1. Marc Kennedy was born on February 5,1982 and is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medallist from St Albert, Alberta.
18 Facts About Marc Kennedy
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In 2019, Kennedy was named the greatest Canadian male second in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters, reporters and top curlers.
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Marc Kennedy was born in St Albert, Alberta, the son of Don and Connie.
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Marc Kennedy is a Canadian Winter Games champion and three-time provincial junior champion.
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Marc Kennedy won his first provincial men's championship with Kevin Martin in 2007.
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In 2003 Marc Kennedy was an alternate for the 2003 Winter Universiade gold medal-winning team from Brandon University skipped by Mike McEwen.
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In 2006, both Morris and Marc Kennedy joined 2-time Brier champion Kevin Martin on his new team.
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In 2008, Marc Kennedy won the Brier and the World Championships as a member of the team.
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Marc Kennedy left the Brier before the bronze medal game because he and his wife were expecting a new child.
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Marc Kennedy subsequently took a position as national team program performance consultant with Curling Canada.
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Marc Kennedy was invited to play third for team Brad Jacobs at the 2018 Canada Cup, to fill in for Ryan Fry, who took a couple of events off, following unsportsmanlike behaviour from an event he played in.
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Marc Kennedy was added to the team as a backup plan in case Bottcher's third Darren Moulding's back injury that he sustained during the 2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship re-emerged as an issue.
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Marc Kennedy did not have to play in any games for the team as Moulding's back held up for the tournament.
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Marc Kennedy was named to a third Olympic team as the alternate for the Brad Gushue rink for the Beijing 2022 Olympics.
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Marc Kennedy is married to his wife, Nicole Marc Kennedy, and they have two daughters.
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Marc Kennedy has a marketing degree from the University of Alberta.
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Marc Kennedy worked as a real estate agent for Sarasota Realty.
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Marc Kennedy is a Hec Gervais Scholarship winner, as well as a Can Fund recipient He is currently an MBA Student at the University of Alberta.