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Rob Meakin

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Rob Meakin
 
Born (1964-12-17) December 17, 1964 (age 60)
Team
Curling clubAssiniboine Memorial CC,
Winnipeg, MB
Curling career
Member Association Manitoba
Brier appearances2: (1995, 2001)
World Championship
appearances
1 (1995)
Medal record
Curling
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Brandon
Representing  Manitoba
The Brier
Gold medal – first place 1995 Halifax
Silver medal – second place 2001 Ottawa
Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
Silver medal – second place 2001 Regina

Robert Meakin[1] (born December 17, 1964) is a Canadian curler and curling coach.

He is a 1995 World Men's champion[2] and a 1995 Labatt Brier champion.

Awards

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Teams

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Men's

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
1994–95 Kerry Burtnyk Jeff Ryan Rob Meakin Keith Fenton Denis Fillion Brier 1995 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1995 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1996–97 Kerry Burtnyk Jeff Ryan Rob Meakin Keith Fenton
1997–98 Kerry Burtnyk Jeff Ryan Rob Meakin Keith Fenton Scott Grant COCT 1997 (4th)
1999–00 Kerry Burtnyk Jeff Ryan Rob Meakin Keith Fenton
2000–01 Kerry Burtnyk Jeff Ryan Rob Meakin Keith Fenton Andy Hick Brier 2001 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2001–02 Kerry Burtnyk Jeff Ryan Rob Meakin Keith Fenton Andy Hick COCT 2001 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2007–08 Kerry Burtnyk Dan Kammerlock Richard Daneault Rob Meakin [5]

Mixed

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1988 Jeff Stoughton Karen Fallis Rob Meakin Lynn Morrow CMxCC 1988 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1989 Jeff Stoughton Karen Fallis Rob Meakin Lynn Morrow CMxCC 1989 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Record as a coach of national teams

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Year Tournament, event National team Place
2009 2009 World Junior Curling Championships  Canada (junior women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Personal life

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His daughter is Breanne Knapp (née Meakin), Canadian female curler, 2014 Scotties bronze medallist and 2009 World Junior silver medallist. He is married and also has a son. He currently works as vice president, sales and marketing at Pride Electronics Inc.[6]

References

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  1. ^ 2017 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters
  2. ^ Rob Meakin at World Curling Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "1995 Kerry Burtnyk Team - Honoured Members Database | Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame".
  4. ^ CurlManitoba Hall-of-Fame-alpabetical.docx
  5. ^ 2007 BDO Classic Canadian Open (December)
  6. ^ "2020 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
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