Tom Violette
American curler
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Tom Violette (born October 26, 1960) is an American curler from Issaquah, Washington and Stevens Point, Wisconsin.[1]
BornOctober 26, 1960
Curling clubGranite CC, Seattle, WA
Member Association
United States
United StatesWorld Championship
appearances2 (1990, 1992)
appearances2 (1990, 1992)
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| Born | October 26, 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Granite CC, Seattle, WA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 2 (1990, 1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other appearances | World Senior Championships: 1 (2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He is a 1992 World Men's bronze medallist,[2] a two-time United States men's curling champion (1990, 1992), and a 2015 World Seniors gold medalist.
Teams
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 1989–90 | Bard Nordlund (fourth) | Doug Jones (skip) | Murphy Tomlinson | Tom Violette | 1990 USMCC  1990 WMCC (7th)[1] | ||
| 1991–92 | Doug Jones | Jason Larway | Joel Larway | Tom Violette | 1992 USMCC 1992 WMCC  [3] | ||
| 1994–95 | Doug Jones | Murray Beighton | Ken Trask | Tom Violette | |||
| 1998–99 | Jason Larway | Travis Way | Joel Larway | Tom Violette | |||
| 1999–00 | Tom Violette | Curt Fish | Bard Nordlund | Murphy Tomlinson | Doug Jones | 2000 USMCC (DNQ)[4] | |
| 2003–04 | Wes Johnson | Leon Romaniuk | Colin Hufman | Ryan Beighton | Tom Violette | 2004 USMCC (13th)[5] | |
| 2011–12 | Tom Violette | Leon Romaniuk | Paul Lyttle | Steve Lundeen | |||
| 2014–15 | Lyle Sieg | Tom Violette | Ken Trask | Steve Lundeen | Duane Rutan | Greg Violette | 2015 USSCC [6] 2015 WSCC |
| 2015–16 | Lyle Sieg | Tom Violette | Ken Trask | Steve Lundeen | Duane Rutan | 2016 USSCC  | |
| 2016–17 | Lyle Sieg | Tom Violette | Ken Trask | Steve Lundeen | Duane Rutan | 2017 USSCC |
Personal life
Tom Violette started curling in 1974, when he was 14 years old.
His son Luc Violette[7] is a curler too. He played for United States in four World Junior Championships and at the 2019 Winter Universiade.
