Jim Sullivan (curler)
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James David "Jim" Sullivan (January 6, 1968 – November 12, 2011) was a Canadian curler
from Saint John, New Brunswick. He was a renowned curler, being Skip of the Jim Sullivan Rink which captured the 1987 New Brunswick and Canadian Junior Men’s Curling Championships, and the 1988 World Junior Men’s Curling Championships
. In 1990, Jim and his team were the Silver Medalists at the Labatt Brier. Jim continued to be active in curling, being a member of Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club, and an Honourary Life Member of the Capital Winter Club in Fredericton.
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
from Saint John, New Brunswick. He was a renowned curler, being Skip of the Jim Sullivan Rink which captured the 1987 New Brunswick and Canadian Junior Men’s Curling Championships, and the 1988 World Junior Men’s Curling Championships
World Junior Curling Championships
The World Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competition for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's 1988...
. In 1990, Jim and his team were the Silver Medalists at the Labatt Brier. Jim continued to be active in curling, being a member of Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club, and an Honourary Life Member of the Capital Winter Club in Fredericton.