Craig Brown (curler)

Craig Brown (born August 18, 1975) is an American curler.

Craig Brown
Born (1975-08-18) August 18, 1975
Team
Curling clubFairbanks Curling Club
Fairbanks, Alaska
SkipGreg Persinger
ThirdDominik Märki
SecondAlex Leichter
LeadShawn Banyai
AlternateCraig Brown
Curling career
Member Association United States
World Championship
appearances
2 (2000, 2008)
Olympic
appearances
1 (2014)
Medal record
Curling
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Sofia
United States Men's Curling Championship
Gold medal – first place 2000 Ogden, UT
Gold medal – first place 2008 Hibbing, MN
Silver medal – second place 2001 Madison
Silver medal – second place 2005 Madison
Silver medal – second place 2014 Philadelphia
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kalamazoo
Bronze medal – third place2016 Jacksonville
United States Olympic Curling Trials
Silver medal – second place2005 Madison

Born in Madison, Wisconsin, he is one of the top skips in the U.S. He was the skip of the 2000 and 2008 U.S. champion rinks. At the 2000 Ford World Curling Championships, Brown skipped the U.S. team to a fourth-place finish, losing to Finland in the final.

Brown played third on the U.S. team at three World Junior Curling Championships (1994, 1995, 1997). Mike Peplinski skipped the team in 1994 and 1995, while Matt Stevens skipped the team in 1997. Brown won the bronze medal with Peplinski in 1994.

At the 2014 Olympics, Brown played as alternate for the USA team.

Brown attended La Follette High School[1] and is employed by Steve's Curling Supplies.

Teammates

2008 Grand Forks World Championships

References


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