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11 Facts About Wayne Middaugh

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Robert Wayne Middaugh was born on September 20,1967 and is a Canadian curler.

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Wayne Middaugh is the only player to have won the Canadian Men's Curling Championship at three different positions: skip, third, and second.

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Wayne Middaugh was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 2020.

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Wayne Middaugh is a three-time world champion, once as second for Russ Howard in 1993, as a skip in 1998, and as third for Glenn Howard in 2012.

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On top of this, Wayne Middaugh has won seven TSN Skins Games, was the World Curling Tour Money leader for three seasons and has won five World Curling Tour Players' Championships.

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Wayne Middaugh left the team in April 2010 to rejoin with his former skip Jeff Stoughton.

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Wayne Middaugh would have immediate success with his new team, qualifying for the 2012 Tim Hortons Brier where the rink lost only one game during the event, and defeated Alberta's Kevin Koe in the final.

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Wayne Middaugh became the first curler to win the Brier at three different positions.

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Wayne Middaugh left the Howard rink in 2014, and announced his retirement from competitive curling.

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Wayne Middaugh's accident resulted in his leg being broken in 11 places, two years of recovery, and multiple surgeries.

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Wayne Middaugh is married to former Ontario women's champion Sherry Middaugh, and has two children.