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1986 Hexagon World Men's Curling Championship
The 1986 Hexagon World Men's Curling Championship, the men's world curling championship, was held from March 31 to April 6 at the CNE Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Battle of the Sexes On April 5, a "Battle of the Sexes" game was held between 1983 World Men's Champion Ed Werenich and the reigning World Women's Champion Marilyn Darte rink in front of 6,000 fans at the CNE Coliseum. Werenich, and his rink of Rick Lang, John Kawaja and Neil Harrison prevailed 10–2. The event raised $26,000 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. Teams Round-robin standings Round-robin results Draw 1 Draw 2 Draw 3 Draw 4 Draw 5 Draw 6 Draw 7 Draw 8 Draw 9 Tiebreakers Round 1 Round 2 Playoffs Semifinals Bronze medal game Final Awards * Colin Campbell Award: Uli Sutor Ulrich "Uli" Sutor (born 9 May 1960) is a former German curler and curling coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Toronto
Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the List of North American cities by population, fourth-most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. As of 2024, the census metropolitan area had an estimated population of 7,106,379. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multiculturalism, multicultural and cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marilyn Darte
Marilyn C. Bodogh (also known as Marilyn Darte) (born March 9, 1955) is a Canadian curler, colour commentator and political candidate. Bodogh is best known for her two World Curling Championships in 1986 and 1996 and her two Tournament of Hearts championships to go with them. Biography Born in Toronto, Ontario, she moved to St. Catharines with her family when she was nine years old. Her first job was working with her family's lumber company. At 22, she opened a flower shop. Through marriage, she would later become co-owner of the George Darte Funeral Home. In 1980, Bodogh played third for her sister, Christine Bodogh, representing Ontario at the 1980 Canadian Ladies Curling Association Championship. In 1986, she returned to the tournament, this time known as the Scott Tournament of Hearts. Bodogh, now a skip, won the 1986 Hearts defeating the defending champion Linda Moore rink. Bodogh would go on to represent Canada at the 1986 World Championships where she beat Andrea Schö ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Christian Dupont-Roc
Christian Dupont-Roc (born in Megève, Haute-Savoie, France) is a French and Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ... curler. Teams France Netherlands References External links * * CHRISTIAN DUPONT-ROC : Ski Instructor ESF Megève* Living people Curlers from Haute-Savoie French male curlers Dutch male curlers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Netherlands-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dominique Dupont-Roc
Dominique Dupont-Roc (born 26 September 1963 in Sallanches, Haute-Savoie, France) is a French curler, and an eight-time French men's champion. He participated in the 2002 Winter Olympics where the French men's team finished in tenth place. He also participated in the demonstration curling events at the 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Albertville '92 (Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile '92''), were a winter multi-sport event held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and aroun ..., where the French men's team finished in sixth place. Teams References External links * * Video: Living people 1963 births French male curlers French curling champions Curlers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Curlers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Olympic curlers for France Sportspeople from Sallanches Curlers from Haute-Savoie 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Megève
Megève (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France with a population of more than 3,000 residents. The town is well known as a ski resort near Mont Blanc in the French Alps. Conceived in the 1920s as a French alternative to St. Moritz by the Rothschilds, it was the first purpose-built resort in the Alps. Originally it was a prime destination for the French aristocracy; it remains one of the most famous and affluent ski resorts in the world. History The town started its development as a ski resort in the 1910s, when the Rothschild family began spending their winter vacations there after becoming disenchanted with the Swiss resort St. Moritz. In 1921, Baroness Noémie de Rothschild (1888–1968) opened the Domaine du Mont d'Arbois, a luxury hotel which boosted the resort's development. By the 1950s Megève was one of the most popular ski resorts in Europe and attracted many wealthy individuals and celebritie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Michael Harry
Michael Harry (born 23 May 1961 in Hvidovre) is a Denmark, Danish curling, curler and curling coach (sport), coach. At the international level, he is a . At the national level, he is a seven-time Danish Men's Curling Championship, Danish men's champion curler (1979, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995). He participated in the Curling at the 1988 Winter Olympics, curling demonstration event at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where the Danish men's team finished sixth. Teams Record as a coach of national teams References External links * Living people 1961 births Danish male curlers Danish curling champions Curlers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic curlers for Denmark Danish curling coaches Sportspeople from Hvidovre Municipality Curlers from the Capital Region of Denmark 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ivan Frederiksen
Ivan Frederiksen is a Danish curler and curling coach. He came third in the . Teams Record as a coach of national teams Personal life His son Johnny Johnny is an English language personal name. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine given name John (given name), John, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly ... is also a curler. (page 3) References External links * Living people Danish male curlers Danish curling champions Danish curling coaches Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Denmark-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Peter Andersen (Danish Curler)
Peter Andersen (born 21 December 1957) is a Danish curler. He is a . Teams Men's Mixed References External links * Living people 1957 births Danish male curlers Danish curling champions Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Per Berg
Per Berg (born 6 August 1961) is a Danish curler. He is a . Teams Men's Mixed References External links * Living people 1961 births Danish male curlers Danish curling champions Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tommy Stjerne
Tommy Stjerne (born 20 July 1957 in Copenhagen) is a Danish curler. Stjerne curls out of Hvidovre Curling Club outside Copenhagen. He has represented Denmark in the 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990, and 1998 World Curling Championships. His best finish was a bronze in 1990. He skipped his team to win the 2010 Danish Curling Championship. His son (Rasmus Stjerne) skipped the Danish team to a silver medal in the 2010 European Curling Championships. He will represent Denmark in the 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Regina, Saskatchewan. His rink consists of him as skip, Per Berg as vice, Peter Andersen (Danish curler), Peter Andersen as second, Anders Søderblom as lead, and Jan Nebelong as alternate. External links * 1957 births Danish male curlers Living people Curlers from Copenhagen 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hvidovre
Hvidovre is the main town in Hvidovre Municipality, Denmark. The town, a suburb of Copenhagen, is about 10 km southwest of the capital's center. It is the 2nd biggest suburb of Copenhagen, only beaten by Frederiksberg. History Hvidovre has been inhabited since prehistoric times. In 1929, a 3,500-year-old sword from the Bronze Age was excavated in Hvidovre. A farm, Ovre (Aworthe), was located in the area in about 1170 when Esbern Snare gave it to Sorø Abbey that later passed it on to Absalon, Bishop Absalon. A church was built during the Romanesque period. The name Hvidovre, meaning White Ovre, refers to the colour of the church, which was built in white chalk, as opposed to the one in Rødovre, Red Ovre, which was built in red brick. Hvidovre did not become a real village until the mid 1600s. In 1682 Hvidovre consisted of 18 farms and 14 houses without any agricultural land. Back then only a few crops were grown in the area. In 1635 it consisted of the following: 12% rye, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Heart And Stroke Foundation
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada is a Canadian charity dedicated to advocacy, education, and the funding of research surrounding heart disease and stroke. Nomenclature In November 2016, the organization re-branded as Heart & Stroke and introduced a new logo; the new branding is meant to signify a more "personal" approach to its marketing, with a wider targeting of younger demographics and immigrants. Activities Heart and Stroke works with medical doctors and healthcare institutions to reduce mortality from cardiovascular events. Key institutional stakeholders include provincial ministries of health, hospital associations, and healthcare institutes. They have collaborated with the Canadian Stroke Society and the Health Canada Laboratory Centre for Disease Control to create the Stroke System Coalition. Heart and Stroke fund and take part in research and fund publications of research that addresses the way in which women and other demographic groups are particularly a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
