Michael Anderson (born February 4, 1985) is a

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curler from

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. He is a Canadian University champion.

Career

Anderson is most notable for leading the

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men's curling team to a national university championship in 2008. This qualified the rink to represent Canada at the

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. The team finished in 6th place, with a 4–5 record. Anderson also won the provincial Junior Mixed championship in 2006.http://www.ontcurl.com/competitions/past-champions.aspx?id=445 As of 2012, Anderson has played in three

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events, and has yet to win a tournament. Anderson playedy in his third provincial men's championship after qualifying for the 2016 Ontario Tankard. His first was in

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, when he played lead for

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. His second was in 2012 Dominion Tankard when he skipped. Anderson won the 2018 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in

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, skipping his team out of the Thornhill Club, in November 2017. His rink went on to win the

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Teammates

Men's (Toronto Cricket, Skating & Curling Club) *

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(Skip) * Scott Hodgson (second) * Scott Foster (lead) Mixed (The Thornhill Club) *

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(Third) *

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(second) * Lauren Harrison (lead)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Mike Living people 1985 births Sportspeople from Markham, Ontario Canadian male curlers Canadian mixed curling champions Curlers from Ontario World mixed curling champions 21st-century Canadian sportsmen