Tim Somerville Explained

Tim Somerville
Birth Date:14 September 1960
Birth Place:Superior, Wisconsin
World Championship Appearances:3 (1995, 1996, 1999)
Olympic Appearances:3 (1992, 1998, 2002)

Tim Somerville (born September 14, 1960) is an American curler from Coon Rapids, Minnesota.[1] He is a three-time Olympian, including winning the bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Games when curling was an exhibition event.

Curling career

As a junior curler, Somerville was a four-time Wisconsin state junior champion, 1979–82. After this run of junior championships, he joined his father Bud's men's team and won the Wisconsin state men's championship in back-to-back years, 1983 and 1984. Still playing with his father, he won the bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, where curling was still an exhibition event.

After the 1992 Winter Games, Somerville returned to skipping his own team, to great success. He won the United States Men's Championship three times, in 1995, 1996, and 1999. Each of those years he then represented the United States at the World Men's Championships, where he finished fourth, seventh, and fourth, respectively. He also competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, where the American team placed fourth, and at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.[2]

Personal life

Somerville's father, Bud Somerville, was also a highly successful curler. Bud was world champion in 1965 and 1974, was skip of the 1992 bronze medal Olympic team, and the first inductee into the United States Curling Hall of Fame.

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
1978–79[3] Tim Somerville Joe Geegan Dewey Basley Ken Larson
1979–80Tim Somerville Joe Geegan Dewey Basley Ken Larson
1980–81Tim Somerville Joe Geegan Dewey Basley Ken Larson
1981–82Tim Somerville Dewey Basley Dan Sitek
1982–83[4] Bob Nichols (fourth) Bud Somerville (skip) Tim Somerville
1983–84Bob Nichols (fourth) Bud Somerville (skip) Tim Somerville Bob Christman
1990–91Tim Somerville (fourth) Bud Somerville (skip)
1991–92Tim Somerville (fourth) Mike Strum Bud Somerville (skip) Bill Strum Bob Nichols
1992–93Tim Somerville Mike Strum Mike Schneeberger 1993 USMCC (4th)[5]
1994–95Tim Somerville Mike Schneeberger John Gordon Bud Somerville 1995 USMCC
(4th)[6]
1995–96Tim Somerville Mike Schneeberger Myles Brundidge John Gordon 1996 USMCC
(7th)[7]
1997–98Tim Somerville Myles Brundidge John Gordon 1997 USOCT
1998 OG (4th)[8]
1998–99Tim Somerville Donald Barcome Jr. Myles Brundidge John Gordon Bud Somerville 1999 USMCC
(4th)[9]
1999–00Tim Somerville Mike Schneeberger Myles Brundidge John Gordon Bud Somerville 2000 USMCC (7th)[10] [11]
2001–02Tim Somerville Mike Schneeberger Myles Brundidge John Gordon Donald Barcome Jr. (OG) Bud Somerville 2001 USOCT
2002 OG (7th)[12]
2002 USMCC (5th)[13]
2002–03Tim Somerville Mike Schneeberger John Gordon Dave Puleo 2003 USMCC (6th)[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tim Somerville. https://web.archive.org/web/20200302195624/https://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/SO/Tim-Somerville. dead. March 2, 2020. Team USA. May 26, 2020.
  2. Web site: Tim Somerville . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417224857/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/tim-somerville-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . SR/Olympic Sports . 9 April 2011.
  3. Web site: Wisconsin State Champions – Junior Men's . Wisconsin State Curling Association . May 26, 2020.
  4. Web site: Wisconsin State Champions – Men's. Wisconsin State Curling Association. Dec 13, 2019.
  5. Book: Gidley . John M. . Curling Superiority! . 2001 . Savage Press . 1886028516 . 59–60.
  6. Web site: Ford World Curling Championships 1995: Tournament details. World Curling Federation. April 9, 2019.
  7. Web site: Ford World Curling Championships 1996: Tournament details. World Curling Federation. April 9, 2019.
  8. Web site: XVIII. Olympic Winter Games 1998: Tournament details. World Curling Federation. April 9, 2019.
  9. Web site: Ford World Curling Championships 1999: Tournament details. World Curling Federation. April 9, 2019.
  10. Web site: 2000 Men's and Women's Championships – Competitors . USA Curling . May 26, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010421201054/http://www.usacurl.org/Ogden/ogcomp.html . April 21, 2001.
  11. Web site: Men's Final 8 Standings . USA Curling . May 26, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010420062016/http://www.usacurl.org/Ogden/ogstand.html . April 20, 2001.
  12. Web site: XIX. Olympic Winter Games 2002: Tournament details. World Curling Federation. April 9, 2019.
  13. Web site: Last of semifinalists decided for USA Curling Nationals . USA Curling . May 26, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020417031456/http://www.usacurl.org/nationals2002/Releases/TBPR.htm . April 17, 2002 . March 8, 2002.
  14. Web site: Qualified Teams . Utica Curling Club . March 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031002215516/http://www5.uticacurling.com:8000/bonspiels/nationals/2003_USA_Curling_National_Championship_Qualifiers.shtml . October 2, 2003.