Eugene J. "Gene" Ovesen (July 4, 1928 - May 1, 2019)[1] was an American curler[2] from Superior, Wisconsin.
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| Born | July 4, 1928 | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 1, 2019 (aged 90) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Superior CC, Superior, Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  United States | |||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1969) | |||||||||||||||||
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He was a 1969 World Men's silver medallist and a 1969 United States men's curling champion.
Teams edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 1968–69 | Bud Somerville | Bill Strum | Franklin Bradshaw | Gene Ovesen | USMCC 1969  WCC 1969 
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References edit
- ^ "Obituary for Eugene "Gene" J. Ovesen at Downs Funeral Home". Archived from the original on 2019-12-11.
- ^ Gene Ovesen on the World Curling database
External links edit
- Gene Ovesen at World Curling
- Curling Superiority!: A History of Superior Wisconsin's Championship Curling Club - Google Books (p. 49) (look at "Gene Oveson")
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