geoff Goodland as

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and 2017 with Mike Farbelow as skip. Winning Senior Nationals earns the team the chance to represent the United States at the World Senior Curling Championships; Solin's first trip to World Seniors in 2011 has been his most successful, earning the silver medal when they lost to Canada's Mark Johnson in the final. At the 2016 World Seniors Team Goodland again made it to the playoffs, but lost to Denmark in the quarterfinals. In

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Solin's team failed to make the playoffs, finishing the round-robin with a 3–4 record.

Awards

* 2011

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Team of the Year (with teammates Geoff Goodland, Pete Westberg, Ken Olson, and Philip DeVore)

Teams

References

External links

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Nagano 1998 – Official Report Vol. 3
(web archive; "Curling" chapter begins at page 236) {{DEFAULTSORT:Solin, Tim Living people 1958 births People from Superior, Wisconsin American male curlers Curlers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic curlers for the United States American curling coaches