Rob Meakin
Robert Meakin[1] (born December 17, 1964) is a Canadian curler and curling coach.
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| Born | December 17, 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg, MB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Brier appearances | 2: (1995, 2001) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1995) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He is a 1995 World Men's champion[2] and a 1995 Labatt Brier champion.
Awards
- Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame:
- inducted in 2002 with the 1995 Kerry Burtnyk team, Canadian and World champions[3]
- inducted in 2000 with the 1988 Jeff Stoughton’s mixed team, Canadian mixed champions[4]
Teams
Men's
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
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| 1994–95 | Kerry Burtnyk | Jeff Ryan | Rob Meakin | Keith Fenton | Denis Fillion | Brier 1995  WCC 1995 |
| 1996–97 | Kerry Burtnyk | Jeff Ryan | Rob Meakin | Keith Fenton | ||
| 1997–98 | Kerry Burtnyk | Jeff Ryan | Rob Meakin | Keith Fenton | Scott Grant | COCT 1997 (4th) |
| 1999–00 | Kerry Burtnyk | Jeff Ryan | Rob Meakin | Keith Fenton | ||
| 2000–01 | Kerry Burtnyk | Jeff Ryan | Rob Meakin | Keith Fenton | Andy Hick | Brier 2001  |
| 2001–02 | Kerry Burtnyk | Jeff Ryan | Rob Meakin | Keith Fenton | Andy Hick | COCT 2001 |
| 2007–08 | Kerry Burtnyk | Dan Kammerlock | Richard Daneault | Rob Meakin | [5] |
Mixed
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 1988 | Jeff Stoughton | Karen Fallis | Rob Meakin | Lynn Morrow | CMxCC 1988 |
| 1989 | Jeff Stoughton | Karen Fallis | Rob Meakin | Lynn Morrow | CMxCC 1989 |
Record as a coach of national teams
| Year | Tournament, event | National team | Place |
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| 2009 | 2009 World Junior Curling Championships | .svg.png){kind=small} | |
Personal life
His daughter is Breanne Knapp (née Meakin), Canadian female curler, 2014 Scotties bronze medallist and 2009 World Junior silver medallist. He is married and also has a son. He currently works as vice president, sales and marketing at Pride Electronics Inc.[6]
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References
- 2017 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters
- Rob Meakin on the World Curling Federation database
- "1995 Kerry Burtnyk Team - Honoured Members Database | Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame".
- CurlManitoba Hall-of-Fame-alpabetical.docx
- 2007 BDO Classic Canadian Open (December)
- "2020 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
External links
- Rob Meakin on the World Curling Tour database
- Rob Meakin on the CurlingZone database
- Rob Meakin – Curling Canada Stats Archive
- Rob Meakin - CurlManitoba
- Video: 1995 Kerry Burtnyk Curling Team's Induction Video - Sport Manitoba on YouTube
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