Wayne Tuck Jr. (born May 12, 1976) is a Canadian curler from Strathroy, Ontario. Tuck is a three time provincial mixed champion, having won the Ontario provincial mixed championship at the 2002, 2009 and 2017 events. At the

2002 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship The 2002 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held January 5–13 at the Mayflower Curling Club The Mayflower Curling Club, which was founded in 1905, since 1962 has been located at 3000 Monaghan Drive in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municip ...

, he skipped the Ontario team to a 10-1 round robin record, but they lost both their playoff matches, including the final to Nova Scotia, skipped by

Mark Dacey Mark Dacey (born June 22, 1966) is a Canadian curler originally from Saskatchewan. He was based at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Dacey is a former Canadian men's curling champion skip, having won the 2004 Nokia Brier. He ...

. The

2009 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship The 2009 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held from November 9 to 16, 2008 at the Arniatok Arena in Iqaluit, Nunavut. It was the first national championships of any sport to be held in Nunavut. Team Manitoba, consisting of Sean Grassie, ...

was another successful event for Tuck, who finished the round robin with an 8-3 record. They lost again in the final, this time to Manitoba, skipped by Sean Grassie. At the

2017 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship The 2017 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held from November 13 to 19, 2016 at the Mariners Centre in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The winners of this championship represented Canada at the 2017 World Mixed Curling Championship. Northern Ontario ...

, Tuck led his team to an undefeated record in the preliminary rounds (10-0), but lost in the semi-final to Manitoba. They would rebound to win the bronze medal, defeating Saskatchewan. Tuck also won the Dominion Regalia Silver Tankard in 1997, skipping one of the two rinks for the champion

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. Tuck is married to

Kim Tuck Kimberly Tuck ( Veale; born September 25, 1974) is a Canadian curler from Strathroy, Ontario. She is a former Canadian Mixed Doubles Champion, having won the 2014 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials with her husband Wayne. Curling career ...

(née Veale), who played third for him in all three of his provincial mixed championships. The pair won the

2014 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials The 2014 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials was held March 19 to 23 at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club in Ottawa, Ontario. It is the second Canadian Mixed Doubles championship. The winning pair of Wayne Tuck Jr. and wife Kim Tuck Kimberly ...

and represented Canada at the 2014 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship where they lost in the round of 16. The pair played in the

2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials The 2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials, also known as the Canad Inns Canadian Mixed Doubles Trials, were held from January 2 to 7 at the Stride Place in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. The winners of this event represented Canada ...

, but finished last in their group with a 1-7 record. Later that season, the pair would win their first provincial mixed doubles title.

Personal life

Tuck is employed as a "curling stone technician" for Canada Curling Stone Co. He and Kim Tuck have two children. Wayne and Kim are co-founders and co-owners of Canada Curling Stone Co. Stones made by this company are used by

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at its major championships, including the

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and

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. Their rocks made an appearance in the 2002 movie ''

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''.

Teams and events

Men's

Mixed

Mixed doubles

References

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