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Kevin Kakela

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Kevin Kakela
 
Born (1960-08-09) August 9, 1960 (age 64)
Team
Curling clubLangdon CC, Langdon,
Madison CC,
Madison, Wisconsin
Curling career
Member Association United States
World Championship
appearances
2 (1997, 2008)
Medal record
Curling
United States Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1997 Seattle
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bismarck
Silver medal – second place 2006 Bemidji
Silver medal – second place 2007 Utica
Silver medal – second place 2008 Hibbing

Kevin Kakela (born August 9, 1960, in Rolla, North Dakota, United States) is an American curler.[1]

At the national level, he is a 1997 United States men's champion curler.

Honours

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  • USA Curling Athlete of the Year: 1997

Teams

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
1993–94 Kevin Kakela ? ? ? 1994 USMCC (???th)
1994–95 Kevin Kakela ? ? ? 1995 USMCC (4th)
1996–97 Craig Disher Kevin Kakela Joel Jacobson Paul Peterson Randy Darling (WCC) Steve Brown (WCC) 1997 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1997 WMCC (6th)
1997–98 Kevin Kakela ? ? ? 1998 USMCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1998–99 Kevin Kakela ? ? ? 1999 USMCC (4th)
1999–00 Craig Disher Kevin Kakela Joel Jacobson Carey Kakela 2000 USMCC (6th)[2][3]
2002–03 Craig Disher Kevin Kakela Zach Jacobson Joel Jacobson Carey Kakela 2003 USMCC (4th)[4][5]
2003–04 Craig Disher Kevin Kakela Zach Jacobson Carey Kakela Joel Jacobson 2004 USMCC (5th)[6][7]
2004–05 Craig Disher Kevin Kakela Joel Jacobson Carey Kakela Zach Jacobson 2005 USMCC/USOCT (5th)
2005–06 Craig Disher Kevin Kakela Zach Jacobson Carey Kakela Joel Jacobson 2006 USMCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[8]
2006–07 Craig Disher Kevin Kakela Zach Jacobson Carey Kakela Joel Jacobson 2007 USMCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2007–08 Craig Disher Kevin Kakela Zach Jacobson Carey Kakela Kurt Disher Joel Jacobson 2008 USMCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Craig Brown Rich Ruohonen John Dunlop Pete Annis Kevin Kakela Steve Brown 2008 WMCC (7th)
2008–09 Craig Disher Kevin Kakela Zach Jacobson Carey Kakela Kurt Disher 2009 USMCC/USOCT (8th)
2009–10 Kevin Kakela Chad Carlson Ryan Lagasse Todd Ussatis 2010 USMCC (8th)
2010–11 Craig Disher Kevin Kakela Chad Carlson Pete Annis John Benton 2011 USMCC (8th)
Kevin Kakela Kurt Disher Kyle Kakela Pete Annis
2011–12 Kevin Kakela Kurt Disher Kyle Kakela Pete Annis
Craig Disher Kevin Kakela Kelby Smith Gary Garceau 2012 USSCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2012–13 Kevin Kakela Adam Kitchens Kyle Kakela Travis Kitchens
2013–14 Kevin Kakela Kyle Kakela Ryan Lagasse Todd Ussatis
2015–16 Kevin Kakela Owen Sampson John Lindgren Ethan Sampson
2018–19 Kevin Kakela Kyle Kakela Ryan Lagasse Timothy Hodek
2019–20 Kevin Kakela Kyle Kakela Timothy Hodek JP Munich Owen Sampson 2020 USMCC (9th)

Personal life

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Kevin Kakela is a farm owner and resides at Hansboro, North Dakota.

His son Kyle is also a curler,[9] he competed at the 2015 Winter Universiade. Kevin and Kyle played some years as teammates.

References

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  1. ^ Kevin Kakela on the World Curling database Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Competitors". USA Curling. Archived from the original on Apr 11, 2001. Retrieved Mar 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Men's Final 8 Standings". USA Curling. Archived from the original on Apr 20, 2001. Retrieved Mar 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Qualified Teams". Utica Curling Club. Archived from the original on Oct 2, 2003. Retrieved Mar 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Washington 2, Minnesota 3 to face off in men's final at 2003 USA Curling Nationals". Good Curling. Mar 7, 2003. Archived from the original on Apr 22, 2003. Retrieved Mar 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "Men's Competitors". Good Curling. Archived from the original on Mar 17, 2004. Retrieved Mar 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "Men's semifinalists set at USA Curling Nationals". USA Curling. Mar 4, 2004. Archived from the original on Mar 17, 2004. Retrieved Mar 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "Olympic bronze medalists win gold at 2006 U.S. World Team Trials". Curling Rocks. Mar 11, 2006. Archived from the original on Jul 25, 2006. Retrieved Mar 22, 2021.
  9. ^ Kyle Kakela on the World Curling database
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