Dave Violette Explained

Dave Violette
Gender:M
Birth Date:5 December 1963
Birth Place:Portage, Wisconsin
Curling Club:Hibbing CC, Minnesota
World Championship Appearances:1
Show-Medals:yes

David Violette (born December 5, 1963) is an American curler from Plover, Wisconsin.[1]

At the national level, he is a 1998 United States men's champion curler. He was a member of Team United States at the 1998 World Men's Curling Championship where they finished sixth.[2]

Personal life

Violette's parents curled and he began playing in a league at eleven years old. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point in 1986.

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
1994–95Paul Pustovar (4th) Dave Violette Steve Brown (skip)
1995–96Paul Pustovar (4th) Dave Violette Richard Maskel Steve Brown (skip) [3]
1996–97Steve Brown Dave Violette Richard Maskel Paul Pustovar
1997–98Paul Pustovar Dave Violette Shawn Rojeski (WCC) 1998 USMCC
(6th)
1998–99Paul Pustovar Dave Violette Greg Wilson
1999–00Paul Pustovar Dave Violette Mike Peplinski Cory Ward
2000–01Paul Pustovar Mike Peplinski Dave Violette Cory Ward Doug Anderson 2001 USMCC [4]
2001–02[5] Paul Pustovar Mike Peplinski Dave Violette Cory Ward Doug Anderson Mike Liapis 2001 USOCT (4th)[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dave Violette . USA Curling . 22 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020613170814/http://www.usacurl.org/biographies/dave_violette.htm . June 13, 2002 . dead.
  2. Web site: Ford World Curling Championships 1998 . World Curling Federation . Apr 22, 2020.
  3. Web site: Wisconsin State Champions - Men's. Wisconsin State Curling Association. Dec 13, 2019.
  4. Web site: Men's Final 8 Standings. Madison Curling Club. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20010418164918/http://www.madisoncurlingclub.com/standings.htm. April 18, 2001. Apr 22, 2020.
  5. Web site: U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Curling. USA Curling. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20011222133603/http://www.usacurl.org/ot2001/otframe.html. December 22, 2001. Apr 22, 2020.
  6. Web site: Brown, Baird to play for second in curling Trials. Dec 15, 2001. USA Curling. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20021218032558/http://www.usacurl.org/Press%20Release/draw14trials.htm. December 18, 2002. Apr 22, 2020.