Dean Hewitt
| Dean Hewitt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 November 1994 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Victorian Curling Association[1] |
| Mixed doubles partner | Tahli Gill |
Curling career  | |
| World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances | 3 (2017, 2018, 2019) |
| Pacific-Asia Championship appearances | 6 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) |
Dean Hewitt (born 9 November 1994) is an Australian curler.
Personal life
Hewitt is from curling family. His mother, Canadian-born Lynn Hewitt[2], played curling in Canada from her childhood. When she met Australian farmer Stephen (Steve) Hewitt[3], married him and they moved to Australia, her husband began play curling too; several times he was member of Australian national men's team and played on Pacific Curling Championships. Together they moved their son to the sport of curling when he was 6 years old.[4][5] Lynn and Dean together played as Australian national mixed doubles curling team (team with age difference more than 30 years) at the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship and the 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship[6][7]
Hewitt is studying exercise and sports science at Deakin University.[8]
Teams and events
Men's
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Angus Young | Dean Hewitt | Maxwell Thomas | Sam Williams | Grant Hamsey | Tim McMahon | PAJCC 2012 (5th) |
| 2012–13 | Maxwell Thomas | Dean Hewitt | Sam Williams | Grant Hamsey | Mitchell Thomas | Matt Panoussi | PAJCC 2013 (5th) |
| 2013–14 | Maxwell Thomas | Dean Hewitt | Mitchell Thomas | Grant Hamsey | Matt Panoussi | PAJCC 2014 (5th) | |
| 2014–15 | Dean Hewitt | Maxwell Thomas | Mitchell Thomas | Grant Hamsey | Tyler Hogan | Matt Panoussi | PAJCC 2015 (5th) |
| Ian Palangio | Jay Merchant | Dean Hewitt | Steve Johns | Archie Merchant | PACC 2014 (4th) | ||
| 2015–16 | Ian Palangio | Jay Merchant | Dean Hewitt | Derek Smith | Archie Merchant | PACC 2015 (5th) | |
| 2016–17 | Ian Palangio | Jay Merchant | Dean Hewitt | Derek Smith | Archie Merchant | PACC 2016 (7th) | |
| 2017–18 | Dean Hewitt (fourth) | Ian Palangio | Christopher Ordog | Hugh Millikin (skip) | Jay Merchant | Archie Merchant | PACC 2017 (4th) |
| 2018–19 | Dean Hewitt | Jay Merchant | Rupert Jones | Ian Palangio | Steve Johns | AMCC 2018 
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| Dean Hewitt (fourth) | Jay Merchant (skip) | Dustin Armstrong | Steve Johns | Bob Armstrong | PACC 2018 (7th) |
Mixed doubles
| Season | Male | Female | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Dean Hewitt | Kristen Tsourlenes | AMDCC 2014 
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| 2015–16 | Dean Hewitt | Kristen Tsourlenes | AMDCC 2015 [9]
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| 2016–17 | Dean Hewitt | Lynn Hewitt | Jay Merchant | WMDCC 2017 (18th) |
| 2017–18 | Dean Hewitt | Lynn Hewitt | Pete Manasantivongs | WMDCC 2018 (18th) |
| 2018–19 | Dean Hewitt | Tahli Gill | Pete Manasantivongs | WMDCC 2019 (4th) |
| 2019–20 | Dean Hewitt | Tahli Gill |
References
- ^ "Curling Victoria". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Lynn Hewitt | WCF
- ^ Steve Hewitt | WCF
- ^ 2018 Winter Olympics | Pyeongchang: Australian Dean Hewitt on curling - PlayersVoice
- ^ "Dean Hewitt – Deakin Life". Archived from the original on 30 October 2018.
- ^ Australian Olympic Committee: Mother and son put Australia on the curling map
- ^ World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2018 - Family ties on the ice at the World Mixed Doubles
- ^ Webb, Emily (3 September 2014). "Glen Waverley home to national curling champion". Herald Sun. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Australian Curling Federation - 2015 National Mixed Doubles Championships Results". Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
External links
- Dean Hewitt at World Curling
- Dean Hewitt at the World Curling Tour (archived)
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