Marc Kennedy
Encyclopedia
Marc Kennedy (born February 5, 1982 in St. Albert, Alberta
) is a Canadian
curler
, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medal
ist from Edmonton
, Alberta
. Kennedy currently plays second for Kevin Martin
.
Kennedy is a Canadian Winter Games
champion http://www.canadagames.ca/Content/Athletes/SearchAthleteResults.asp, three-time provincial junior champion, and won his first provincial men's championship with Kevin Martin in 2007. As a junior he played second for Carter Rycroft
at the 1998 Canadian Junior Curling Championships
and played third for Jeff Erickson 1999 and 2001 Canadian Juniors.
In 2003 Kennedy was an alternate for the 2003 Winter Universiade
gold medal winning team from Brandon University
skipped by Mike McEwen
.
After 2-time World Junior Champion John Morris
moved to Alberta in 2003, Kennedy joined his team at second position. In 2004, they lost the Canada Cup
final to Randy Ferbey
.
In 2006, both Morris and Kennedy joined 2-time Brier champion Kevin Martin
on his new team.
In 2008, Kennedy won the Brier and the World Championships as a member of the team. They repeated their Brier win in 2009 going undefeated for a second straight year and setting a record for consecutive Brier games won (26) previously held by the Ferbey foursome.
In 2010, Kennedy won an Olympic Gold Medal in Vancouver with Kevin Martin, John Morris and Ben Hebert as Team Canada defeated Thomas Ulsrud
of Norway 6-3 in the Gold Medal Game.
After a win at the Alberta provincials, Kennedy headed with Team Martin to the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier
. They went through the round robin with a 9-2 win-loss record, and lost the page 3 vs. 4 playoff game to Ontario and the bronze medal game to Newfoundland/Labrador. Kennedy left the Brier prior to the bronze medal game because he and his wife were expecting a new child.
Kennedy is a franchise owner for M&M Meat Shops
. Marc and his wife, Nicole (MacDonald) Kennedy, became parents to a baby girl on July 6, 2008 named Aubrey Claire. He has a marketing degree from the University of Alberta
.
He is also a CAN Fund Recipient.
St. Albert, Alberta
St. Albert is a suburban city in Alberta, located northwest of Edmonton, on the Sturgeon River. It was originally settled as a Métis community, and is now the second largest city in the Edmonton area. St...
) is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
curler
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...
, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
ist from Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. Kennedy currently plays second for Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin (curler)
Kevin Martin , nicknamed "The Old Bear" and "K-Mart", is a Canadian curler from Edmonton. He is a four-time Brier champion, has been to three Winter Olympics and is the gold medal winner in the 2010 Winter Olympics...
.
Kennedy is a Canadian Winter Games
Canada Games
The Canada Games is a high-level multi-sport event with a National Artists Program held every two years in Canada, alternating between the Canada Winter Games and the Canada Summer Games. Athletes are strictly amateur only, and represent their province or territory.The Games were first held in 1967...
champion http://www.canadagames.ca/Content/Athletes/SearchAthleteResults.asp, three-time provincial junior champion, and won his first provincial men's championship with Kevin Martin in 2007. As a junior he played second for Carter Rycroft
Carter Rycroft
Carter Rycroft is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. He was a member of the Canadian Olympic team, skipped by Kevin Martin that won a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics...
at the 1998 Canadian Junior Curling Championships
Canadian Junior Curling Championships
The Canadian Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament held to determine the best junior-level curling team in Canada. Junior level curlers must be under the age of 20 as of December 31 in the year prior to the tournament....
and played third for Jeff Erickson 1999 and 2001 Canadian Juniors.
In 2003 Kennedy was an alternate for the 2003 Winter Universiade
2003 Winter Universiade
The 2003 Winter Universiade, the XXI Winter Universiade, took place in Tarvisio, Italy.-Medals table:...
gold medal winning team from Brandon University
Brandon University
Brandon University is a Canadian university located in the city of Brandon, Manitoba, with an enrolment of 3383 full-time and part-time students. The current location was founded on July 13, 1899, as Brandon College as a Baptist institution. It was chartered as a university by then President Dr....
skipped by Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen (curler)
Michael "Mike" McEwen is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba, who grew up in Brandon, Manitoba. The McEwen team curls out of the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg.-Career:...
.
After 2-time World Junior Champion John Morris
John Morris (curler)
John Morris is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist from Chestermere, Alberta. Morris plays third for the Kevin Martin team. Morris, author of the book Fit to Curl, is the son of Maureen and Earle Morris, inventor of the "Stabilizer" curling broom...
moved to Alberta in 2003, Kennedy joined his team at second position. In 2004, they lost the Canada Cup
Canada Cup (curling)
The Capital One Canada Cup of Curling is a major men's and women's curling championship in Canada. It is organized by the Canadian Curling Association and is one of its major events on its "Season of Champions"...
final to Randy Ferbey
Randy Ferbey
Randy Ferbey is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta.Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion....
.
In 2006, both Morris and Kennedy joined 2-time Brier champion Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin (curler)
Kevin Martin , nicknamed "The Old Bear" and "K-Mart", is a Canadian curler from Edmonton. He is a four-time Brier champion, has been to three Winter Olympics and is the gold medal winner in the 2010 Winter Olympics...
on his new team.
In 2008, Kennedy won the Brier and the World Championships as a member of the team. They repeated their Brier win in 2009 going undefeated for a second straight year and setting a record for consecutive Brier games won (26) previously held by the Ferbey foursome.
In 2010, Kennedy won an Olympic Gold Medal in Vancouver with Kevin Martin, John Morris and Ben Hebert as Team Canada defeated Thomas Ulsrud
Thomas Ulsrud
Thomas Ulsrud is a Norwegian curler.Ulsrud has curled professionally since 1983. In his second World Junior Curling Championship in 1988, Ulsrud skipped Norway to a bronze medal....
of Norway 6-3 in the Gold Medal Game.
After a win at the Alberta provincials, Kennedy headed with Team Martin to the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier
2011 Tim Hortons Brier
The 2011 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was be held March 5 until March 13, 2011 in London, Ontario at the John Labatt Centre...
. They went through the round robin with a 9-2 win-loss record, and lost the page 3 vs. 4 playoff game to Ontario and the bronze medal game to Newfoundland/Labrador. Kennedy left the Brier prior to the bronze medal game because he and his wife were expecting a new child.
Kennedy is a franchise owner for M&M Meat Shops
M&M Meat Shops
M&M Meat Shops is the largest specialty frozen food store chain in Canada. The company is headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario, and has locations in all ten provinces, the Yukon and Northwest Territories; the company formally had operations in the Midwestern United States under the MyMenu brand...
. Marc and his wife, Nicole (MacDonald) Kennedy, became parents to a baby girl on July 6, 2008 named Aubrey Claire. He has a marketing degree from the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
.
He is also a CAN Fund Recipient.
Awards
- Canadian Curling Championship First Team All Star 2007
- Canadian Curling Championship First Team All Star 2008
- World Curling Tour MVP 2008
- Canadian Curling Championship First Team All Star 2009