Kevin Birr
American curler
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Kevin Birr (born December 6, 1969, in Mankato, Minnesota, United States) is an American curler.
BornDecember 6, 1969
Mankato, Minnesota, United States
Mankato, Minnesota, United States
Curling clubCaledonian CC, Mankato, Minnesota
Member Association
United States
United StatesWorld Championship
appearances1 (2007)
appearances1 (2007)
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| Born | December 6, 1969 Mankato, Minnesota, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Caledonian CC, Mankato, Minnesota | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship appearances | 1 (2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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He is a 2007 World Men's bronze medallist[1] and a 2007 US Men's champion.
Teams
Men's
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 1988–89 | Kevin Birr | ? | ? | ? | USJCC 1989  [2] | ||
| 2001–02 | Todd Birr | Doug Roy | Kevin Birr | Greg Rheaume | USMCC 2002 (13th)[3] | ||
| 2003–04 | Todd Birr | Pete Westberg | Kevin Birr | Greg Rheaume | USMCC 2004 | ||
| 2004–05 | Todd Birr | Pete Westberg | Kevin Birr | Greg Rheaume | |||
| 2005–06 | Todd Birr | Doug Pottinger | Pete Westberg | Kevin Birr | USMCC 2006 (4th) | ||
| 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 | Todd Birr | Paul Pustovar | Greg Wilson | Kevin Birr | AC 2009 | ||
| 2009–10 | Todd Birr | Paul Pustovar | Tom O'Connor | Kevin Birr | |||
| 2010–11 | Todd Birr | Greg Romaniuk | Doug Pottinger | Tom O'Connor | Kevin Birr | USMCC 2011 | |
| 2011–12 | Todd Birr | Greg Romaniuk | Doug Pottinger | Tom O'Connor | Kevin Birr | USMCC 2012 (6th) | |
| 2012–13 | Todd Birr | Greg Romaniuk | Doug Pottinger | Tom O'Connor | Kevin Birr | USMCC 2013 (9th) |
Mixed
Private life
Kevin Birr resides in St. Peter, Minnesota. He works as catering manager at Gustavus Adolphus College.
He graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato.
His older brother Todd is a curler too; they played together many years.
He started curling in 1984, when he was 15 years old.
