Matt Hamilton (curler)

Matthew Hamilton
Born	February 19, 1989 (1989-02-19) (age 22) Madison, Wisconsin
Team
Curling club	Madison CC Madison, Wisconsin
Skip	Craig Brown
Third	Matt Hamilton
Second	Kroy Nernberger
Lead	Derrick Casper

Medal record
Curling
World Junior Championships
Gold	2008 Östersund
Bronze	2009 Vancouver

Matthew Hamilton (born February 19, 1989) is an American curler from McFarland, Wisconsin.^[1] Hamilton currently curls out of the Madison Curling Club as Craig Brown's third.

Career

In 2007 and 2008, Hamilton participated in the US Men's National Championships, placing 9th in both events.^[1] In 2008 and 2009, he participated in the United States Junior National Championships, where he took first place on both occasions.^[1]

Hamilton traveled to the 2008 World Junior Curling Championships in Östersund, Sweden as a member of the Chris Plys rink where he took home the gold medal after beating Sweden 9-5. While in Sweden, Hamilton won the championship's 2008 Sportsmanship Award, an award only given out to one male junior curler and one female junior curler.^[1]

In the 2009 World Junior Curling Championships, held in the newly completed Vancouver Olympic Centre, Hamilton's team won the bronze medal.

In the stages leading up to the 2011 United States Men's Curling Championship, he played as Paul Pustovar's second through the Medford qualifier and the challenge round, eventually qualifying for the Nationals. He replaced Pustovar as skip in the Nationals, and finished seventh with a 3–6 win-loss record.

For the 2011–12 curling season, Hamilton will play as Craig Brown's third in the World Curling Tour.

Personal life

Hamilton is currently a student. He is a supporter of research for Irritable Bowel Syndrome.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Matt Hamilton profile at USA Curling

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