James Pierce (curler)
Appearance
James Pierce | |
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♂ | |
Born | February 17, 1963 |
Died | January 29, 2024 | (aged 60)
Curling career | |
Member Association | United States |
World Wheelchair Championship appearances | 5 (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011) |
Paralympic appearances | 2 (2006, 2010) |
Medal record |
James "Jim" Pierce (February 17, 1963 – January 29, 2024) was an American wheelchair curler.[1]
Pierce was born in Greenville, South Carolina.[2] He participated in the 2006 and 2010 where the American team finished in seventh and fourth places respectively.
Pierce died on January 29, 2024,[2] at the age of 60.
Teams
[edit]Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004–05 | Mark Taylor | James Pierce | James Joseph | Missy Keiser | Bob Prenoveau | Bill Rotton, Diane Brown |
WWhCC 2005 (8th) |
2005–06 | James Pierce | James Joseph | Wes Smith | Danell Libby | Augusto Perez | WPG 2006 (7th) | |
2006–07 | James Pierce | Augusto Perez | James Joseph | Danelle Libby | Mark Taylor | James Griebsch | WWhCC 2007 (6th) |
2007–08 | James Pierce (fourth) | Augusto Perez (skip) | James Joseph | Jacqueline Kapinowski | Bob Prenoveau | Steve Brown | WWhCC 2008 |
2008–09 | Augusto Perez | James Pierce | James Joseph | Jacqueline Kapinowski | Patrick McDonald | Steve Brown | WWhCC 2009 (4th) |
2009–10 | Augusto Perez | James Pierce | James Joseph | Jacqui Kapinowski | Patrick McDonald | Steve Brown | WPG 2010 (4th) |
2010–11 | Augusto Perez | Jim Pierce | Jimmy Joseph | Jacqui Kapinowski | Penny Greely | Steve Brown | WWhCC 2011 (7th) |
References
[edit]- ^ James Pierce at World Curling
- ^ a b "James Ernest Pierce". Desert Sunset Funeral Home. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
External links
[edit]- James Pierce at World Curling
- James Pierce at Paralympic.org
- James Pierce at Team USA (archived)
- Profile at the Official Website for the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver
Categories:
- 1963 births
- 2024 deaths
- Sportspeople from Greenville, South Carolina
- American male curlers
- American wheelchair curlers
- American disabled sportspeople
- Paralympic wheelchair curlers for the United States
- Wheelchair curlers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
- Wheelchair curlers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American curling biography stubs