Tracy Kennedy is a Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario.
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| Curling club | Lakehead Ladies CC, Thunder Bay, ON, Fort William CC, Thunder Bay, ON, Port Arthur CC, Thunder Bay, ON | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hearts appearances | 4 (1988, 1989, 1990, 1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 2 (1988, 1989) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She is a 1989 World women's champion, 1988 World women's silver medallist[1] and a two-time Canadian women's champion (1988, 1989).
In 1994, she was inducted into Canadian Curling Hall of Fame together with all of the Heather Houston 1988 and 1989 team.[2]
Personal life edit
Kennedy grew up in Thunder Bay, Ontario (Fort William). As of 2014, Kennedy is the general manager of two hotel properties in Thunder Bay.[3] Her father, Darwin Wark represented Northern Ontario at the 1959 Macdonald Brier,[4] while her husband Bruce is a four-time Northern Ontario champion, and winner of the 1982 Air Canada Silver Broom world curling championships.
Awards edit
Teams and events edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
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| 1987–88 | Heather Houston | Lorraine Lang | Diane Adams | Tracy Kennedy | Gloria Taylor (STOH) | STOH 1988  WCC 1988 
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| 1988–89 | Heather Houston | Lorraine Lang | Diane Adams | Tracy Kennedy | Gloria Taylor | STOH 1989 WCC 1989
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| 1989–90 | Heather Houston | Lorraine Lang | Diane Adams | Tracy Kennedy | Gloria Taylor | STOH 1990 
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| 1991–92 | Kim Clark | Tracy Kennedy | Patty Wilson | Peggy Barrette | Marlene Inglis | STOH 1992 (8th) |
References edit
- ^ Tracy Kennedy on the World Curling database
- ^ "Kennedy, Tracy – CCA Hall of Fame | ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle". curling.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
- ^ "Atlific Hotels ventures into Thunder Bay market with management of two Days Inn properties - Atlific Hotels". atlific.com. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
- ^ "Darwin Wark - Obituary - Thunder Bay". TBNewsWatch.com. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
External links edit
- Tracy Kennedy at World Curling
- Tracy Kennedy – Curling Canada Stats Archive
- 1988 & 89 Houston Heather Women's Curling Rink - NWO Sports Hall of Fame - Inductees
- Canada's Greatest Curlers: Female Candidates - TSN.ca (look at "Female lead")
- Tracy Kennedy on Facebook
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