Martin Sather (born August 23, 1983, in
Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks is a Municipal home rule, home rule city and the county seat, borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior Alaska, interior region of Alaska and the second la ...
) is an American
curler.
In 2002 Sather won the
United States Junior Curling Championship, playing
second
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for skip Leo Johnson.
The national title earned them the opportunity to represent the United States at the 2002 World Junior Championship in
Kelowna, British Columbia
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, where they finished ninth out of ten teams.
After juniors he took a break but returned to competitive curling in 2010. He won the
2012 United States Men's Championship playing second for
Heath McCormick
Heath McCormick (born August 7, 1976) is a Canadian- American curler from Sarnia, Ontario.
Career
McCormick began curling in 1992 as a junior in Ontario. He competed in the Ontario Junior Curling Championships five times, and won in 1996 playi ...
,
they then finished 8th at the
2012 World Championship.
Teams
Private life
Martin Sather graduated from
Western Connecticut State University
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WCSU consists of four schools: the A ...
in 2006.
Out of curling he is a musician
and insurance broker.
He started curling in 1992 at the age of 9.
Martin Sather - USA Curling
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References
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Living people
1983 births
Sportspeople from Fairbanks, Alaska
American male curlers
American curling champions
Continental Cup of Curling participants
American jazz musicians
Western Connecticut State University alumni
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