Brent Syme
Brent A. Syme (born October 23, 1956) is a Canadian curler.
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| Born | October 23, 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Calgary CC, Calgary, AB, Calgary Winter Club, Calgary, AB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Alberta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brier appearances | 3: (1983, 1984, 1986) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1986) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic appearances | 1 (1988) (demo) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He is a 1986 World Men's champion[1] and a 1986 Labatt Brier champion.
He played at the 1988 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport, Canadian men's team won bronze medal.
Syme retired from competitive curling in 1988 due to work commitments.[2]
Outside of curling, Syme is a businessman and was the general manager of the Southern Alberta Curling Association.[3]
Syme also coached the men's 2013 Canadian Masters Curling Championships winning team.[4]
Awards
- Canadian Curling Hall of Fame: inducted in 1992 with all Ed Lukowich 1986 team.[5]
Teams
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
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| 1980–81 | Ed Lukowich | Mike Chernoff | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | ||
| 1982–83 | Ed Lukowich | Mike Chernoff | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | Brier 1983  | |
| 1983–84 | Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | Brier 1984  | |
| Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | Brier 1984 | ||
| 1985–86 | Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | Wayne Hart | Brier 1986  WCC 1986 |
| 1986–87 | Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | COCT 1987 | |
| 1987–88 | Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | Wayne Hart | WOG 1988 |
| 1994–95 | Paul Gowsell | Troy Wylie | Brent Syme | Andrew Thomson | Bernie Wylie | [6] |
| 2009–10 | Harold Breckenridge | Bob Genoway | Brent Syme | Gord Dewar |
References
- Brent Syme on the World Curling Federation database
- "Fink looks ahead to better days". Edmonton Journal. February 9, 1989. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
- Cameron, Allan, "City men's playdowns draw bleak numbers", Calgary Hearald, 5 December 2006
- http://cloud.rampinteractive.com/albertacurlingfederation/files/2017MASTERMEN.pdf
- Syme, Brent A. – CCA Hall of Fame | ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle
- "Calgary Curling Club Managers Association - PastChampions-Men". Archived from the original on 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
External links
- Brent Syme at World Curling Federation
- Brent Syme at Olympedia
- Brent Syme at the Canadian Olympic Committee
- Brent Syme – Curling Canada Stats Archive
- Video: 2016 Canadian Masters Curling Men's Gold Medal Game: Ontario vs Alberta on YouTube(in English)
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