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Joseph Polo
Curler
Born (1982-12-10) December 10, 1982 (age 41)
Duluth, Minnesota
Team
Curling clubBemidji CC, Bemidji, Minnesota
SkipKorey Dropkin
ThirdThomas Howell
SecondMark Fenner
LeadAlex Fenson
AlternateJoe Polo
Curling career
World Championship
appearances		6 (2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017)
World Mixed Doubles Championship
appearances		1 (2016)
Olympic
appearances		2 (2006, 2018)
Medal record
Men's curling
Representing  United States
Winter Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin
World Mixed Doubles Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Karlstad
US Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Bemidji
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kalamazoo
Gold medal – first place 2011 Fargo
Gold medal – first place 2014 Philadelphia
Silver medal – second place 2012 Philadelphia
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kalamazoo
US Olympic Trials
Gold medal – first place 2005 Madison
Silver medal – second place 2013 Fargo

Joseph Polo (born December 10, 1982) is an American curler. Polo was raised in Floodwood, Minnesota before moving to Cass Lake. He learned to curl in nearby Bemidji at the age of 10 in the Bemidji Curling Club's Sunday Night Junior League. Polo participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics as the second for Pete Fenson's U.S. team. The team defeated David Murdoch's Great Britain rink to take the bronze medal. On January 16, 2007, the team was named the 2006 USOC Team of the Year.[1]

After participating at the 2010 Worlds and finishing in 4th place, Polo, Fenson, Shawn Rojeski, and Ryan Brunt went to the 2011 Continental Cup of Curling, where Team North America defeated Team World. The team then headed to the 2011 US Nationals, where, after finishing the round robin undefeated, the team won the gold medal at the nationals. They represented the United States at the 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in April at Regina, Saskatchewan, finishing with a 3–8 win-loss record at 10th after a series of close losses.

Polo was also member of an intramural Ultimate Frisbee team while he attended the University of North Dakota.[citation needed]

Personal life

Polo is employed as a project manager and is married.[2]

Teams

Men's

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2005–06 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Doug Pottinger 2006 Cont. Cup
Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo John Shuster 2006 USMCC,
2006 OG, 2006 WMCC
2006–07 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo John Shuster
2007–08 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo John Shuster 2008 USMCC
2009–10 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Tyler George 2010 USMCC,
2010WMCC
2010–11 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt 2011 Cont. Cup,
2011 USMCC,
2011WMCC
2011–12 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt 2012 Cont. Cup,
2012 USMCC
2012–13 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt 2013 USMCC
2013–14 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt 2014 USMCC
2014–15 Heath McCormick Chris Plys Joe Polo Colin Hufman Ryan Brunt 2015 USMCC
2015–16 Chris Plys (fourth) Pete Fenson (skip) Joe Polo Jason Smith 2016 USMCC
2016–17 John Shuster Joe Polo Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner
Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Jeff Currie Derek Benson
2017–18 John Shuster Tyler George Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Joe Polo 2017 USOCT 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 OG 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018–19 Joe Polo Jeff Currie Jared Zezel Derek Benson
2019–20 Korey Dropkin Tom Howell Mark Fenner Alex Fenson Joe Polo 2020 USMCC (5th)
2020–21[3] Korey Dropkin Joe Polo Mark Fenner Thomas Howell Alex Fenson

Mixed doubles

Season Male Female Events
2015–16 Joe Polo Tabitha Peterson 2016 WMDCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2016–17 Joe Polo Tabitha Peterson 2017 USMDCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2017–18 Joe Polo Tabitha Peterson 2017 USMDCOT (5th)
2018–19 Joe Polo Tabitha Peterson 2019 USMDCC (SF)
2019–20 Joe Polo Tabitha Peterson 2020 USMDCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2020–21[4] Joe Polo Tabitha Peterson

References

  1. ^ USOC honors top U.S. athletes for 2006, http://www.usolympicteam.com/117_50738.htm
  2. ^ 2017 Ford Worlds Media Guide: Team USA
  3. ^ "Team Dropkin Returns". USA Curling. May 6, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Mixed Doubles Teams Announced". USA Curling. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
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