Charlie Sullivan (curler)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Charles Sullivan, Jr.

Born

April 30, 1968

Career

Brier appearances

5 (1982, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2011)

Medal record

Men's curling
Competitor for Canada
World Junior Championships
Gold	1987 Füssen
Competitor for New Brunswick
Tim Hortons Brier
Silver	1990 Sault Ste. Marie
Bronze	1997 Calgary

Charles "Charlie" Sullivan, Jr. (born April 30, 1968) is a Canadian curler from Saint John, New Brunswick. He is a former World Junior curling champion, and a five time provincial champion. He plays third for James Grattan.

Career

In 1987, playing third for the Jim Sullivan rink out of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Sullivan won the New Brunswick junior provincial title earning him a right to represent New Brunswick at the 1987 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. At the Canadian Juniors, the New Brunswick team defeated Ontario's Wayne Middaugh 8-6.. This qualified them to represent Canada at the 1987 World Junior Curling Championships, which the won. They beat Sweden's Peja Lindholm rink 4-2 in the final.

In 1990, the team won their first provincial men's championship. At the 1990 Labatt Brier the team went 6-5 in the round robin, but won a tie-breaker and the semi-final before losing to Ontario's Ed Werenich in the final. In 1994, Sullivan won his second provincial title, this time playing third for Brian Dobson. At the 1994 Labatt Brier, New Brunswick finished 5-6, out of the playoffs. In 1997, Sullivan won his third provincial title, this time playing third for James Grattan. After finishing the round robin with an 8-3 record, they won in the 3 vs. 4 game, but lost to Manitoba's Vic Peters in the semi-final. In 2001, Sullivan won his fourth provincial title. This time, playing with Jim, the team finished with a 6-5 record at the 2001 Nokia Brier.

In 2010, Sullivan re-joined the James Grattan rink and won his fifth provincial title in 2011. He coaches Saint John High School's swim team, and has led them to claim 13^[1] New Brunswick Interscholastic Athletic Association swimming banners since 1991.

References

↑ NBIAA Record of Saint John High School's provincial results as of 01/7/2014 http://sjhigh.nbed.nb.ca/sullivan/SJHS_SwimWeb/index.htm

External links

Charlie Sullivan on the World Curling Federation database

Saint John Telegraph Journal article

Persondata
Name	Sullivan, Charlie
Alternative names	Sullivan, Charles
Short description	Canadian curler
Date of birth	April 30, 1968
Place of birth	Saint John, New Brunswick
Date of death
Place of death

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.