Rick Folk

Richard Dale Folk
Curler
Born	(1950-03-05) March 5, 1950 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Team
Curling club	Kelowna CC, Kelowna, British Columbia
Career
Brier appearances	7 (1978, 1979, 1980, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995)
World Championship appearances	2 (1980, 1994)
Medal record Men's Curling Competitor for  Canada World Curling Championships 1980 Moncton 1994 Oberstdorf Competitor for  Saskatchewan Macdonald Brier 1978 Vancouver 1979 Ottawa Labatt Brier 1980 Calgary Competitor for  British Columbia Labatt Brier 1989 Saskatoon 1993 Ottawa 1994 Red Deer

Richard Dale “Rick” Folk (born March 5, 1950 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, where he represented the Progressive Conservative Party for one term from 1982 until 1986. He is a two-time world curling champion, representing Canada. When curling in Canada, Folk represented both Saskatchewan and British Columbia.

Playing career

In 1974, Folk skipped the Saskatchewan team to the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship that year. Four years later, he attended his first Brier, skipping the Saskatchewan team. In 1980, he won his first Brier and went on to win the World Curling Championships, posting an undefeated record and defeating Norway in the final. In 1983, Folk won another Canadian Mixed Championship.

After serving in government, Folk moved to Kelowna, British Columbia. He represented British Columbia at the Brier for the first time in 1989, and won his second Brier in 1994, this time skipping the B.C. team. He lost just one game at the Worlds that year, and beat Sweden in the final to claim gold in a low scoring 3-2 decision. In 1995, Folk played in his last Brier. Folk and his rink from the 1994 World Championships were inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.^[1] Folk has also been honoured by the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame as well as the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame.^[2]

Political career

Folk ran in the riding of Saskatoon University in the 1982 Saskatchewan provincial election for the Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party. Folk won the seat, but lost it in the 1986 election to Peter Prebble of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party.^[3]

External links

• Rick Folk on the World Curling Tour database

• Rick Folk on the World Curling Federation database

References