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Jim Pettapiece

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Jim Pettapiece
BornMay 7, 1937[citation needed]
Saskatchewan, Canada
DiedDecember 19, 2016(2016-12-19) (aged 78–79)
Medal record
Men's curling
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Utica
Gold medal – first place 1971 Megève
Representing  Manitoba
Macdonald Brier
Gold medal – first place 1970 Winnipeg
Gold medal – first place 1971 Quebec City

James K. Pettapiece (May 7, 1937[citation needed] – December 19, 2016) was a Canadian curler.[1][2][3] He was the second on the Don Duguid rink that won two Curling Championships and two Brier Championships in 1970 and 1971.[4] Pettapiece also played in the 1973 Macdonald Brier playing second for the Danny Fink rink, finishing with a 4–6 record. He was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1974, and into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1981. He died in Vancouver in 2016 following a two-month struggle with cancer.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "The Brandon Sun from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada on February 12, 1973 · Page 6". 12 February 1973.
  2. ^ "The Brandon Sun from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada on February 15, 1971 · Page 6". 15 February 1971.
  3. ^ "Dauphin Herald Newspaper Archives, Nov 29, 1972, p. 14". 29 November 1972.
  4. ^ "Pettapiece, James K. – CCA Hall of Fame | ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle".
  5. ^ HALL-OF-FAMER PETTAPIECE PASSES AWAY
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