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Gavin Wolpert (born 1984 in
Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most pop ...
,
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) is a Canadian-American professional
bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...
player.


Personal life

Garvin Wolpert was born in
Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most pop ...
,
Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...
to a bridge playing family. His mother Hazel, a bridge teacher, started to teach him bridge at the age of seven. Later he trained with the Canadian junior bridge team, and subsequently moved to
Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, a ...
. He is married to Jenny Wolpert, formerly Jenny Ryman of Sweden, another professional player. They have three children.


Bridge accomplishments


Awards

* ACBL King or Queen of Bridge (1) 2000


Wins

*
North American Bridge Championships North American Bridge Championships (NABC) are three annual bridge tournaments sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November for about eleven da ...
(7) ** Silodor Open Pairs (1) 2011 ** Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 2005 **
North American Pairs The North American Pairs (NAP) is a set of annual North American championships for contested over two days at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championships (NABC). The events are restricted to pairs that have ...
(1) 2013 ** Roth Open Swiss Teams (1) 2014 ** Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 2004 ** Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 2009 ** Roth Open Swiss Teams (1) 2009


Runners-up

*
North American Bridge Championships North American Bridge Championships (NABC) are three annual bridge tournaments sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November for about eleven da ...
** Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 2012 **
Spingold The Spingold national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Spingold is a knock-out team event that attracts the top contract bridge players in the world. T ...
(1) 2004


References


External links

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Bridge Kids: Gavin Wolpert, Canadian star, talks about junior bridge
audio-video conversation at YouTube (uploaded August 5, 2010) {{DEFAULTSORT:Wolpert, Gavin 1984 births Canadian contract bridge players American contract bridge players Living people Sportspeople from Toronto