- Marc Kennedy
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Marc Kennedy Born February 5, 1982
St. Albert, AlbertaTeam Curling club Saville Sports Centre,
Edmonton, AlbertaSkip Kevin Martin Third John Morris Second Marc Kennedy Lead Ben Hebert Alternate Dustin Eckstrand Career Brier appearances 4 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011) Top CCA ranking 1st (2006–07, 2007–08, 2009-10, 2010-11) Grand Slam victories 8: The National (Mar 2007, Dec. 2010);
Players (2004, 2007, 2010);
Canadian Open (Jan 2007, Dec 2007, 2010)Medal record Curling Competitor for 
CanadaWinter Olympics Gold 2010 Vancouver World Curling Championships Gold 2008 Grand Forks Silver 2009 Moncton Tim Hortons Brier Gold 2008 Winnipeg Gold 2009 Calgary Canadian Olympic Curling Trials Gold 2009 Edmonton Bronze 2005 Halifax Winter Universiade Gold 2003 Tarvisio Canada Winter Games Gold 1999 Corner Brook Marc Kennedy (born February 5, 1982 in St. Albert, Alberta) is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist from Edmonton, Alberta. Kennedy currently plays second for Kevin Martin.
Kennedy is a Canadian Winter Games champion [1], three-time provincial junior champion, and won his first provincial men's championship with Kevin Martin in 2007. As a junior he played second for Carter Rycroft at the 1998 Canadian Junior Curling Championships and played third for Jeff Erickson 1999 and 2001 Canadian Juniors.
In 2003 Kennedy was an alternate for the 2003 Winter Universiade gold medal winning team from Brandon University skipped by Mike McEwen.
After 2-time World Junior Champion John Morris moved to Alberta in 2003, Kennedy joined his team at second position. In 2004, they lost the Canada Cup final to Randy Ferbey.
In 2006, both Morris and Kennedy joined 2-time Brier champion Kevin Martin on his new team.
In 2008, Kennedy won the Brier and the World Championships as a member of the team. They repeated their Brier win in 2009 going undefeated for a second straight year and setting a record for consecutive Brier games won (26) previously held by the Ferbey foursome.
In 2010, Kennedy won an Olympic Gold Medal in Vancouver with Kevin Martin, John Morris and Ben Hebert as Team Canada defeated Thomas Ulsrud of Norway 6-3 in the Gold Medal Game.
After a win at the Alberta provincials, Kennedy headed with Team Martin to the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier. They went through the round robin with a 9-2 win-loss record, and lost the page 3 vs. 4 playoff game to Ontario and the bronze medal game to Newfoundland/Labrador. Kennedy left the Brier prior to the bronze medal game because he and his wife were expecting a new child.
Kennedy is a franchise owner for M&M Meat Shops. Marc and his wife, Nicole (MacDonald) Kennedy, became parents to a baby girl on July 6, 2008 named Aubrey Claire. He has a marketing degree from the University of Alberta.
He is also a CAN Fund Recipient.[1]
Awards
- Canadian Curling Championship First Team All Star 2007
- Canadian Curling Championship First Team All Star 2008
- World Curling Tour MVP 2008
- Canadian Curling Championship First Team All Star 2009
References
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Categories:- Curlers from Alberta
- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Edmonton
- World curling champions
- Brier champions
- Curlers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Olympic curlers of Canada
- Olympic gold medalists for Canada
- Olympic medalists in curling
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