Shawn Rojeski (born January 21, 1972) is an American curler from Chisholm, Minnesota and Olympic medalist. He was born and raised in Biwabik, Minnesota and attended

Mesabi East High School The Mesabi Iron Range is a mining district in northeastern Minnesota following an elongate trend containing large deposits of iron ore. It is the largest of four major iron ranges in the region collectively known as the Iron Range of Minnesota. ...

. Under skip Pete Fenson, he received a bronze medal at the

2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...

in Torino, playing as the third."Torino 2006 – Results, Curling"
– ''cbc.ca'' (Retrieved on March 21, 2008) The team was later named the 2006

USOC Team of the Year The USOPC Athlete of the Year (historically USOC Athlete of the Year) awards are part of a series of awards presented by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee to athletes who have distinguished themselves in one of the Olympic or Paral ...

. He participated on the American team at the 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006 2010, 2011 and 2014 World Curling Championships. After participating at the 2010 Worlds and finishing in fourth place, he and the rest of the Fenson rink teamed up with Ryan Brunt and went to the

2011 Continental Cup of Curling The 2011 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling was held January 13–16 at the Servus Credit Union Place in St. Albert, Alberta. It was the 7th Continental Cup, the first since December 2008. No event was held in 2009 due to the 2009 Ca ...

, where Team North America defeated Team World. He then went to the 2011 US Nationals, where, after remaining undefeated in the round robin, the Fenson rink won the gold medal at the nationals. They represented the United States at the

2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship The 2011 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2011 presented by Richardson for sponsorship reasons) was held in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada from April 2–10, 2011. In the final, Jeff Stoughton skipp ...

in April at Regina, Saskatchewan, finishing with a 3–8 win–loss record at 10th after a series of close losses.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rojeski, Shawn 1972 births Living people American male curlers People from Virginia, Minnesota Olympic curlers of the United States Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in curling Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Continental Cup of Curling participants American curling champions