Kurt Balderston
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| Born | Grande Prairie, Alberta |
Kurt Balderston (born c. 1963)[1] is a Canadian curler from Sexsmith, Alberta.
Career
[edit]Balderston is a former Canadian Mixed champion, having won the 1992 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. Since then he has played in four national mixed championships, in 1998, 2001, 2012 and 2013.[2] He finished as the runner-up in 2012 and in sixth place in 2013, when Cheryl Bernard replaced his regular third Desirée Owen.[3] Balderston won a sixth provincial mixed title in 2018 and will represent Alberta at the 2019 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship.[4]
Balderston has also competed in the Alberta curling provincials multiple times. His best finishes were as the runner-up in 1991, 1992, 2002, and 2004. He was third for Mike Vavrek in 1991 and 1992, when he lost both finals to Kevin Martin, and skipped his own team in 2004 when he lost to Randy Ferbey.[1] He made his final appearance at the Alberta provincials as a skip in 2013.[5] He returned in 2014, playing third for Mark Johnson. That same year, the Johnson rink (with Balderston throwing third) won the Alberta Senior Curling Championship.[6] The team represented Alberta at the 2014 Canadian Senior Curling Championships, where they finished fourth.
Balderston played in his first career Grand Slam event at the 2018 Humpty's Champions Cup, which he qualified for by winning the Original 16 WCT Bonspiel.
As of 2004, he was employed as a farmer.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Ferbey's going back to the Brier". Edmonton Journal. February 16, 2004. p. D1. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Past Provincial Champions - Mixed" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ Cruickshank, Scott (12 November 2012). "Bernard set for Canadian mixed action with Balderston rink". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ "Provincial title for local rink".
- ^ Griwkowsky, Con (6 February 2013). "Kurt Balderston makes his farewell appearance at the Alberta Boston Pizza Cup — with a revised crew". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ "Past Provincial Champions - Senior Men Past Provincial Champions - Senior Men" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-05-16.