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2004 World Men's Curling Championship
The 2004 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as 2004 Ford World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at the Gavlerinken in Gävle, Sweden from April 17–25, 2004. The tournament was held in conjunction with the 2004 World Women's Curling Championship and the 2004 World Senior Curling Championships The 2004 World Senior Curling Championships were held from April 17 to 23 at the Gavlerinken arena in Gävle, Sweden. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gävle
Gävle () is a Urban areas in Sweden, city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 77,586 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the List of cities in Sweden, 13th most populated city in Sweden. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland (Sweden's Northern Lands), having received its charter in 1446 from Christopher of Bavaria. However, Gävle is far nearer to the greater Stockholm region than it is to most other major settlements in Norrland and has a much #Climate, milder climate than associated with said region. In recent years, the city has received much international attention due to its large Yule Goat figure made of straw - the Gävle Goat. The goat is erected in December each year and is often subsequently vandalized, usually by being Arson, set on fire. The goat has now become a symbol for the city and is being used for various marketing purposes. History It is believed that the name ''Gävle'' derives from the word ''ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halifax Regional Municipality
Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The regional municipality consists of four former municipalities that were amalgamated in 1996: Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, and Halifax County. Halifax is a major economic centre in Atlantic Canada, with a large concentration of government services and private sector companies. Major employers and economic generators include the Department of National Defence, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Saint Mary's University, the Halifax Shipyard, various levels of government, and the Port of Halifax. Agriculture, fishing, mining, forestry, and natural gas extraction are major resource industries found in the rural areas of the municipality. History Halifax is located within ''Miꞌkmaꞌki'' the traditional ancestral lands of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrik Jakobsen (curler)
Henrik Jakobsen is a Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ... curler. At the national level, he is a seven-time Danish men's champion curler (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005), a two-time Danish mixed champion curler (1987, 1988) and a four-time Danish junior champion curler (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983). Teams Men's Mixed References External links * Living people Danish male curlers Danish curling champions Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Denmark-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Jensen
Bo Jensen (born 1976) is an internationally elite curler from Denmark. For the 2009/2010 competitive season he has played Second for Ulrik Schmidt's team from Denmark. At the 2009 Moncton World Championships Team Denmark placed seventh with a 5 - 6 record. This, combined with their eleventh and ninth-place finishes at the 2007 and 2008 Worlds, earned them the eighth qualifying spot for the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. Th ..., British Columbia, Canada. Teammates References External links * 1976 births Living people Olympic curlers of Denmark Curlers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Danish male curlers 21st-century Danish people {{Denmark-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Daucke Andersen
Kenneth Daucke Andersen (also known as Kenneth Daucke) is a Danish curler. At the national level, he is a two-time Danish men's champion curler (2004, 2005) and a 2003 Danish mixed champion curler. Teams Men's Mixed References External links * Living people Danish male curlers Danish curling champions Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Denmark-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Vilandt
Lars Vilandt (born 22 August 1974)http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-curling/athletes/lars-vilandt_ath1017728fB.html is a Danish curler from Hvidovre. He made his world championship debut at the 2001 Lausanne World Championships with a team skippered by Johnny Frederiksen. At the 2009 Moncton World Championships his team placed fifth with a 5–6 record. These three results would be good enough to qualify a team to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Teammates 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games Johnny Frederiksen, ''Fourth'' Ulrik Schmidt, ''Skip'' Bo Jensen, ''Lead'' Teammates 2014 Sochi Olympic Games Rasmus Stjerne, ''Skip'' Johnny Frederiksen, ''third'' Mikkel Poulsen, ''Second'' Troels Harry, ''Lead'' James Dryburgh James Dryburgh (born 27 May 1975 in Inverness, Scotland) is a Swedish curler. He lives in Stockholm, where he is a physical education teacher. Dryburgh is a two-time World Junior Champion. Playin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Frederiksen
