Gerry P. Richard (born February 26, 1956) is a Canadian curler and curling

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from

Kelowna Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan, Okanagan Valley in the British Columbia Interior, southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna ...

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

. He is a and a

1994 Labatt Brier The 1994 Labatt Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 5 to 13 at the Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta. In the final, former Brier champion Rick Folk of British Columbia, who won the Brier in 1980 representing Sa ...

champion.

Awards

* British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame: inducted in 1995 with all of 1994

Rick Folk Richard Dale “Rick” Folk (born March 5, 1950, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, where he represented the Progressive Conservative Party for one term from 1982 u ...

team, Canadian and World champions

Teams

Record as a coach of national teams

Personal life

Richard's children are known curlers as well. His daughter

Jeanna Schraeder Jeanna Lyn Schraeder (born September 21, 1976 in Kelowna, British Columbia as Jeanna Richard) is a Canadians, Canadian curling, curler from Kelowna, British Columbia. Career Juniors Schraeder won her first junior provincial championship in 1991 ...

played third on the World and Canadian champion

Kelly Scott Kelly Scott (born June 1, 1977 in Winnipeg, Manitoba as Kelly Lynn Mackenzie) is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia. Career 1995–2005 Scott won the 1995 Canadian Junior Curling Championships and the 1995 World Junior Curling ...

rink. His son

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played in two Briers. He is formerly married to Kerrylyn Richard, and is currently married to Martina.

References

External links

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Gerry Richard – Curling Canada Stats Archive
Living people 1956 births Curlers from Kelowna Canadian male curlers World curling champions Brier champions Canadian curling coaches 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-curling-bio-stub