Joe Polo
| Joseph Polo | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 10, 1982 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Bemidji CC, Bemidji, Minnesota |
| Skip | John Shuster |
| Third | Tyler George |
| Second | Matt Hamilton |
| Lead | John Landsteiner |
| Alternate | Joe Polo |
Curling career  | |
| World Championship appearances | 6 (2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017) |
| Olympic appearances | 2 (2006, 2018) |
Medal record | |
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
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Joe Polo | Doug Pottinger | 2006 Cont. | |
| Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Joe Polo | John Shuster | 2006 USNCC, OG, WCC | ||
| 2006–07 | Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Joe Polo | John Shuster | ||
| 2009–10 | Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Joe Polo | Tyler George | 2010 USNCC, WCC | |
| 2010–11 | Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Joe Polo | Ryan Brunt | 2011 Cont., USNCC, WCC | |
| 2011–12 | Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Joe Polo | Ryan Brunt | 2012 Cont., USNCC | |
| 2012–13 | Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Joe Polo | Ryan Brunt | 2013 USNCC | |
| 2013–14 | Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Joe Polo | Ryan Brunt | 2014 USNCC | |
| 2014–15 | Heath McCormick | Chris Plys | Joe Polo | Colin Hufman | Ryan Brunt | 2015 USNCC |
| 2015–16 | Chris Plys (fourth) | Pete Fenson (skip) | Joe Polo | Jason Smith | 2016 USNCC | |
| 2016-17 | Joe Polo* | Tabitha Peterson** |
*Throws rocks 1 and 5
**Throws rocks 2, 3, and 4
References
- ^ USOC honors top U.S. athletes for 2006, http://www.usolympicteam.com/117_50738.htm
- ^ 2017 Ford Worlds Media Guide: Team USA
External links
- Joe Polo at World Curling
- Joe Polo at the World Curling Tour (archived)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joe Polo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- Official site of Team Fenson
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