Joel Jacobson (born September 15, 1951, in Langdon, North Dakota, United States) is an American curler.[1]
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| Born | September 15, 1951 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Langdon CC, Langdon | |||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  United States | |||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1997) | |||||||||||||||||
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At the national level, he is a 1997 United States men's champion curler. Also he is a 1986 United States mixed champion curler.
He is a four-time North Dakota State men's curling champion and eight-time North Dakota mixed curling champion.
Awards edit
- Ann Brown Sportsmanship Award: 2007[2]
Teams edit
Men's edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 1993–94 | Joel Jacobson | ? | ? | ? | 1994 USMCC (???th) | ||
| 1994–95 | Joel Jacobson | ? | ? | ? | 1995 USMCC (???th) | ||
| 1996–97 | Craig Disher | Kevin Kakela | Joel Jacobson | Paul Peterson | Randy Darling (WCC) | Steve Brown (WCC) | 1997 USMCC  1997 WMCC (6th) |
| Joel Jacobson | ? | ? | ? | 1997 USOCT (???th) | |||
| 1997–98 | Joel Jacobson | ? | ? | ? | 1998 USMCC (???th) | ||
| 1998–99 | Joel Jacobson | ? | ? | ? | 1999 USMCC (???th) | ||
| 1999–00 | Craig Disher | Kevin Kakela | Joel Jacobson | Carey Kakela | 2000 USMCC (6th)[3][4] | ||
| 2002–03 | Craig Disher | Kevin Kakela | Zach Jacobson | Joel Jacobson | Carey Kakela | 2003 USMCC (4th)[5][6] | |
| 2003–04 | Craig Disher | Kevin Kakela | Zach Jacobson | Carey Kakela | Joel Jacobson | 2004 USMCC (5th)[7][8] | |
| 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  [9]
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| 2006–07 | Craig Disher | Kevin Kakela | Zach Jacobson | Carey Kakela | Joel Jacobson | 2007 USMCC
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Mixed edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 1985–86 | Joel Jacobson | Lori Kreklau | Tim Kreklau | Lisa Jacobson | 1986 USMxCC
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| 1987–88 | Joel Jacobson | ? | ? | ? | 1988 USMxCC (???th) |
| 1990–91 | Joel Jacobson | ? | ? | ? | 1991 USMxCC (???th) |
| 1993–94 | Joel Jacobson | ? | ? | ? | 1994 USMxCC (???th) |
| 1995–96 | Joel Jacobson | ? | ? | ? | 1996 USMxCC (???th) |
| 1996–97 | Joel Jacobson | ? | ? | ? | 1997 USMxCC (???th) |
| 1997–98 | Joel Jacobson | ? | ? | ? | 1998 USMxCC (???th) |
| 1998–99 | Joel Jacobson | ? | ? | ? | 1999 USMxCC (???th) |
Personal life edit
He started curling in 1978 at the age of 27.
He is married to Lisa (with whom he won the 1986 US mixed curling championship); they have three children - sons Zach and Zane (who are also curlers) and daughter Jennifer.
Jacobson is employed as a farmer.
He graduated with a bachelor's degree from North Dakota State University.
References edit
- ^ Joel Jacobson on the World Curling database
- ^ Ann Brown Award - USA Curling
- ^ "Competitors". USA Curling. Archived from the original on April 11, 2001. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Men's Final 8 Standings". USA Curling. Archived from the original on April 20, 2001. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Qualified Teams". Utica Curling Club. Archived from the original on October 2, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Washington 2, Minnesota 3 to face off in men's final at 2003 USA Curling Nationals". Good Curling. March 7, 2003. Archived from the original on April 22, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Men's Competitors". Good Curling. Archived from the original on March 17, 2004. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Men's semifinalists set at USA Curling Nationals". USA Curling. March 4, 2004. Archived from the original on March 17, 2004. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Olympic bronze medalists win gold at 2006 U.S. World Team Trials". Curling Rocks. March 11, 2006. Archived from the original on July 25, 2006. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
External links edit
- Joel Jacobson at World Curling
- Joel Jacobson at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (archived)
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