John Theriault (born 22 January 1960) is an Australian curler.[1] He is originally from Zweibrücken, Germany.[2] Theriault also curled in the Ottawa area before moving to Australia.

John Theriault
 
Born (1960-01-22) 22 January 1960 (age 64)
Team
Curling clubSydney Harbour CC, Sydney
Curling career
Member Association Ontario (1978-1995)
 Australia (1997-present)
World Championship
appearances
2 (1998, 2005)
Pacific-Asia Championship
appearances
10 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010)
Other appearancesWorld Senior Championships: 3 (2011, 2012, 2017)
Medal record
Curling
Pacific-Asia Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Karuizawa
Silver medal – second place 1999 Tokoro
Silver medal – second place 2000 Esquimalt
Silver medal – second place 2002 Queenstown
Silver medal – second place 2003 Aomori
Silver medal – second place 2004 Chuncheon
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Qualicum Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Jeonju
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Uiseong
World Senior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 St. Paul

At the international level, he is a 1997 Pacific-Asia men's champion curler.

As of 2012, he was a President of the Australian Curling Federation.[3]

Personal life

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As of the 2005 World Championships, Theriault was living in Sydney, was married and had four children and worked for Indigo Pacific.[4]

Teams and events

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
1978–79[5] Chris MacKinnon John Theriault Al Jensen Jim Jensen
1992–93[6] Brad Shinn John Theriault Dave Stanley Geoff Colley
1997–98 Hugh Millikin John Theriault Stephen Johns Trevor Schumm PCC 1997  
Hugh Millikin Trevor Schumm John Theriault Stephen Johns Stephen Hewitt WCC 1998 (9th)
1998–99 Hugh Millikin Stephen Johns John Theriault Gerald Chick PCC 1998  
1999–00 Hugh Millikin John Theriault Gerald Chick Stephen Johns PCC 1999  
2000–01 Hugh Millikin Gerald Chick John Theriault Stephen Johns PCC 2000  
2001–02 Hugh Millikin Ian Palangio John Theriault Stephen Johns PCC 2001  
2002–03 Hugh Millikin Ian Palangio John Theriault Stephen Johns Stephen Hewitt PCC 2002  
2003–04 Ian Palangio (fourth) Hugh Millikin (skip) John Theriault Steve Johns Ricky Tasker PCC 2003  
2004–05 Hugh Millikin Ian Palangio John Theriault Stephen Johns PCC 2004  
Ian Palangio (fourth) Hugh Millikin (skip) John Theriault Stephen Johns Stephen Hewitt WCC 2005 (10th)
2009–10 Ian Palangio (fourth) Hugh Millikin (skip) John Theriault Ted Bassett PCC 2009 (4th)
2010–11 Ian Palangio (fourth) Hugh Millikin (skip) John Theriault Matt Panoussi Vaughan Rosier Jay Merchant PCC 2010  
Hugh Millikin John Theriault Jim Allan Dave Thomas Tom Kidd Jay Merchant WSCC 2011  
2011–12 Hugh Millikin John Theriault Stephen Hewitt Rob Gagnon Wyatt Buck WSCC 2012 (7th)
2016–17 Hugh Millikin John Theriault Jim Allan Stephen Johns John Anderson Sandra Thompson WSCC 2017 (5th)

References

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  1. ^ John Theriault at World Curling  
  2. ^ "Curling a Mystery Down Under". Victoria Times Colonist. 7 April 1998. p. C3. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. ^ WCF Member Associations - World Curling Federation (web archive)
  4. ^ "Getting to know... Team Australia". Victoria Times Colonist. 7 April 2005. p. D7. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Ottawa Sport". Ottawa Citizen. 9 April 1979. p. 24. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Russell's Cochrane finally gets his crown". Ottawa Citizen. 29 March 1993. p. D5. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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