Beverly Behnke is an American curler from Denver, Colorado. She was a three-time national champion in the early 1990s.
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| Curling club | Denver CC, Denver, Colorado | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship appearances | 2 (1990,1994) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Curling career
editIn 1990 Behnke was named the United States Curling Association's Female Athlete of the Year.[2]
Behnke skipped her team to gold at three National Women's Championships in only a five year span, in 1990, 1993, and 1994. In 1992 they earned silver at Nationals, losing to Lisa Schoeneberg in the final.[3] As national champions they earned the right to represent the United States at the subsequent World Championships. In 1990 and 1994 they finished in eighth and sixth place, respectively.[4][5] In 1993 Behnke's team finished in eighth place as well, but Behnke missed the tournament due to an injury and instead Sharon O'Brien skipped the team.[6][7]
Behnke came up short of defending her title in 1995, losing to Schoeneberg in the final again.[8] Schoeneberg yet again beat Behnke in the final of the 1996 National Championship.[9] Behnke's team then again finished in second place to Schoeneberg at the 1997 Olympic Trials.[10]
At the 2001 Olympic Trials Behnke coached Patti Lank's team, who finished in second place.
Teams
editWomen's
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
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| 1989–90 | Bev Behnke | Dawna Bennett | Susan Anscheutz | Pam Finch | Lisa Schoeneberg (WWCC) |
1990 USWCC  1990 WWCC (8th)[4] |
| 1992–93 | Bev Behnke | Dawna Bennett | Susan Anscheutz | Pam Finch | 1993 USWCC
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| 1993–94 | Bev Behnke | Dawna Bennett | Susan Anscheutz | Pam Finch | 1994 USWCC 1994 WWCC (6th)[5] |
Mixed
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 1987–88 | Tom Davis | Bev Behnke | Adolph Behnke | Pat Davis | 1988 USMxCC  [11]
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| 1989–90 | Jack McNelly | Bev Behnke | Adolph Behnke | Dawna Bennett | 1990 USMxCC
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| 1996–97 | Jack McNelly | Bev Behnke | Bucky Marshall | Susan Anschuetz | 1997 USMxCC
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References
edit- ^ "North Dakota top seed in men's curling playoff". Detroit Free Press. March 11, 1989. p. 44. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "CURLING: 2010 OLYMPIAN, 2012 YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES MEDALIST NAMED 2012 ATHLETES OF THE YEAR". Team USA. June 26, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2020.[dead link]
- ^ Foss, Virg (March 8, 1992). "JONES CLAIMS HIS THIRD NATIONAL TITLE". Grand Forks Herald. p. 1D.
- ^ a b "World Curling Championships 1990". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ a b "World Curling Championships 1994". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ "World Curling Championships 1993". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Greenlee, Craig (December 8, 1997). "CURLING: TRYING TO SWEEP INTO THE OLYMPICS". Greensboro News & Record. Archived from the original on 2021-03-02. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ "State rinks sweep to curling titles". Madison Wisconsin State Journal. March 5, 1995. p. 2D. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ "SOMERVILLE CAPTURES U.S. TITLE SUPERIOR RINK RALLIES, WINS U.S. CURLING". Duluth News Tribune. March 3, 1996. p. 1D.
- ^ "Wisconsin rinks win men's, women's Olympic berths". AP News. December 13, 1997. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Eley, Bob (March 31, 1988). "Wisconsin curls to national mixed crown". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. p. 15. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
