George Achtymichuk
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| Born | c. 1935 (age 88–89) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Brier appearances | 2 (1973, 1975) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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George Achtymichuk (born c. 1935) is a Canadian former curler. He played second on the 1973 Brier Champion team (skipped by Harvey Mazinke), representing Saskatchewan. They later went on to win second place at the World Championships of that year.[1][2][3]
As of 1975, he was working as a school teacher in Regina, Saskatchewan and was the leader and bass-guitarist in the band The Melody Mates which included members of his curling team. He grew up in Stoughton, Saskatchewan.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Details". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ "Mazinke, Harvey G. – CCA Hall of Fame | ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle". Curling.ca. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ Stick curling extends careers of Martin and Achtymichuk McCormick, Murray. Regina Sun [Regina, Sask] 08 Apr 2012: 17.
- ^ "Jim Coleman". Calgary Herald. March 9, 1973. p. 35. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
External links
[edit]- George Achtymichuk at World Curling
- George Achtymichuk at CurlingZone
- George Achtymichuk – Curling Canada Stats Archive
- Video: 1973 MacDonald Brier (Edmonton, Alberta) (YouTube channel «Curling Canada») on YouTube
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