Dean Hewitt (born 9 November 1994) is an Australian
curler from
Melbourne
Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...
. At the
2021 Olympic Curling Qualification Event in December 2021, Hewitt and his teammate
Tahli Gill
Tahli Gill (born 8 September 1999) is an Australian curler who resides in Brisbane. She currently skips her own team and plays mixed doubles with partner Dean Hewitt.
Career
Gill started curling at age 11. Her mother Lynette is also a curler ...
made history when they won qualification to the mixed doubles tournament at the
2022 Winter Olympics
The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), were an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beijing, China, and surrounding areas wit ...
. They are the first ever Australian curling team (in any curling discipline) to qualify for the Winter Olympics.
Personal life
Hewitt is from a curling family. His mother, Canadian-born
Lynn Hewitt, played curling in Canada from her childhood. When she met Australian farmer
Stephen (Steve) Hewitt, she married him and they moved to Australia, and her husband began curling too. He was member of the Australian national men's team and played in several Pacific Curling Championships. Dean Hewitt began curling when he was 6 years old. Lynn and Dean together played as the Australian national mixed doubles curling team at the
2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
The 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from April 22 to 29 at the Lethbridge Curling Club in Lethbridge, Canada. The event was held in conjunction with the 2017 World Senior Curling Championships.
Teams
Round-robin standing ...
and the
2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
The 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from April 21 to 28 at the Östersund Arena in Östersund, Sweden. The event was held in conjunction with the 2018 World Senior Curling Championships.
Teams
Round-robin standings
''Fi ...
Hewitt studied a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science and a Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology at
Deakin University
Deakin University is a public university in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1974 with antecedent history since 1887, the university was named after Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia and a founding father of Australian Fede ...
. Outside of curling, Hewitt is a trained exercise physiologist, and works at an ice rink and a supermarket.
Teams and events
Men's
Mixed doubles
References
External links
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Dean Hewittat the
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), were an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beijing, China, and surrounding areas wit ...
(archived)
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Living people
Australian male curlers
Australian curling champions
1994 births
Deakin University alumni
Australian people of Canadian descent
Curlers from Melbourne
Curlers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic curlers for Australia
Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
21st-century Australian sportsmen