Beverly Behnke is an American
curler from
Denver, Colorado
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. She was a three-time national champion in the early 1990s.
Curling career
In 1990 Behnke was named the
United States Curling Association
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's Female Athlete of the Year.
Behnke
skipped her team to gold at three National Women's Championships in only a five year span, in 1990, 1993, and 1994. In 1992 they earned silver at Nationals, losing to
Lisa Schoeneberg
Lisa Schoeneberg (born September 29, 1957) is an American Curling, curler and Olympian. She was a successful Skip (curling), skip in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, leading her teams to two silver medals at the World Championships and r ...
in the final. As national champions they earned the right to represent the United States at the subsequent
World Championships
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. In and they finished in eighth and sixth place, respectively.
In Behnke's team finished in eighth place as well, but Behnke missed the tournament due to an injury and instead Sharon O'Brien skipped the team.
Behnke came up short of defending her title in 1995, losing to Schoeneberg in the final again. Schoeneberg yet again beat Behnke in the final of the 1996 National Championship. Behnke's team then again finished in second place to Schoeneberg at the 1997
Olympic Trials
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History
Before 1908, members of United States Olympic teams were selected without trials. The 1908 and 1912 teams were s ...
.
At the
2001 Olympic Trials Behnke coached
Patti Lank's team, who finished in second place.
Teams
Women's
Mixed
References
External links
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American female curlers
American curling champions
Sportspeople from Denver
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century American women