Johnny Frederiksen (born 31 July 1975 in Hvidovre) is a Danish curler from Copenhagen. He is the skip of the men's Danish national team. Frederiksen skipped Denmark at three World Junior Curling Championships (1994, 1995, 1996), two European Curling Championships (2006, 2007) and five World Curling Championships (2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008). Frederiksen's best performance at the World Championships was a 2nd-place finish in 2016. Frederiksen skipped the Danish team to a bronze medal at the 2007 European Curling Championships. Teammates 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games Ulrik Schmidt, ''Skip'' Bo Jensen, ''Second'' Lars Vilandt, ''Lead'' Mikkel Poulsen Mikkel Adrup Poulsen (born 17 October 1984 in Hvidovre) is an internationally elite curler from Denmark. He made his world championship debut at the 2008 World Championships in Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S. He also competed at the 2009 Mon ..., ''Alternate'' External links * 2010 Olympics profile Danish male c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hvidovre
Hvidovre is the main town in Hvidovre Municipality, Denmark. The town, a suburb of Copenhagen, is about 10 km southwest of the capital's center. It is the 2nd biggest suburb of Copenhagen, only beaten by Frederiksberg. History Hvidovre has been inhabited since prehistoric times. In 1929, a 3,500-year-old sword from the Bronze Age was excavated in Hvidovre. A farm, Ovre (Aworthe), was located in the area in about 1170 when Esbern Snare gave it to Sorø Abbey that later passed it on to Bishop Absalon. A church was built during the Romanesque period. The name Hvidovre, meaning White Ovre, refers to the colour of the church, which was built in white chalk, as opposed to the one in Rødovre, Red Ovre, which was built in red brick. Hvidovre did not become a real village until the mid 1600s. In 1682 Hvidovre consisted of 18 farms and 14 houses without any agricultural land. Back then only a few crops were grown in the area. In 1635 it consisted of the following: 12% rye, 58% ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathew Harris
Mathew "Mat" Harris is a Canadian curler. He is a and a 2004 Nokia Brier champion as a member of Mark Dacey team. Teams Personal life His brother Rob is a curler too, and played lead on the Mark Dacey Brier champion team (Mathew was many times the alternate on this team). Harris works as the Regional Managing Partner of Deloitte's Atlantic region. In 2015, he chaired the host committee at the 2015 World Men's Curling Championship The 2015 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2015 for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 28 to April 5 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It marked the first time that a .... References External links * Mathew Harris – Curling Canada Stats Archive Living people Canadian male curlers Brier champions Curlers from Halifax, Nova Scotia Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Gibson (curler)
Andrew Gibson (born May 31, 1979) is a Canadian curler from Bedford, Nova Scotia.https://nscurl.com/playdowns/scoreboard/#!/competitions/7990/teams/35707/team_athletes/35707-fourth-49738 Career Career with Mark Dacey Gibson was a member of Mark Dacey's rink from 2003 to 2010. He has been to the Brier three times with Dacey (2003, 2004, 2006) winning the Brier in 2004. In 2004 he won a bronze medal at the World Curling Championships. Before playing for Dacey, Gibson played for Peter Eddy and had played in two Canadian Junior Curling Championships. At the 2010 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, Gibson played second for Dacey and won the event. Transition to Shawn Adams and return to Mark Dacey Gibson left Dacey's team in 2010 to play for Shawn Adams Shawn Adams (born April 4, 1974 in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian curler from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia. Career Adams rose to curling prominence being runner-up at the 1992 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Harris (curler)
Robert Harris (born September 26, 1963 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian curler. Harris played second for Mark Dacey's men's team from 2002 to 2007 and from 1998 to 1999. Harris also played Mixed with Dacey around this time. Harris, Dacey, third Heather Smith-Dacey and lead Laine Peters won the Canadian Mixed Curling Championships in 2002 after having gone to the tournament the two previous years. Playing for Dacey's men's team which included Bruce Lohnes at third and Andrew Gibson at lead, Harris won three provincial championships (2003, 2004, 2006), a Brier Briar, Briars, Brier, or Briers may refer to: * Briar, or brier, common name for a number of unrelated thorny plants that form thicket People * Brier (surname) * Briers, a surname * Briars (surname) Places * Briar, Missouri, U.S. * Bri ... in 2004 and a bronze medal at the World Curling Championships the same year. Harris along with Dacey, Lohnes and Gibson also participated in two Continental Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
