Wade White
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| Men's Curling | ||
Representing  Canada
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| World Senior Curling Championships | ||
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2018 Östersund | |
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2022 Geneva | |
Wade White (born c. 1962)[1] is a Canadian curler.[2] He currently skips (captains) his own team based in Alberta, Canada. White is a two-time winner of the world senior men's curling championship, in 2018 and 2022.[3]
Early life
[edit]White was raised in Preeceville, Saskatchewan with his brother George. He has lived in Hinton[4] and currently resides in Stony Plain, Alberta.[5]
Curling career
[edit]White has won the now-discontinued[1] Trans-Canada Telephone Employees curling championship for Alberta four times,[6] including 2004[7]
White and his team won the gold medal in the 2013 Alberta Senior Curling Championships;[8] the gold in 2017 Canadian Senior Curling Championships;[9] the gold in the 2017 Alberta Senior Provincial Curling Championships;[10] and the gold in the 2018 World Senior Curling Championships, where his team beat the defending champion Sweden by six points and earned Canada's first gold in that competition since 2014.[11][12][13] He competed in the 2019 Canadian Senior Curling Championships, where his team won a bronze.[9][14] He won a second Canadian Seniors title at the 2021 Canadian Senior Curling Championships.[15] In 2022 he repeated his world senior men's curling championship win, with a team curling out of the Lac la Biche Curling Club, in Alberta.[3]
White trains out of the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, Canada.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Appeleman versus Appelman". Edmonton Journal. January 20, 2014. p. B6. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "CurlingZone". www.curlingzone.com. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ a b "Wade White's Canadian rink wins its 2nd world senior men's curling title". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "He wouldn't let this bonspiel get away". Edmonton Journal. December 6, 1993. p. D3. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "World Senior Men's Champions curling team has roots in Preeceville". Preeceville Progress. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ "Santos snags provincial senior title". Edmonton Journal. February 18, 2013. p. B6. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "George adds another title to his growing collection". Regina Leader-Post. March 23, 2004. p. C3. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "White, Santos grab Alberta senior curling crown". Edmonton Sun. 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ a b "Curling Canada". Curling Scores on Curling.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ Newton, Chris (2017-02-21). "King, White crowned Alberta Senior Provincial Curling Champs in Dawson Creek". Energeticcity.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ a b "Edmontonians medal at world curling championships in Sweden". Edmonton Sun. 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ "Edmontonians medal at world curling championships in Sweden". National Post. 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ "Canada wins men's, women's gold at senior curling worlds - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ "Saskatchewan sweep at 2019 Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships". Chilliwack Progress. 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ "Saskatchewan women and Alberta men claim gold in grandiose fashion at 2021 Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships". Curling Canada. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
External links
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