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Tom Violette

American curler (born 1960)

Tom Violette (born October 26, 1960) is an American curler from Issaquah, Washington and Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

He is a 1992 World Men's bronze medallist, a two-time United States men's curling champion (1990, 1992), and a 2015 World Seniors gold medalist.

01Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
1989-90 Bard Nordlund (fourth)Doug Jones (skip)Murphy TomlinsonTom Violette1990 USMCC
1990 WMCC (7th)
1991-92 Doug JonesJason LarwayJoel LarwayTom Violette1992 USMCC
1992 WMCC
1994-95 Doug JonesMurray BeightonKen TraskTom Violette
1998-99 Jason LarwayTravis WayJoel LarwayTom Violette
1999-00 Tom VioletteCurt FishBard NordlundMurphy TomlinsonDoug Jones2000 USMCC (DNQ)
2003-04 Wes JohnsonLeon RomaniukColin HufmanRyan BeightonTom Violette2004 USMCC (13th)
2011-12 Tom VioletteLeon RomaniukPaul LyttleSteve Lundeen
2014-15 Lyle SiegTom VioletteKen TraskSteve LundeenDuane RutanGreg Violette2015 USSCC
2015 WSCC
2015-16 Lyle SiegTom VioletteKen TraskSteve LundeenDuane Rutan2016 USSCC
2016-17 Lyle SiegTom VioletteKen TraskSteve LundeenDuane Rutan2017 USSCC

02Personal life

Tom Violette started curling in 1974, when he was 14 years old.

His son Luc Violette is a curler too. He played for United States in four World Junior Championships and at the 2019 Winter Universiade.

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