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Jim Pleasants

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Jim Pleasants
Team
Curling clubGranite CC, Seattle, Washington
Curling career
Member Association United States
World Championship
appearances
1 (1989)
Medal record
Curling
United States Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1989 Detroit
United States Mixed Championship
Gold medal – first place 1999 Devils Lake

James "Jim" Pleasants is an American curler and curling coach from Seattle, Washington.

As of 2012-2014 he was a President of United States Curling Association.[1][2][3]

Curling career

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In 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

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Men's

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
1988–89 Jim Vukich Curtis Fish Bard Nordlund Jim Pleasants Jason Larway 1989 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)[4]
1989 WMCC (10th)[5]

Mixed

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1998–99 Ian Cordner Dolores Cordner James Pleasants Jaynie Pleasants 1999 USMxCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Mixed doubles

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Season Female Male Events
2009–10 Jaynie Pleasants James Pleasants 2010 USMDCC (16th)

Record as a coach of national teams

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Year Tournament, event National team Place
2009 2009 Winter Universiade  United States (students men)
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References

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  1. ^ United States Curling Association - Current USCA Board Members (2012-2013) (web archive)
  2. ^ Rachel Blount (2014-04-13). "USA Curling under fire from USOC". StarTribune.com.
  3. ^ Meet the President - USA Curling (look at page 12, "Message from the President")
  4. ^ a b Fiorito, Matt (March 12, 1989). "Curling finals: Vukich beats clock; Lagasse bakes Alaska". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "World Curling Championships 1989". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  6. ^ Richard Seven (2008-11-01). "Curling makes a cool sport for families". The Seattle Times.
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