Peter Becker (born 9 June 1949 in

Otago Otago (, ; ) is a regions of New Zealand, region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island and administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately , making it the country's second largest local go ...

, New Zealand) is a New Zealand curling, curler and curling coach (sport), coach.Peter Becker , New Zealand Curling
/ref> At the international level, he is a two-time bronze medallist (, , , , ) at the Pacific Curling Championships. At the national level, he is a three-time New Zealand Men's Curling Championship, New Zealand men's champion (1999, 2000, 2013) and two time (2013, 2023) New Zealand Senior Curling Championship, New Zealand senior men's champion. In 2022, he was inducted into the WCF Hall of Fame, World Curling Hall of Fame.

Personal life

Becker comes from a family of curlers. His wife, two sons, daughter and father have all represented New Zealand on an international scale. His father William Becker was one of the first men who curled in New Zealand. Peter's older son, Sean Becker, Sean, is one of the most successful and well known New Zealand curlers. His younger son, Scott Becker, Scott, is a competitive curler too, and was skip of the New Zealand men's team at the 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships. His daughter, Bridget Becker, Bridget has been the skip of the New Zealand women's national curling team, and was a silver medallist at the 2010 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, and a silver and bronze medallist at the Pacific-Asia Championships.Curling, Central Otago, New Zealand , The Becker Family
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Teams and events

Men's

Mixed doubles

Record as a coach of national teams

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Becker, Peter (curler) Living people 1949 births Sportspeople from Otago New Zealand male curlers New Zealand curling champions New Zealand curling coaches 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen 21st-century New Zealand people