James "Jim" Pleasants is an American curler and curling coach from Seattle, Washington.
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| Curling club | Granite CC, Seattle, Washington | |||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  United States | |||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1989) | |||||||||||||||||
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As of 2012-2014 he was a President of United States Curling Association.[1][2][3]
Curling career
editIn 1989 Fish played third on Jim Vukich's team, they won US Men's Championship and placing tenth at World's.[4][5] In 1999 team with him and his wife Jaynie Pleasants won US Mixed championship.[6]
Teams
editMen's
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
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| 1988–89 | Jim Vukich | Curtis Fish | Bard Nordlund | Jim Pleasants | Jason Larway | 1989 USMCC  [4]1989 WMCC (10th)[5] |
Mixed
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 1998–99 | Ian Cordner | Dolores Cordner | James Pleasants | Jaynie Pleasants | 1999 USMxCC
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Mixed doubles
edit| Season | Female | Male | Events |
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| 2009–10 | Jaynie Pleasants | James Pleasants | 2010 USMDCC (16th) |
Record as a coach of national teams
edit| Year | Tournament, event | National team | Place |
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| 2009 | 2009 Winter Universiade | United States (students men) |
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References
edit- ^ United States Curling Association - Current USCA Board Members (2012-2013) (web archive)
- ^ Rachel Blount (2014-04-13). "USA Curling under fire from USOC". StarTribune.com.
- ^ Meet the President - USA Curling (look at page 12, "Message from the President")
- ^ a b Fiorito, Matt (March 12, 1989). "Curling finals: Vukich beats clock; Lagasse bakes Alaska". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ a b "World Curling Championships 1989". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ Richard Seven (2008-11-01). "Curling makes a cool sport for families". The Seattle Times.
