Bill Todhunter
American male curler and coach
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Bill Todhunter (born October 10, 1959, in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada) is an American curler and curling coach from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
BornOctober 10, 1959
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Curling clubAppleton CC,
Mankato CC, Minnesota
Mankato CC, Minnesota
Member Association
United States
United StatesWorld Championship
appearances2 (2004, 2007)
appearances2 (2004, 2007)
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| Born | October 10, 1959 Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Appleton CC, Mankato CC, Minnesota | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship appearances | 2 (2004, 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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He is a 2007 World Men's bronze medallist[1] and a two-time US Men's champion (2004, 2007).
Teams
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 1999–00 | Doug Pottinger | Troy Schroeder | Greg Johnson | Bill Todhunter | Kurt Johnson | USMCC 2000 (DNQ)[2] | |
| 2001–02 | Doug Pottinger | Troy Schroeder | Greg Johnson | Bill Todhunter | Nate Gebert | USOCT 2001 (5th)[3] | |
| 2003–04 | Jason Larway | Doug Pottinger | Joel Larway | Bill Todhunter | Doug Kauffman | Don Pottinger | USMCC 2004  WCC 2004 (9th) |
| 2004–05 | Jason Larway | Doug Pottinger | Joel Larway | Bill Todhunter | CCC 2004 USOCT 2005 (7th) | ||
| 2005–06 | Troy Schroeder | Bill Todhunter | Greg Johnson | Sean Silver | |||
| 2006–07 | Todd Birr | Bill Todhunter | Greg Johnson | Kevin Birr | Zach Jacobson | Paul Pustovar | USMCC 2007 WCC 2007  |
| 2007–08 | Todd Birr | Bill Todhunter | Greg Johnson | Kevin Birr | Paul Pustovar (USMCC) | CCC 2007 USMCC 2008 (8th) | |
| 2008–09 | Jason Larway | Colin Hufman | Joel Larway | Bill Todhunter | Greg Johnson | ||
| 2011–12 | Bill Todhunter | Ryan Meyer | Nik Geller | Craig LaBrec |
Record as a coach of national teams
| Year | Tournament, event | National team | Place |
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| 2010 | 2010 World Women's Curling Championship | United States (women) | 5 |
| 2013 | 2013 World Women's Curling Championship | United States (women) | 4 |
| 2014 | 2014 Winter Olympics | United States (women) | 10 |
Private life
Bill Todhunter resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Outside of curling he works as Regional sales manager for Beghelli.[4] Before moving to Florida, he lived in Menasha, Wisconsin.
He started curling in 1974, when he was 19 years old.
