Ron Kammerlock

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Member Association Manitoba
Brier appearances2: (1981, 1988)
World Championship
appearances
1 (1981)
Ron Kammerlock
 
Team
Curling clubAssiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg, MB
Curling career
Member Association Manitoba
Brier appearances2: (1981, 1988)
World Championship
appearances
1 (1981)
Medal record
Curling
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1981 London
Labatt Brier
Representing Manitoba
Gold medal – first place1981 Halifax

Ronald Kammerlock[1] (born 1959)[2][3] is a Canadian curler. He is a 1981 World Men's bronze medallist[4] and a 1981 Brier champion.

1981 World Championships

As a junior curler, Kammerlock won the Manitoba junior men's championship in 1978, throwing second stones for the Kerry Burtnyk rink.[5] The team finished tied for third at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships that year, with a 7–4 record.[6]

Following the team's loss in the semifinals at the 1981 World Championships to Switzerland, Kammerlock was involved in a "sharp exchange" with a Swiss reporter, who asked him if the Swiss team won "because of broom debris". Kammerlock had previously stated that the Swiss team had "no class" for repeatedly "snowplowing" (an illegal manoeuvre involving sweeping debris in front of a rock in an attempt to slow the rock down). Kammerlock's response to the reporter was "[w]hy don't you guys learn the rules of the game". Team Canada skip Kerry Burtnyk asked Kammerlock to cool down, and blamed the loss on himself. The team finished with a round robin record of 8–1 before their semifinal loss.[7]

Personal life

His son, Dan is a curler too. He played third on Kerry Burtnyk's Manitoba team at the 2008 Tim Hortons Brier.[8] At the time of the 1981 Brier, Ron was a print shop camera operator.[9]

Awards

  • Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame: 2008 (with all 1981 Canadian Men's Championship Team skipped by Kerry Burtnyk)[10]

Teams

References

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