Thomas Løvold

Thomas Løvold (born 27 January 1981) is a Norwegian curler.[1][2][3]

Thomas Løvold
Curler
Born (1981-01-27) 27 January 1981
Oslo, Norway
Team
Curling clubLillehammer CK,
Lillehammer, Norway
SkipThomas Løvold
ThirdMarkus Høiberg
SecondMarkus Nedregotten
LeadAlexander Lindstrom
Curling career
World Championship
appearances		5 (2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013)
European Championship
appearances		5 (2002, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2012)
Olympic
appearances		1 (2010)
Medal record
Curling
Representing  Norway
Winter Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Cortina d'Ampezzo
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Moncton
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Moscow
Silver medal – second place 2012 Karlstad
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Aberdeen
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2009 Harbin

At Junior level, Løvold competed as skip and won gold medals at the 2002 and 2003 World Junior Curling Championships "B" tournaments.[4]

He has gained worldwide attention for having played as the alternate for Team Thomas Ulsrud at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and played third for Team Torger Nergård at the 2010 World Curling Championship in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, winning the silver medal at both tournaments.[5][6]

Thomas Løvold also skips his own team on World Curling Tour events. His most successful tournament was the 2009 Lucerne Curling Trophy where his team made it to the semi-finals but lost to Team Ralph Stöckli of Switzerland.[7]

Personal life

Løvold is married and has two children. He is employed as a coach. He lives in Oslo, Lillehammer and Hamar.[8]

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
1998–99 Thomas BerntsenThomas LøvoldJan Øivind HewittPetter MoeChristoffer Svae1999 World Junior Curling Challenge (Gold), 1999 WJCC
2000–01 Thomas LøvoldPetter MoeFredrik HaalandChristoffer SvaeSindre Eirik Martinsen2001 WJCCB
2001–02 Thomas LøvoldPetter MoeChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonChristopher Berntsen2002 WJCCB (Gold)
Thomas LøvoldPetter MoeChristoffer SvaeFredrik HaalandChristopher Berntsen2002 WJCC
2002–03 Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdThomas DueJohan HøstmælingenThomas Løvold2002 ECC (Bronze)
Thomas LøvoldPetter MoeChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonBård Rieber-Mohn2003 WJCCB (Gold), WJCC
Øystein SørumThomas LøvoldPetter MoeHallvard Sørum2003 Universiade
2003–04 Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdThomas DueJan ThoresenThomas Løvold2003 ECC
2006–07 Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdThomas DueJan ThoresenThomas Løvold2007 WCC
2008–09 Thomas LøvoldChristoffer SvaeHans TømmervoldAnders Bjørgum2009 Universiade (Silver)
Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonThomas Løvold2009 WCC (Bronze)
2009–10 Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonThomas Løvold2009 ECC (Bronze)
2010 OG (Silver)
Torger NergårdThomas LøvoldChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad Petersson2010 WCC (Silver)
Thomas LøvoldPetter MoeHans TømmervoldJoakim Skogvold
2010–11 Thomas LøvoldSteffen WalstadMarkus HøibergFrode Tobias Bjerke
2011–12 Thomas LøvoldThomas DueSteffen WalstadSander Rolvag
2012–13 Thomas LøvoldPetter MoeSander RolvagJohan Høstmælingen

References
  1. "About Team Ulsrud". Archived 2010-08-23 at the Wayback Machine TeamUlsrud.com. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  2. "Thomas Løvold, Curling" (Curling > Athletes). Archived 2010-04-09 at the Wayback Machine Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  3. Thomas Løvold (Teams) "Thomas Løvold" (Teams). ASHAM World Curling Tour. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  4. "Results and Statistics database" (Persons; Championships). Archived 2010-05-12 at the Wayback Machine World Curling Federation. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  5. "Men's Gold Medal Game" (Curling Schedule > Results). Archived 2010-04-08 at the Wayback Machine Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. 27 February 2010.
  6. "Capitol One World Men's Championship - Finals" (News). World Curling Federation. 11 April 2010.
  7. "Thomas Løvold" (Profiles > Events). Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine ASHAM World Curling Tour. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  8. "2023 World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
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