Tom Violette

Tom Violette (born October 26, 1960) is an American curler from Issaquah, Washington and Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

Tom Violette
Curler
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Born (1960-10-26) October 26, 1960
Team
Curling clubGranite CC, Seattle, WA
Curling career
Member Association United States
World Championship
appearances		2 (1990, 1992)
Other appearancesWorld Senior Championships: 1 (2015)
Medal record
Curling
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
United States Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1990 Superior
Gold medal – first place 1992 Grafton
World Senior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Sochi

He is a 1992 World Men's bronze medallist,[1] a two-time United States men's curling champion (1990, 1992), and a 2015 World Seniors gold medalist.

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
1989–90 Bard Nordlund (fourth)Doug Jones (skip)Murphy TomlinsonTom Violette1990 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1990 WMCC (7th)[2]
1991–92 Doug JonesJason LarwayJoel LarwayTom Violette1992 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1992 WMCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[3]
1994–95 Doug JonesMurray BeightonKen TraskTom Violette
1998–99 Jason LarwayTravis WayJoel LarwayTom Violette
1999–00 Tom VioletteCurt FishBard NordlundMurphy TomlinsonDoug Jones2000 USMCC (DNQ)[4]
2003–04 Wes JohnsonLeon RomaniukColin HufmanRyan BeightonTom Violette2004 USMCC (13th)[5]
2011–12 Tom VioletteLeon RomaniukPaul LyttleSteve Lundeen
2014–15 Lyle SiegTom VioletteKen TraskSteve LundeenDuane RutanGreg Violette2015 USSCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)[6]
2015 WSCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2015–16 Lyle SiegTom VioletteKen TraskSteve LundeenDuane Rutan2016 USSCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2016–17 Lyle SiegTom VioletteKen TraskSteve LundeenDuane Rutan2017 USSCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Personal life

Tom Violette started curling in 1974, when he was 14 years old.

His son Luc Violette[7] is a curler too. He played for United States in four World Junior Championships and at the 2019 Winter Universiade.

References
  1. Tom Violette on the World Curling Federation database
  2. "World Curling Championships 1990". World Curling Federation. Retrieved Mar 25, 2021.
  3. "Canada Safeway World Curling Championships 1992". World Curling Federation. Retrieved Mar 25, 2021.
  4. "Competitors". USA Curling. Archived from the original on Apr 11, 2001. Retrieved Mar 25, 2021.
  5. "Men's Competitors". Good Curling. Archived from the original on Apr 5, 2004. Retrieved Mar 25, 2021.
  6. Men's Champions - Senior National Championships - USA Curling
  7. Luc Violette on the World Curling Federation database


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