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 Canadian Curling Assoc.
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Date of Birth: 01/04/60 |
Place of Birth: Gander, NF |
Residence: Edmonton, AB |
Rink: Ottewell Curling Club |
Lead Don Bartlett and skip Kevin Martin have been teammates since 1991. Both are determined to make the 2002 Olympic tournament their first major win on international ice.
"I told Kevin 'When we win the worlds, I'm playing one more year and quitting," said Bartlett, who works for Canada Post. "We were so close in '91 and '97, that's the only thing that's keeping me in the game right now, is to win the worlds. That's all I want."
Bartlett and the rest of Martin's crew know they'll face a tough field at Salt Lake City. It includes 1999 world champion Hammy McMillan of Scotland, Denmark's Ulrik Schmidt, Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi, German Sebastian Stock, Thierry Mercier of France, Norway's Pal Trulsen, Sweden's Peter Lindholm and Switzerland's Andreas Schwaller
Bartlett also has an event in his name, the Don Bartlett Classic held annually in his hometown of Gander, Newfoundland. If offers over $60,000 in prize money and is part of the World Curling Tour.
What Canada Did
Feb. 22: Kevin Martin and his Edmonton team of third Don Walchuk, second Carter Rycroft and lead Don Bartlett won silver medal after losing 6-5 to Norway in gold-medal game.
Feb. 20: Kevin Martin skipped his Edmonton rink of third Don Walchuk, second Carter Rycroft and lead Dan Bartlett to a 6-4 semifinal win over Sweden, advancing to Friday's final against Norway.
Feb. 18: Kevin Martin skipped his Edmonton team of Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft and Don Bartlett to an 8-3 win over Denmark to finished in first place in the round-robin tournament at 8-1, setting up a semifinal match Wednesday against Sweden.
Feb. 17: Kevin Martin skipped his Edmonton team of Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft and Don Bartlett to a 9-4 round-robin win over Norway, lifting Canadian team to a 7-1 record and a berth in the semifinals Wednesday.
Feb. 15: Edmonton team of skip Kevin Martin, third Don Walchuk, second Carter Rycroft and lead Don Bartlett beat Geremany 9-7 in seventh draw, then beat Switzerland 7-2 in eighth, raising leading round-robin record to 6-1.
Feb. 14: Kevin Martin's Edmonton team of third Don Walchuk, second Carter Rycroft and lead Don Bartlett lost 6-5 in an extra end to Sweden in sixth draw, putting Canada at 4-1 in round-robin portion of championship.
Feb. 13: Edmonton team of skip Kevin Martin, third Don Walchuk, second Carter Rycroft and lead Don Bartlett def. France 8-1 in the fifth draw, raising record to 4-0.
Feb. 12: Edmonton team of skip Kevin Martin, third Don Walchuk, second Carter Rycroft and lead Don Bartlett def. Finland 9-4 in third draw, lifting record to 3-0 in round-robin schedule.
Feb. 11: Edmonton team of skip Kevin Martin, third Don Walchuk, second Carter Rycroft and lead Don Bartlett def. Britain 6-4 in first draw of round-robin championship, then won 8-3 over U.S. in second draw.
Don Bartlett Pictures
Team Canada reacts during the flower ceremony
Bartlett takes a break and collects himself
Carter Rycroft and Don Bartlett sweep
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Olympic do-over
2002 Games Curling Coverage
