Tobias F. "Toby" McDonald,
(born c. 1949)
is a Canadian
curler, curling
coach
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and
lawyer
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from
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
At the national level, he won the 1976
Macdonald Brier
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, as a member of the first ever team from Newfoundland and Labrador to win the Brier.
He coached the Canadian men's curling team at the
2006 Winter Olympics
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where they won the gold medal.
Teams
Record as a coach of national teams
Awards
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Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award: .
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Order of Newfoundland and Labrador
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, appointed 2006.
References
External links
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Toby McDonald – Curling Canada Stats Archive*
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Living people
Canadian male curlers
Brier champions
Canadian curling coaches
Members of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador
Lawyers in Newfoundland and Labrador
University of New Brunswick alumni
Sportspeople from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Place of birth missing (living people)
Curlers from Newfoundland and Labrador
Year of birth missing (living people)
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