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Peter Becker (curler)
New Zealand curler and coach (born 1949) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peter Becker (born 9 June 1949 in Otago, New Zealand) is a New Zealand curler and curling coach.[1]
At the international level, he is a two-time bronze medallist (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996) at the Pacific Curling Championships.
At the national level, he is a three-time New Zealand men's champion (1999, 2000, 2013) and two time (2013, 2023) New Zealand senior men's champion.[2]
In 2022, he was inducted into the World Curling Hall of Fame.[3][4]
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Personal life
Becker comes from a family of curlers. His wife, two sons, daughter and father have all represented New Zealand on an international scale. His father William Becker was one of the first men who curled in New Zealand. Peter's older son, Sean, is one of the most successful and well known New Zealand curlers. His younger son, Scott, is a competitive curler too, and was skip of the New Zealand men's team at the 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships. His daughter, Bridget has been the skip of the New Zealand women's national curling team, and was a silver medallist at the 2010 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, and a silver and bronze medallist at the Pacific-Asia Championships.[5][6]
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Teams and events
Men's
Mixed doubles
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Record as a coach of national teams
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References
External links
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