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 Tomlinson | Tom Violette | 1990 USMCC 1990 WMCC (7th) | ||
| 1991-92 | Doug Jones | Jason Larway | Joel Larway | Tom Violette | 1992 USMCC 1992 WMCC | ||
| 1994-95 | Doug Jones | Murray Beighton | Ken Trask | Tom Violette | |||
| 1998-99 | Jason Larway | Travis Way | Joel Larway | Tom Violette | |||
| 1999-00 | Tom Violette | Curt Fish | Bard Nordlund | Murphy Tomlinson | Doug Jones | 2000 USMCC (DNQ) | |
| 2003-04 | Wes Johnson | Leon Romaniuk | Colin Hufman | Ryan Beighton | Tom Violette | 2004 USMCC (13th) | |
| 2011-12 | Tom Violette | Leon Romaniuk | Paul Lyttle | Steve Lundeen | |||
| 2014-15 | Lyle Sieg | Tom Violette | Ken Trask | Steve Lundeen | Duane Rutan | Greg Violette | 2015 USSCC 2015 WSCC |
| 2015-16 | Lyle Sieg | Tom Violette | Ken Trask | Steve Lundeen | Duane Rutan | 2016 USSCC | |
| 2016-17 | Lyle Sieg | Tom Violette | Ken Trask | Steve Lundeen | Duane Rutan | 2017 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.
Sources and credits
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