Tracy Kennedy

Tracy Kennedy is a Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Tracy Kennedy
Curler
Team
Curling clubLakehead Ladies CC, Thunder Bay, ON,
Fort William CC, Thunder Bay, ON,
Port Arthur CC, Thunder Bay, ON
Curling career
Member Association Ontario
Hearts appearances4 (1988, 1989, 1990, 1992)
World Championship
appearances		2 (1988, 1989)
Medal record
Curling
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Milwaukee
Silver medal – second place 1988 Glasgow
Representing  Ontario
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Gold medal – first place 1988 Fredericton
Gold medal – first place 1989 Kelowna
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Ottawa

She is a 1989 World women's champion, 1988 World women's silver medallist[1] and a two-time Canadian women's champion (1988, 1989).

In 1994, she was inducted into Canadian Curling Hall of Fame together with all of the Heather Houston 1988 and 1989 team.[2]

Personal life

Kennedy grew up in Thunder Bay, Ontario (Fort William). As of 2014, Kennedy is the general manager of two hotel properties in Thunder Bay.[3] Her father, Darwin Wark represented Northern Ontario at the 1959 Macdonald Brier,[4] while her husband Bruce is a four-time Northern Ontario champion, and winner of the 1982 Air Canada Silver Broom world curling championships.

Awards

Teams and events
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
1987–88 Heather HoustonLorraine LangDiane AdamsTracy KennedyGloria Taylor (STOH)STOH 1988 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1988 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1988–89 Heather HoustonLorraine LangDiane AdamsTracy KennedyGloria TaylorSTOH 1989 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1989 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1989–90 Heather HoustonLorraine LangDiane AdamsTracy KennedyGloria TaylorSTOH 1990 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1991–92 Kim ClarkTracy KennedyPatty WilsonPeggy BarretteMarlene InglisSTOH 1992 (8th)

References
  1. Tracy Kennedy on the World Curling Federation database
  2. "Kennedy, Tracy – CCA Hall of Fame | ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle". curling.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  3. "Atlific Hotels ventures into Thunder Bay market with management of two Days Inn properties - Atlific Hotels". atlific.com. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  4. "Darwin Wark - Obituary - Thunder Bay". TBNewsWatch.com. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 2019-09-09.


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