Mikael Qvist (born 12 March, 1965) is a Swedish–Danish curler and coach.[2]
| Mikael Qvist | |
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| Team | |
| Curling club | Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre[1], Gentofte CC, Copenhagen |
| Mixed doubles partner | Trine Qvist |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Sweden, Denmark |
| World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances | 1 (2016) |
| Other appearances | World Mixed Championship: 2 (2015, 2017), European Mixed Curling Championship: 2 (2011, 2012), World Senior Championship: 4 (2017, 2018, 2019, 2024) |
Medal record | |
At the international level, he is a 2019 World Senior bronze medallist.
At the national level, he is a seven-time Danish mixed champion curler (1998, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017)[3][4] and two-time Danish mixed doubles champion curler (2016, 2017).[5][4]
Personal life edit
Qvist is a member of a family of Danish curlers. His wife is Trine is a former Olympic curler and coach. The two played many times on mixed teams or in mixed doubles. Their children daughter Gabriella and son Alexander are also curlers.[6] The four of them played as a team, winning the Danish Mixed Curling Championship in 2016 and 2017.[7]
Teams edit
Men's edit
| Season[8] | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 2011–12 | Ulrik Damm | Kjell-Arne Olsson | Mikael Qvist | Martin Poulsen | Brian Hansen | DMCC 2012 (???th) | |
| 2013–14 | Mikael Qvist | Tobias Thune | Kim Sylvest Nielsen | Fabian Thune | Christian Thune | DMCC 2014 (5th) | |
| 2016–17 | Ulrik Schmidt | Mikael Qvist | Niels Siggaard Andersen | Christian Thune-Jacobsen | Lisa Richardson | WSCC 2017 (5th) | |
| 2017–18 | Ulrik Schmidt | Mikael Qvist | Niels Siggaard Andersen | Christian Thune-Jacobsen | Per Svensen | Lisa Richardson | WSCC 2018 (5th) |
| 2018–19 | Ulrik Schmidt | Mikael Qvist | Niels Siggaard Andersen | Keld Henriksen | Per Svensen | WSCC 2019 
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Mixed edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 1997–98 | Mikael Qvist | Trine Qvist | ? | ? | DMxCC 1998 
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| 2009–10 | Mikael Qvist | Mona Sylvest Nielsen | Niels Siggaard Andersen | Trine Qvist | DMxCC 2010
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| 2010–11 | Mikael Qvist | Mona Sylvest Nielsen | Niels Siggaard Andersen | Trine Qvist | DMxCC 2011
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| 2011–12 | Mikael Qvist | Mona Sylvest Nielsen | Niels Siggaard Andersen | Trine Qvist | EMxCC 2011 (4th) |
| Mikael Qvist | Trine Qvist | Are Solberg | Kirsten Jensen | DMxCC 2012
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| 2012–13 | Mikael Qvist | Trine Qvist | Are Solberg | Kirsten Jensen | EMxCC 2012 (15th) |
| 2013–14 | Mikael Qvist | Trine Qvist | Are Solberg | Mathilde Halse | DMxCC 2014
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| 2015–16 | Mikael Qvist | Trine Qvist | Are Solberg | Mathilde Halse | WMxCC 2015 (9th) |
| Mikael Qvist | Trine Qvist | Alexander Qvist | Gabriella Qvist | DMxCC 2016
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| 2016–17 | Mikael Qvist | Trine Qvist | Alexander Qvist | Gabriella Qvist | DMxCC 2017
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| 2017–18 | Mikael Qvist | Trine Qvist | Alexander Qvist | Gabriella Qvist | WMxCC 2017 (23rd) |
Mixed doubles edit
| Season | Woman | Man | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Trine Qvist | Mikael Qvist | Christian Thune-Jacobsen | DMDCC 2016 [5] WMDCC 2016 (13th) |
| 2016–17 | Trine Qvist | Mikael Qvist | DMDCC 2017
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Record as a coach of national teams edit
| Year | Tournament, event | National team | Place |
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| 1997 | 1997 European Curling Championships | Denmark (women) |
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| 1998 | 1998 Winter Olympics | Denmark (women) |
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| 1998 | 1998 World Women's Curling Championship | Denmark (women) |
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| 1998 | 1998 European Curling Championships | Denmark (women) |
7
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| 2002 | 2002 European Curling Championships | Denmark (women) |
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| 2015 | 2015 European Curling Championships | Denmark (men) |
11
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| 2016 | 2016 World Men's Curling Championship | Denmark (men) |
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| 2016 | 2016 European Curling Championships | Denmark (men) |
10
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| 2018 | 2018 Winter Olympics | Denmark (men) |
10
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| 2018 | 2018 European Curling Championships | Denmark (men) |
11
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| 2019 | 2019 European Curling Championships | Denmark (women) |
7
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| 2020 | 2020 World Junior Curling Championships | Denmark (junior women) |
6
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| 2022 | 2022 World Men's Curling Championship | Denmark (men) |
13
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References edit
- ^ "Velkommen til Hvidovre Curling Club". Hvidovre Curling Club (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2021-03-03.
- ^ Mikael Qvist on the World Curling database
- ^ "DM Mix". Hvidovre Curling Club (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2019-05-10.
- ^ a b "GCC Resultater" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2020-02-21. (results of teams from Gentofte Curling Club on Danish and international tournaments)
- ^ a b "DM Par Mix". Hvidovre Curling Club (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.
- ^ Alexander Qvist on the World Curling database
- ^ Curling: Familie tog for sig af guld - NYT OM Nordsjælland(in Danish)
- ^ Mikael Qvist on the CurlingZone database
External links edit
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