Gary Joraanstad

Gary M. Joraanstad[1] (born c. 1946)[2] is an American curler and 1987 United States men's champion.

Gary Joraanstad
Curler
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Team
Curling clubGranite CC, Seattle, WA
Curling career
Member Association United States
World Championship
appearances		1 (1987)
Medal record
Curling
United States Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1987 Lake Placid

Personal life

His daughter is curler Nicole Joraanstad, multi-time United States women's champion and 2010 Olympian.[3] At the time of the 1987 World Championship, he worked as a personnel supervisor.[2] He is married and has two daughters. After living in Seattle, Joraanstad and his wife Debra moved to Heath, Ohio.[4]

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1986–87 Jim VukichRon SharpeGeorge PepelnjakGary Joraanstad1987 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)[5]
1987 WMCC (5th)[6]

References
  1. "Real estate transactions". The Newark Advocate. 8 November 2003. p. 31. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  2. "World curling facts". The Province. 29 March 1987. p. 17. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  3. "Kent's Joraanstad doesn't get a curling medal, but loved Olympic experience: Slide show". Kent Reporter. 2010-02-26. Archived from the original on 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2022-04-13. Her father, Gary, was on the national curling team in the 1980s, and she got her start at the Granite Curling Club in Seattle.
  4. "Family ready to support daughter at Olympics". The Newark Advocate. 7 February 2010. p. 3. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  5. "Curling title decided". El Paso Times. 1987-03-08. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  6. "Hexagon World Curling Championships 1987". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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